Simona's Corner of Dreams: guest post series

Tuesday, 13 October 2015

The Story of My Book Corner - Laura H.

I've recently moved into my first house and was lucky enough to turn one of the spare

rooms into a study, for when I work from home or are in the midst of blogging.

In my study is my bookcase. I only have the one (at the moment, anyway) and absolutely love it. My other half actually picked out the white and grey colour combo, which I think really stands out and makes it a little bit different.

In comparison to some other shelves I’ve seen, mine might look a little sparse, but it holds some treasured books. Books that have unveiled emotions, books I became lost in, books that helped me through tough times. Before I started blogging, I tended to only have copies of the books that meant a lot to me, that I really enjoyed and knew I’d go back to. Now, with blogging, that’s changed slightly as I’m lucky enough to receive ARCS, as well as buying more books than ever for my reviews!

I organised my bookshelf in alphabetical order. I’m a really organised person, and have a ‘reading list’ for the month ahead, which includes any books out for publication, books I need to review for blog tours, or just books that I really want to read. This means that I don’t need to divide my shelf into read/to read, I can have it alphabetised and find the books I need.

On the top left, lent across the others are my library books. I keep those there so I remember they’re not mine and I do need to actually give them back (sob!). On the right hand side, next to that are any books I’ve recently received and not had chance to fit into my shelf yet.

Currently my top and bottom shelves aren't dedicated to books - the bottom is taken up with personal admin, house files etc and the top is personalised with toys and knick-knacks. I think I’m going to have to re-arrange this and use one of the shelves for books though, as I’m fast running out of room.

When I’m reading, I sit in my ‘reading chair’. Its a cosy, cuddle chair that swivels round which is placed in the window so has great lighting. When we were picking out a suite for our living room, this kind of chair was the top of my list and I’m ecstatic I found one! It it SO comfy and I love spending weekends snuggled in this chair, with a cup of tea and a good book.

So, there you have it. My little book corner, and a place I hold dear.

Thanks so much for having me on your reading corner Simona, I really enjoyed it!

Tuesday, 11 August 2015

The Story of My Book Corner - Jennifer M.

My book corner started as a very small space on my shelf where I would keep the few books I actually owned. Then, over the years, that space grew and grew. It became a whole shelf, then one and a half shelves, then two shelves (the only shelves I had in my bedroom, at the time). Those two shelves did me proud for a good few years but it wasn't under they literally started falling off my wall and I was concerned not only for my own skull but for my laptop that lived underneath them then I realised it was time for a change.

That's where my bookcase comes in.

I bought my own bookcase at the beginning of this year and it was perfect. Absolutely perfect. Everything fit, there was so much room and all my books looked neat and tidy. But, as every book blogger or book lover knows, it doesn't end there, does it? More and more books came flying, Harry Potter style, through my letter box and between the beginning of the year and now, I've re-arranged my bookcase approximately 27594048 times.

Currently, as it stands, my shelves go like so:

Top shelf: Books I've bought or won but haven't read yet

2^nd shelf: More books I've bought or won but haven't read yet

3^rd shelf: Even more books I've bought or won but haven't read yet

4^th shelf: Review copies

5^th shelf: Books I've read and want to keep

Bottom shelf: My laptop and other crap

This system works for me, as before I'd arranged them like that, it was such a mess and anyone who knows me knows I love to be organised.

I spend most of my reading time in my bed. Or on a swinging hammock chair in my garden when the weather is nice. If anything, I get more reading done when I'm away from my room and haven't got my laptop to distract me.

And I think, like any girl in the world, my dream reading corner would be this...