10 Excellent Reading Nooks

We recently listed a few great secret bookcase passageways, but bookish architecture isn’t limited to its Nancy-Drew-Mystery-House impression. There’s also the subject of a truly comfie-cozy reading nook. Here are 10 lush or unique or just plain nifty nooks from around the interwebs:

Beds-as-nooks are really the best nooks, and the cool design of the window provides natural light without glare on the pages. (from Home-Designing)

If a chair is big enough to completely engulf you, it counts as a nook. (from Delightful Children’s Books)

Any nook that looks like it’s been carved into the side of a mountain is aces in my book…nook. (from Penelope’s Oasis)

The squishiest of outdoor nooks. (from Mi Casa Es Su Casa)

This nook is designed by German architect Thomas Kroger. I love how masculine and clean it is. (from Desire to Inspire)

Wut. (from Dwell)

Can’t go wrong with that many pillows. (from Swallowed in the Sea)

I like that this one gives you the chance to actually hide from people. (from Box of Rain)

For your chic little cottage. (from Southern Living)

The nookiest nook that ever did nook. (from Desire to Inspire, photo by R. Brad Knipstein)