“A room without books is like a body without a soul”. So said the great Roman author and orator, Cicero. I would have to agree that a home devoid of books feels somehow incomplete, like a show home awaiting its occupants. Books not only tell you something about the person who lives there, but can also serve an aesthetic and decorative purpose. A wall of books can add as much visual interest as, say, a series of framed prints, or a patterned wallpaper. And who wouldn’t want to get stuck into a good book while sitting in one of these two rooms…

Interior by Sally Dernie

 

Interior by Studio Indigo