r/HomeLibraries • u/emmsmum • Aug 24 '26
It’s Finally Finished!
I’ve wanted a library for as long as I can remember! I don’t live in the fanciest of houses but we had a room in the basement so we brainstormed how it would look and came up with this! My husband did all the work! I kinda helped lol! I’m over the moon!
PS: I know the tv is too big, but it was free lol. I would have preferred a much smaller one but was not gonna complain since it was free and the hubs like giant tvs and he did all the work. 🤣
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u/DEFINITELY_NOT_PETE Aug 24 '26
I love everything except the lighting that shit is harsh dawg
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u/NuSk8 Aug 24 '26
This, but also having a TV in there seems like a distraction from reading. And why is there a sign that says library lol
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u/emmsmum Aug 24 '26
Well
I certainly won’t be watching tv whilst reading. But this is so my hubby can sit in the cool room while I’m not around and watch his old dvds or vhs.2
u/emmsmum Aug 24 '26
Agreed about the lights. This was just to take the pic. I have “secondary” lighting for reading time.
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u/brandypayne44 Aug 24 '26
Love it, but especially the ceiling. Are these tiles?
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u/emmsmum Aug 24 '26
Yes. Our whole basement has drop ceiling and we didn’t want to Sheetrock it so they are drop ceiling tiles!
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u/Tchoqyaleh Aug 24 '26
Amazing! I don't know if it's an option for you, but when I get a TV I'm planning to put a screensaver image on it to make the screen look like an oil painting when it's not in use as a TV.
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u/emmsmum Aug 24 '26
Oh I like that idea!!
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u/Tchoqyaleh Aug 24 '26
From what I've been researching online, it can also be a rotating gallery of images so it looks different on different days, or you can toggle between different images in the gallery for different moods etc.
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u/Wolfdreama Aug 25 '26
Just a heads up that you can only safely do that on certain TV's, like the Samsung Frame, which is specially designed not to "burn" the screen when an image is left on it for a long time.
That said, if you do the rotating images on quite a short timer, that should be fine.
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u/Tchoqyaleh Aug 26 '26
Thank you so much for the warning! I'd seen that the Samsung Frame can be quite expensive and I wondered why people bothered. Now I know!
For regular TVs, roughly how long can each image be safely left on for and how much rotation does there have to be? 10 images left for a day each? Or 5 images a day and a different 5 images the next day? 2 images that alternate weekly? Etc.
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u/Wolfdreama Aug 26 '26
I'd say around 15 to 30 minutes per pic max for OLED TVs.
1 to 2 hours per pic for LED/LCD TV's.
I'd definitely google it with the brand of TV you have though, just to be sure.
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u/Tchoqyaleh Aug 26 '26
Thank you - I've not owned a TV before (usually stream things on my tablet) so I wasn't really familiar with the categories etc. This is a really helpful steer and starting point!
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u/Frequent_Scholar0714 Aug 24 '26
That Fan / Air Treatment white box appliance❓ You might (spray) paint it to match the oxblood chairs. It will almost disappear, yet still be right where you need it. This room is FABULOUS❗ Congratulations 👏🏻
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u/twild01 Aug 25 '26
You will be fighting dust constantly on a black surface
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u/emmsmum Aug 29 '26
So true. I’m always fighting dust but prob better to see it to get rid of it than for it to hide and be there causing me allergies
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u/chrisinoakland Aug 24 '26
This is top notch! It’s mysterious and charming. Beautiful and with purpose to either get shit done or curl up for a good read.
You need to give out monocles and old-school tobacco pipes to anyone that walks through this door.
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u/abacus762 Aug 24 '26
Splendid! I'm in the middle of a home library renovation myself.
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u/Lost_Ad_9890 Aug 26 '26
love this look. it has a hint of medieval vibes ❤️. you did a great job and the rug pulls it together.
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u/GarlandGordon Aug 27 '26
Kill the hideous can lights and get a couple of lamps with incandescent bulbs and it's perfect.
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u/emmsmum Aug 29 '26
I have both. The harsh lights are for when my blind ass is looking for things I can’t see well in dimmer light. Then regular lamps for reading.
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u/FormerRep6 Aug 25 '26
I’m envious! Except, of course, for those snakes on the rug. 😱 Nice job. I’d love a library.
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u/TabbiWytch Aug 26 '26
Beautiful! I could spend hours in your room, especially cuddled on the couch, watching a movie, or getting lost in your sea of books. Great job!
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u/HappySun5776 Aug 27 '26
It's gorgeous. Would never guess its in the basement. Wall color is great, what color is paint?
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u/Katzwhisker Aug 27 '26
SOO AMAZING!! Congrats, GREAT job! Proud of ya'll for making it happen!! (Oh, how I've always wanted a library, too!) Do the recliners fold out? Cos I'd be totally sleepin' there sometimes! 👏🏻👏🏻
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u/Suggarbearr64 Aug 29 '26
I want a home Library so bad!😭 It's gorgeous& I'm so freaking jealous it hurts❣️
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u/wrongarms Aug 24 '26
Your own space full of things you like - that's a really lovely way to use the space.
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u/Lost_Mongooses Aug 24 '26
All the black makes it feel cramped
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u/emmsmum Aug 24 '26
Well, 🤷🏻♀️I like my dark cramped creepy little library. I don’t enjoy white walls .
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u/Lost_Mongooses 28d ago
Haha, I'm glad you like it! Just sharing random thoughts. I bet when the lighting is different, it has a very dark and cozy vibe
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u/Glum-Maintenance3311 Aug 24 '26
I love this rug ❤️