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10 Ways To Create A Reading Nook In Your Kitchen

With many of us staying home, it is more important than ever to look after our wellbeing. Getting away from screens and reading a book can be one of the best ways to help you escape. Here, we explore some of the best ways to create a reading nook in your home, so you can find more time with your latest book and get some extra relaxation back in your day.

4. Look to the light

Sunshine and natural light is renowned for its wellbeing benefits, helping us to re-harmonise our minds after a busy day at work. So, where is better to create a reading nook than near a window. Within our Allendale Dove Grey look, we have decorated a window seat with some white-washed wall panels and wool furnishings to create a snug especially for reading.

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5. Make way for a bench

If you want to maximise space for food preparation, then a quick and compact way to create a spot for relaxation is by adding a simple, in-built bench to a design. This can be placed adjacent to base units, as found in our Chilcomb Pebble, so the end of the cupboards offers a means to keep you propped up with your reading material. Just add cushions to make it comfy.

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6. Island adventures

Adding an island to a space is a much-loved feature for many homeowners as it opens up a room for food, work, and play. This makes it a great idea for creating a reading nook in a large kitchen as it can also double up as dining space. There are many ways to incorporate this statement feature to a room and we have a wide selection of island counters to choose from.

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7. Continue a classic look

For a traditionally-styled reading nook that takes inspiration from both classic interiors and classic literature, try combining a custom bench with our decorative wall panels. The tongue-and-groove pattern will continue the heritage look of our shaker designs through to your reading area, and it can be painted in a colour of your choice for a standout feature.

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8. Simply does it

Like most good stories, it is often the simplest designs that add the most value to a room, so why not choose a slab design to keep your space pared-back and primed for reading. We combine our Greenwich Gloss White with trim-line handgrips in a muted silver finish to reduce visual clutter and make way for more colourful endeavours between the pages.

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9. Say it with sage

Green is the latest trend colour in the home, and it also happens to be the shade that proves to be most studious within interiors. Whether reading a novel, brushing up on notes, or even helping the kids studying at home, why not choose green for your new design, like the soft shade of our Chicomb Sage Green for example.

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10. Take a break with a breakfast area

For smaller layouts where space is at a premium, a reading spot can still be achieved by slotting a breakfast area within the design. These compact features offer a place to perch when flicking through your favourite fiction, and they take up less space than freestanding furniture, like sofas and coffee tables.

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