10 Mini Home Library Ideas with Beautiful Bookshelf Designs

For a book lover, a mini home library will be awesome to have. By having a mini home library, you don’t need to go to the public library. It is also more comfortable to have your own library at home that is filled with your favorite books.

Let’s get more inspiration for your own home library by taking a look at these 10 mini home library ideas with beautiful bookshelf designs.

1. T42 House by VJAA

The mini home library idea with a beautiful bookshelf design in T42 House by VJAA is about using the entire part of the room’s wall to create a big bookshelf. Besides saving your room space, this kind of bookshelf also can be used to store more books.

Photography: VJAA

2. House In Hishinumakaigan by Kazuya Morita Architecture Studio

Designed by Kazuya Morita Architecture Studio, House In Hishinumakaigan has a mini home library on the upper floor at the corner of the space. The mini home library idea with a beautiful bookshelf design in this house is beautified by the use of wooden elements such as a wooden bookshelf, a wooden chair, and a wooden floor.

Photography: Kazuya Morita Architecture Studio

3. MG House by MoMa Arquitectas

In MG House by MoMa Arquitectas, the mini home library idea with a beautiful bookshelf design is about designing a wooden frame for the bookshelf. Besides books, some greenery is also placed on the bookshelf to beautify the room and also provide a fresh and clean atmosphere.

Photographer: Gonzalo Viramonte

4. Didden Village by MVRDV

You also can play with colors to beautify your mini home library. The mini home library idea with a beautiful bookshelf design in Didden Village by MVRDV is about the use of one main color to highlight the interior: orange. The big bookshelf is completed with an orange sofa and a beautiful patterned rug. The wall behind the bookshelf is also painted orange.

Photography: MVRDV

5. Pix House by CANDIDA TABET ARQUITETURA

With the local architectural memory, the mini home library in Pix House by CANDIDA TABET ARQUITETURA is unique and inviting. The old-style bookshelf in this house is designed high up to the ceiling of the house. The floor is designed with the arrangement of bricks.

Photography: CRISTIANO MASCARO and TUCA REINÉS

6. Vila Rica House by Bloco Arquitetos

If you want to bring an industrial style to your mini home library, you can try the mini home library idea with a beautiful bookshelf design in Vila Rica House. Designed by Bloco Arquitetos, the long beautiful bookshelf in this house is installed on a concrete frame. Besides books, this shelf is also filled with room decorations and accessories.

Photographer: Haruo Mikami

7. Nikau House by Strachan Group Architects

The mini home library idea with a beautiful bookshelf design in this house is completed with a stair. Using a high bookshelf means that it may be difficult to reach the book on the top shelf. A stair will help you to reach the book and also decorate your mini home library as well. This awesome idea is used in Nikau House by Strachan Group Architects.

Photographer: Jackie Meiring

8. Boat Sheds by Strachan Group Architects

You can use your living room’s corner area to create a mini home library. In Boat Sheds, the mini home library idea with a beautiful bookshelf design is about utilizing the existing space to put a wooden bookshelf and create a corner mini home library.

Photographer: Patrick Reynolds

9. Garden House by Aaron Neubert Architects

A reading nook is also can be your mini home library. It is a mini home library idea with a beautiful bookshelf design that you can find in Garden House by Aaron Neubert Architects. A bookshelf is created under the window seats to save more space.

Photography: Brian Thomas Jones, Adam Pergament, ANX

10. Link Farm House by Slade Architecture

You can also combine a mini home library with a mini home office. Link Farm House by Slade Architecture has a small room that is used as a mini home office and a mini home library as well. The bookshelf is made of wood, as well as the desk and the office chair.

Photographer: Tom Sibley