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Saturday, February 8, 2014

Romantic Reading Nook

Sooo I moved into a new house - Sid's house!  He bought it just so I could make it fabulous with my crafts.  Not really, but it's pretty cool that I don't have a renters crafting/decorating limitations!

One of the bedrooms that we turned into a living/office space has this odd little corner space.  You can see it on the right side of this picture below.  After some contemplation, I decided I wanted to create a reading nook. 

Originally I was just going to get a reading armchair for the corner, and have some library-esque accents.  I literally spent a full week trying to find the perfect armchair, and it is seriously impossible!  Another obstacle is the width of this nook is just about 37 inches, so I had some width limitations.  Finally so fed up, I said I'm just going to make one!

Materials:
-2 Plywood Sheets cut to specifications
-2 Foam pieces cut to specificiations
-Staple gun
-Fabric

So this project was really easy, but pretty expensive.  In comparison to an armchair it was more reasonable, but still not as thrifty as I would have hoped! 

I got the foam pieces first from DJ Liquidators that will cut your foam to size.  I had two pieces at 36x36x4.  The two pieces were $53 total.
 Next I got the fabric from JoAnn's fabrics.  I wanted something with a white fur, or a velvet.  This fabric was on sale for 40% off, so was about $10.19/yard.  Not terribly expensive, and is a bit thicker/more durable.
 The plywood sheets are cut to size at Home Depot, and was only $8 for the two pieces.
 Collecting the materials is the toughest part!  The final step is to staple fabric to the plywood.  Lie the fabric face down on the floor.  Layer the foam, then the plywood.  Wrap the fabric around like a present, and staple.  That's it!
 I moved the two pieces into the nook, and decorated with pillows, a stack of books, and an imitation card catalog on the windowsill from Marshalls.  Side note, I am obsessed with card catalogs but they're so pricey and rare.  So if anyone is a card catalog hoarder, please let me know!!




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