I love me some built-in bookshelves, but the ones across the top aren’t really acceptable as such.
Dexterdacerealkilla
It’s definitely not my style, but it’s impeccably executed. I love the playfulness of an otherwise serious room.
professor_doom
That’s wallpaper? Looks like a custom mural for the space
kokobits
Loving the wallpaper and the bookcases, but I think the black staircase and furniture clashes with the white walls. Would rather see it all white.
treelager
This looks ready for Wes Anderson, in a very good way. I didn’t realize that feeling was also a timepiece
Hold_onto_yer_butts
What lunatic arranged these books?
There is a lone copy of A Feast for Crows, the fourth book in the Song of Ice and Fire series, just sitting there. No 1-3. No 5. Just “let me pick up this random book in the middle of an epic fantasy saga.”
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Wow i love this
Sir_Cranbarry
Hate the wallpaper. Love the floor plan
swicklund
Damn, going to kill thier resale value. /s
Lick-my-llamacorn
It’s got that colonial vibe
lobroblaw
Don’t like that the wallpaper loses its match going onto the ceiling
mmratic
I love the initial aesthetic but the more I look the more I just see myself standing on that landing, reaching to the left for a book, and falling down the stairs.
galacticsugarhigh
Wow. I love everything about this.
Jlx_27
Ceiling should have been white. Calms the space down.
SnooOpinions1703
Omg Midsommar
Executive24hrDriver
Very nice 👍
dodspringer
I absolutely hate that I still have bookshelves that sit on my *floor* like some filthy peasant.
No but seriously, built-in shelves are the bee’s knees.
NefariouslyHot666
Indian art on the walls of a house in England, how nice
themichelinman
There’s a secret room behind the bookcase. Note the small golden hinges and seam on the baseboard trim.
IamGruitt
I’m so poor
po2gdHaeKaYk
I’m morbidly curious how much the renovations for this house would have cost.
It cost us £25k just to do a fairly standard renovation of a bathroom, and this was with us doing the design ourselves and essentially off-the-shelf cabinets. To have a house like this redone with multiple designers…
Let’s say £80k per room. You think about a million pounds in design and renovation? More?
FunThingsBoreMe
So all of these books are here for aesthetic purposes, right?
xXTheFETTXx
ULPT – Want to get your inheritance early? Put grandma’s favorite books on the top shelf.
Defiant-Feeling-5699
The penis shaped skylight is a nice touch
roland_memeslinger1
The book cases have hinges! I want to see behind ther
tinaxbelcher
Oh my god. I just found my aesthetic.
Grand-Ad-3177
Gorgeous
greenw40
This is pretty amazing in all aspects.
Essen_nel
Beautiful just beautiful 😢
Is it for sale
Exact-Cucumber
It’s really maximalist and my wife would love it.
Essen_nel
Honestly I’d live in the bookshelves not the actual home so I can read while sleeping
Every_Spread_5086
Absolutely stunning
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Gorgeous ✨
red1284
I love the style of the wallpaper but hate how the image gets cut off by the windows. I’d rather something more custom for that space
kittyursopretty
that wallpaper…. god it’s beautiful
kakki99
In love with that wallpaper!
Common-Leg7605
That’s really smart
InfiniteBaker6972
God that’s beautiful. If I lived there I doubt I’d ever leave the hallway. I’d just sit on the bottom step, reading.
Low_Direction_9644
When can I move in♥️it!
Anleme
So cool! Looks straight out of an Agatha Christie novel.
1EspressoSip
Not my cup of tea BUT damn is it a good cup of tea! I really appreciate how you worked with the black to pop the it out. This also shows just how powerful a trim moulding is.
WendolaSadie
So fabulous! I only wish the rug coordinated better with the wallpaper… thanks for posting!
galactic_admin
Okay I just realized that the bookshelf under the stairs is on hinges.
WHAT’S BEHIND THE BOOKSHELF
jadame
Wallpaper on the ceiling! Never seen that. Love it!
magikeenbeertje
This is how they do “I HAVE LOTS OF MONEY” in the UK.
I find that expensive US house design is often sleek, monochrome, marble, glass… but this design, while not my style.. really shows wealth.
TCristatus
Crap book collection, random paperbacks and vintage “for show” leather bound books you buy by the metre for pubs etc.
Laurenhynde82
Seeing things like this when you’re house hunting and only seeing crappy old-new-build boxes is really depressing. Sigh. Must not look at nice houses. Must not look at nice houses.
![Staircase surrounded with built-in bookshelves and vibrant wallpapers in a 1930s country house, South Downs, southeastern England [3713x5000]](https://www.ffood.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IKjKU2oVoCQnG2f3n4BJhVR2LOqd-K29uJzZUEWVXN0-scaled.jpg "Staircase surrounded with built-in bookshelves and vibrant wallpapers in a 1930s country house, South Downs, southeastern England [3713×5000]")
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[More pics and information](https://www.houseandgarden.co.uk/gallery/henri-fitzwilliam-lay-country-house). The rest of the house is also quite eclectic so a lot of people may dislike it.
I love me some built-in bookshelves, but the ones across the top aren’t really acceptable as such.
It’s definitely not my style, but it’s impeccably executed. I love the playfulness of an otherwise serious room.
That’s wallpaper? Looks like a custom mural for the space
Loving the wallpaper and the bookcases, but I think the black staircase and furniture clashes with the white walls. Would rather see it all white.
This looks ready for Wes Anderson, in a very good way. I didn’t realize that feeling was also a timepiece
What lunatic arranged these books?
There is a lone copy of A Feast for Crows, the fourth book in the Song of Ice and Fire series, just sitting there. No 1-3. No 5. Just “let me pick up this random book in the middle of an epic fantasy saga.”
Wow i love this
Hate the wallpaper. Love the floor plan
Damn, going to kill thier resale value.
/s
It’s got that colonial vibe
Don’t like that the wallpaper loses its match going onto the ceiling
I love the initial aesthetic but the more I look the more I just see myself standing on that landing, reaching to the left for a book, and falling down the stairs.
Wow. I love everything about this.
Ceiling should have been white. Calms the space down.
Omg Midsommar
Very nice 👍
I absolutely hate that I still have bookshelves that sit on my *floor* like some filthy peasant.
No but seriously, built-in shelves are the bee’s knees.
Indian art on the walls of a house in England, how nice
There’s a secret room behind the bookcase. Note the small golden hinges and seam on the baseboard trim.
I’m so poor
I’m morbidly curious how much the renovations for this house would have cost.
It cost us £25k just to do a fairly standard renovation of a bathroom, and this was with us doing the design ourselves and essentially off-the-shelf cabinets. To have a house like this redone with multiple designers…
Let’s say £80k per room. You think about a million pounds in design and renovation? More?
So all of these books are here for aesthetic purposes, right?
ULPT – Want to get your inheritance early? Put grandma’s favorite books on the top shelf.
The penis shaped skylight is a nice touch
The book cases have hinges! I want to see behind ther
Oh my god. I just found my aesthetic.
Gorgeous
This is pretty amazing in all aspects.
Beautiful just beautiful 😢
Is it for sale
It’s really maximalist and my wife would love it.
Honestly I’d live in the bookshelves not the actual home so I can read while sleeping
Absolutely stunning
Gorgeous ✨
I love the style of the wallpaper but hate how the image gets cut off by the windows. I’d rather something more custom for that space
that wallpaper…. god it’s beautiful
In love with that wallpaper!
That’s really smart
God that’s beautiful. If I lived there I doubt I’d ever leave the hallway. I’d just sit on the bottom step, reading.
When can I move in♥️it!
So cool! Looks straight out of an Agatha Christie novel.
Not my cup of tea BUT damn is it a good cup of tea! I really appreciate how you worked with the black to pop the it out. This also shows just how powerful a trim moulding is.
So fabulous! I only wish the rug coordinated better with the wallpaper… thanks for posting!
Okay I just realized that the bookshelf under the stairs is on hinges.
WHAT’S BEHIND THE BOOKSHELF
Wallpaper on the ceiling! Never seen that. Love it!
This is how they do “I HAVE LOTS OF MONEY” in the UK.
I find that expensive US house design is often sleek, monochrome, marble, glass… but this design, while not my style.. really shows wealth.
Crap book collection, random paperbacks and vintage “for show” leather bound books you buy by the metre for pubs etc.
Seeing things like this when you’re house hunting and only seeing crappy old-new-build boxes is really depressing. Sigh. Must not look at nice houses. Must not look at nice houses.
Wow that room is actually really nice.