At the weekend I decided to move Boo’s bedroom around. She’d outgrown some of her toys and so I bundled some up for the charity shop and some up for sale. I moved a few more toys into Little Man’s room, too, and commandeered some shelves she’d had in there for some storage in the kitchen – I’ll be updating on a kitchen makeover soon! Anyway, this all meant I freed up the space that I needed to create Boo a reading nook, something I’ve been wanting to do for a while.
I used some cushions that my mum had covered for me in material that we’d used for her curtain ties and bunting (all made by my talented mum), and they fit perfectly into the alcove, along with Boo’s little book box. The alcove is right by her window, so that she’ll have plenty of natural light flooding in there are she reads, as I see this being her reading nook for many years to come. Eventually, I’ll add shelves in there, too, but for now, this is all she needs…
I picked up the canopy in Ikea on our last trip there, and it was in the sale, so I was pleased!
It was so simple to do, but I think it looks great, and Boo now has a snuggly little corner for her reading or just sitting in, as it is cute. She absolutely loves it!
What do you think?
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Super idea. But how did you get rid of the toys? I cannot get rid of toys unless I sneak them out under cover of darkness-drives me mad!
Thanks. We negotiate on some, on others, I do it when they’re not looking!
We have a little reading nook too- it is in their wardrobe! I love it but I have to make it every time so perhaps I need to consider something more permanent. Particularly as the girls get older. Reading rocks so it is fab to have a special place to do it.
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That does sound fun, though!
I want to make myself a reading nook…with a wingback chair with my Matilda picture above it and a cushion made from the Matilda fabric I recently bought…
Oh, now that sounds lovely – make it!
Wow your reading nook looks fantastic. I am dying to make one in Buba’s room soon. It will be great for him and Missy Moo to both read there before bed together once she gets a bit older. This is lovely. Looks like your lil one is oh so proud too! Thank you so much for linking up to Share With Me each week, I appreciate your support and blog love so very much. #sharewithme
Thank you, we do love it 🙂 And thanks for hosting x
I LOVE this! Moo’s room is not big enough to do something like this at the moment, but when we move I am definitely setting something like this up!
Yay – hope you get something like it then!
That looks fantastic. I bet she loves it. What a great way to encourage reading. #ShareWithme
Thank you very much, and yes, she adores it x
Looks fantastic, a reading nook sounds fantastic to hide in and get lost in a good story 🙂
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Thank you very much x
This is fab! I love canopies but we recently removed the one over Little E’s bed after there was a lot in the news about them falling on children in the night. Putting one over a reading nook is a great idea xx
Oh, really? That is worrying. Yes, use it for a nook instead then, as they shouldn’t be sleeping in there!
I remember growing up in a house where my cousins are always around and is bugging me. Though I enjoy this big family sharing one grand (everything looks big when you are small =P) house I would always yearn for a corner of my own. What I would do is go out every afternoon and go to this school (not mine) and theres a tree there where I read my comics. This corner reminds me of that little tree. #sharewithme
How lovely. Nice to have your own little space of peace and quiet
Aww this is lovely! So cute and a lovely place for her to sit and read for many years to come! Love it! Thanks for linking with #creativechallenge! xx
Thank you – she loves it! Thanks for hosting x
Love it! What a pretty little nook 🙂 Our little bear has one too 😉
Thank you. Lovely, we all need a little space to read 🙂
This is a fab idea! I can imagine my eldest being into this kind of thing in not too many more months. Great that it was a bargain too, love Ikea 😉
Oh yes, I can never go there without buying something!
Oh, I love this. I really want to do something like this for the boys 🙂 #CreativeChallenge
Thank you. It was so easy and she adores it. Hope you sort something for the boys, too x
That is juts such a lovely idea 😉 xx
Thank you 🙂
oh how beautifully girly, I’d have loved this as a child/teen. What a treat!
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Thank you!
I love this. I can’t wait to too something similar for my little girl when she is older (plus hopefully has a bigger bedroom). x
Thank you. She adores it. Had her bedtime story in there tonight 🙂
What a great little reading area, I bet she loves it! My little ones love reading and listening to stories and we generally have our story time on the floor in front of their bookshelves, or snuggled in one of the beds, but a reading nook sounds ideal! x Mel
Ah, bedtime story snuggles are the best!
It looks so comfy! I’m sure she’ll really appreciate it. I would love a reading nook for myself too 🙂
Oh, me, too!
Aw it is adorable! I think the addition of the curtainy thing is just right as it changes a pile of cushions (lovely though they are!) and a box into a special place. Nice job. #Creativechallenge
Oh yes, it’s all about the canopy! A comfy seating area becomes a little more magical with those curtains!
Ooh can you please come round and make me a reading nook, please?! I’d love one for myself, let alone the boy! 🙂
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Me, too!
That looks the perfect size for her! It’s lovely to have a comfy space to read x
It is perfect – she loves it!
What a fab idea, I would have loved somewhere like that to read when I was a little girl! x
Me, too! She adores it 🙂
Very smart, that new reading nook! My girls have a little book corner in their room and my eldest love to hide up there on her beanbag chair, to do a bit of clandestine reading. #PoCoLo
It’s lovely, isn’t it – a secret little place , curled up with a book 🙂
Really lovely idea. I love creating little reading areas for my children in our home and finding new ways to display their books and encourage reading. My daughter would love a little nook like this. #PoCoLo
Thank you. My daughter loves it 🙂
I think it’s fabulous! I want a reading nook too!
Oh, me, too!
Absolutely lovely and cosy! Little T would love something like that in her room. Maybe when she’s a bit older though and I’ve cleared lots of her old toys too. She will also love the fact that the canopy is pink! #PoCoLo.
Oh yes, Boo loves pink! Thank you x
Oh what a lovely idea! I would have loved this when I was her age. xxx
Me, too 🙂 Thanks
That’s a super looking reading den. I am always a little jealous of anything remotely ‘girlie’ looking given that I am surrounded by boys!
I imagine that she absolutely loves it.
It’s great, and very girlie!
Very cute indeed! I’m working out how I’m going to rearrange Potato’s bedroom ready for his new bookcase. I think it might also coincide with him moving into a big boy bed 🙁
Yes, we’ll need to move Little Man’s room about for his big boy bed, though not for a while, I hope. Boo was great when she moved into hers. Good luck!
What an adorable reading nook and she looks so content and happy in there too! #PoCoLo
She loves it!
Oh what a beautiful little nook! A little place especially for reading is a great way to encourage children to read. This nook even more so because of how cute it is.
Thank you. We do like snuggling up in there.
What a lovely idea, I think I’d like a reading nook for myself!
Me, too! Thanks x
This is so lovely, what a great idea. Grace used to have a similar little area at the bottom of her bed in our old house. Now she has her cabin bed with her own reading light which really works well. Thank you for linking to PoCoLo 🙂 x
Lovely to have a comfy place to read x
Fabulous spot, well done! #PoCoLo
Thanks very much 🙂
That’s a great idea and looks really effective, I must say !! I’d have loved something like that. I recently got myself a nice comfy armchair for the same purpose and left the couch for Milo…….but as soon as I decided to sit in my space he had to be right there with me so I gave up in the end and we’re back to sharing the couch and my armchair sits alone…..I’m too bloody soft !!
Thank you. I’d have loved it, too. Ah, bless little Milo! He has you wrapped around his little paw 😉
Oh I love this! I want one 🙂 x