Of all the features people want to see in a luxury home, a library is not often something you see at the top of the list. Unless you come across an ardent book lover who practically designs their home around their library, most people prefer other features such as media rooms, high-end countertops, or luxury swimming pools. While you may not have considered a library for your home previously, there are several great reasons to include one in your home.
A Relaxing Escape
When most people think of a relaxing room in their home, they think of the bathroom. While it’s true that a bathroom can be relaxing, it’s important to have other relaxing spaces in your home, as well.
A library can be just the relaxing escape you’ve been dreaming of, serving as a place to get lost in a good book on a rainy or chilly afternoon. With the right assortment of comfy furniture, you may never want to leave your library.
An Organizer’s Dream
Books are one category of item that often becomes disorganized in homes. Since different types of books seem to find their way to different rooms in your home, they can create a messy and cluttered feeling that detracts from the beauty of your home.
If you have a custom library in your home, though, the books become part of the beauty, staying neatly organized and serving to draw in all those who pass by. If you want a place to store all your reading materials, then a library is a must-have.
A Good Investment
An important part of buying luxury homes is adding features that will serve as good investments. A library, as a feature, is a good investment because it is flexible for future homeowners.
A future buyer may appreciate the library and use that space as it was designed. If they don’t need a library, though, they can still use the space as a home office or take out the shelves and use the room for something else entirely. Since the space is easy to change, its flexibility makes it an attractive investment.
A Commitment to Betterment
Another great aspect of a custom library is that it’s one of the few features in your home that will serve to enrich your life. By reading regularly, you expand the reaches of your knowledge and the stretches of your imagination. While other rooms in your home are certainly important, such as the kitchen that is necessary for sustenance, your library will provide ongoing self-improvement that is hard to match.
It’s All Yours
When you’re planning the house of your dreams, it’s ultimately important to remember that it’s your house. If you are making the time and financial commitment to build your dream house, you should fill it with things that make you happy. If a library is what satisfies your desires, then a library is just what you should have in your home.
Brooke Chaplan is a freelance writer and blogger. She lives and works out of her home in Los Lunas, New Mexico. She loves the outdoors and spends most of her time hiking, biking, and gardening. For more information, contact Brooke via Facebook at facebook.com/brooke.chaplan or Twitter @BrookeChaplan
