Tips for designing a library in a digital age
Hingham room blends storage, comfort, and a taste of history.
When a high school English teacher asked Angela Raciti to
create a library in her historic, center hall Colonial in Hingham, Raciti was
tickled. “With everything going so digital, it was refreshing to work with a
client who wanted to relish her love of books and reading with a library,” the
Duxbury-based designer says.
The main requirement? Enough shelves to store her entire
collection. Mission accomplished, thanks to the addition of 10 bookshelf bays
around the room. Lesson plans and grading take place on a carved antique desk
the client inherited from her parents that Raciti paired with a simple caned
chair. “Even with the bold pattern and unexpected color, the room feels calm,”
Raciti says. “It’s her own cherished spot.”
1 Painting the millwork Benjamin Moore Stratton
Blue integrates it with the wallpaper, making the room feel cohesive and cozy.
As for designing the bookshelves as a set of three, Raciti notes that groupings
in odd numbers feel more balanced.
2 The burnished brass sputnik chandelier by
Chapman & Myers for Visual Comfort is a glamorous juxtaposition to the
library’s otherwise classic design. “Every room needs a little Lucite, in my
opinion, so any time I can, I bring it in,” Raciti says.
3 The meandering leaves and marigold
wallpaper, designed by William Morris in 1871 based on medieval book
illuminations, was the starting point for the room. “The home has so much
history,” Raciti says. “This pattern nods to past times.”
4 Raciti displays meaningful treasures from
the client’s collection. The gold records are comedy recordings by George
Carlin and Flip Wilson that the homeowner’s father, a record producer in the
1950s and ’60s, gifted to her children.
5 An armchair by CR Laine upholstered in a durable
performance fabric with a subtle tone-on-tone print provides a comfy place to
relax. “She doesn’t always have to be plugged in,” Raciti says of the
homeowner.
6 A neutral wool area rug from Colony Rug
Company in Hingham lets the color of the wallpaper and
built-ins be the focus.
Raciti says, “It helps keep the space quiet.”
Source | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/03/14/magazine/home-design-tips-designing-library-digital-age/
Regards
Mr.
Pralhad Jadhav
Master of
Library & Information Science (NET Qualified)
Senior
Manager @ Knowledge Repository
Khaitan
& Co
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