Photos: Get inspiration for an at-home library

Private Quarters

Every Sunday, Private Quarters takes you inside Atlanta’s dream homes. This week: some inspiration for an at-home library.

A sofa and chair from West Elm and bookshelves from Ikea give the library on the bottom floor of the converted warehouse home a cozy, inviting vibe. It’s so filled with well-loved books. Text by Shannon Dominy. Photo by Reynolds Rogers.

Brad Doss works in publishing, so he and his wife, Brigette, knew they wanted to build a library for his extensive book collection. The dark leather Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams sofa and custom sliding ladder by John Whaley create a cozy space to share a drink with friends or curl up with a book. Text by Grace Donnelly/Fast Copy News Service. Photo by Reann Huber/Fast Copy News Service.

Pocket French doors lead into the library and are surrounded by dark brown built-in bookcases that homeowner Scott Bailey designed. Swing-arm fixtures, ordered through Masterpiece Lighting, shine light on the upper shelves. Text by Lori Johnston and Keith Still/Fast Copy News Service. (Christopher Oquendo Photography/www.ophotography.com)

A blue chalk paint sideboard that belonged to homeowner Brooke Richards’ mother and father pops against the dark built-in bookshelves that line the walls of the bookstore Brooke and his wife Brittany transformed into a family home. A large print of a cow, from Kirkland’s, hangs from the sliding ladder rod that provides access to the upper shelves. Text by Lori Johnston and Keith Still/Fast Copy News Service. (Christopher Oquendo Photography/www.ophotography.com)

The Virginia-Highland home’s entryway bursts with color and collections, including books and artwork in the built-in bookshelves. Text by Lori Johnston and Keith Still/Fast Copy News Service. (Christopher Oquendo Photography/www.ophotography.com)

The library of Gene and Nancy Hooff’s home is the place where they spend a lot of their leisure time reading or watching TV. A lobster cage table from Currey & Co. sits between two comfortable arm chairs from Lee Industries to create a cozy area for the couple to relax. Text by Shannon Dominy. Photo by Reynolds Rogers.

Beloved items and book are on display in the library bookshelves, which also hold a model of the Morningside home by Syd Janney’s mother, Juanita Rhame. (Christopher Oquendo Photography)

Brandon Hancock’s industrial, eclectic living room consists of a Bush Hog saw blade mirror from Scott Antique Markets and a pair of Indian horse statues from Kudzu Antiques in Decatur on the mantel. “I wanted something tall there - tall and colorful,” Hancock said of the horses. The two bookshelves were built by Hancock while the sofa is from Room & Board. Text by Marena Galluccio/Fast Copy News Service.(Christopher Oquendo/www.ophotography.com)

This traditional library, which is paneled in chestnut, was added to the home in 1977. Text by Lori Johnston/Fast Copy News Service. Photo by Reynolds Rogers/Fast Copy News Service.

Built-in bookshelves showcase vintage crates like the “American Beer” crate and an apothecary box from Scott Antique Markets. Text by Marena Galluccio/Fast Copy News Service. (Christopher Oquendo/www.ophotography.com)

Homeowner Charles Surasky built the floor-to-ceiling bookshelves in the living room, as well as the fireplace mantel. Throughout the home, the couple has framed and displayed oversized French advertisements. Text by Kat Khoury/Fast Copy News Service. Photo by Emily Jenkins/Fast Copy News Service.

The library’s paneled walls and built-ins are among the Marietta homeowners’ favorite existing features. (Christopher Oquendo Photography/www.ophotography.com)

Built-in bookshelves and a window create a comfortable walkway to the bedrooms at the top of the stairs. Text by Lori Johnston and Keith Still/Fast Copy News Service. (Christopher Oquendo Photography/www.ophotography.com)

A zebra rug, from Ed Barber’s hunting expedition in Africa, is in an upstairs loft with built-in bookshelves and a game table.(Christopher Oquendo Photography/www.ophotography.com)

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A sofa and chair from West Elm and bookshelves from Ikea give the library on the bottom floor of the converted warehouse home a cozy, inviting vibe. It’s so filled with well-loved books. Text by Shannon Dominy. Photo by Reynolds Rogers.

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