Friday Fun: More Cosy Reading and Writing

I’m not yet ready to come out of my burrow yet, despite the snowdrops and daffodils that are starting to come out. In the cosy places below, I have no doubts that I would make a huge dent in all of my current projects.

OK, this one is more grandiose rather than cosy, but I do like an armchair and a good reading lamp right next to bookcases. From ContentinaCottage.blogspot.com

Bookshelves are the best way to decorate your living room, from RealSimple.com

Use every bit of space, even in the entrance hall for books and armchairs. From stampsandstamps.com

We’ve had many discussions about how pretty attic spaces are… from Anna Wilson Interiors

A bit dark perhaps, but certainly cosy during the dark winter months. From Wattpad.com

I actually had a desk very similar to this in the department in Marburg University where I conducted my fieldwork, so no wonder it makes my heart beat faster. From Legendary_Scholar.tumblr.com

Friday Fun: Cosiness for Reading

One day I will have a corner that is dedicated solely to reading – or even better, a whole room dedicated to my favourite hobby. Best, of course, when paired with a fireplace and a bit of view…

These stoves are great for warming up a room, from elcune.com

If you don’t have a whole room to dedicate to this, you can of course use your grand staircase to carve out a reading corner, can’t you? From decoratorist.com

If you have a room for a sofa with a warm throw over it, all the better. From Elle Decor.

Somehow, it’s even cosier if you can hide somewhere rather than a wide-open space – so people cannot interrupt you when reading. From housely.com

Quite a maritime feel to this one, and lots of books hidden in every corner, if it were mine. From onekindesign.com

Something to aspire to: an entire reading room, with window-seat, fireplace, comfortable armchairs and lots of bookshelves. Fromhousetohome.com

Friday Fun: Hygge or Cosy

It appears that the Danish were not even aware that their concept of ‘hygge’ (comfort) is such a big idea until the British started marketing it. And yet the English have a perfectly good word for it as well ‘cosy’. Whatever we choose to call it, the appeal of curling up with candles, fireplaces, blankets and fleeces, books, a view and perhaps a pet or two… well, it’s undeniable. We need this comfort even more in these uncertain times.

Books, views and a stove appear to be indispensable items, from dezeen.com

Wood is a key ingredient. It doesn’t always have to be winter – here is a cosy conservatory in spring/summer. From workdon.com

Stones and bricks also add to the appeal, while bedcovers and pets perfect the look, from Pinterest.

It didn’t originate in Denmark and it’s not a recent phenomenon, as Vita Sackville-West’s study shows. From National Trust website.

Lots of seating for the many friends that you’ll have visiting you, from Country Living.

Cushions, coffee and cakes – the three Cs –  are always a good idea, from Pinterest.

The problem is, with such a cosy home, you might never want to get up until spring has well and truly sprung… From Huffington Post.