2. A smartly designed home uses every bit of space to enrich the lives of its inhabitants ...

Compromise does not need to equal boring. Adding a bold color, like the red in this dining room, can be just the thing to tie together disparate styles. There is something about having an intense backdrop that makes anything you put in front of it hang together.Having trouble picking a shade you both like? Try browsing Houzz together and pick out photos with colors that appeal to each of you.

Family Corner

like that - separating dining and lounge

Library with glass pocket doors into bright dining room

library onto dining room

Shelves over doors

Over window

We Could have bookcases on wall facing existing house as well, surrounding the big doorway.

Love the built ins!

Book shelf

I want a bookcase around an entrance like this.

colour through opening

White standard height

bookcases above door?

For archway?

Shelves

this would be great on the rear side of the entry in the room.

Shelves around door

Bookshelves

Built-ins

entry from living room to dining room

double sliding doors to separate living and dining room

book shelves for mia

bookshelves

bookshelves around the door

Like over the door shelves.

simple books shelves (white). For Living room

shelving and cupboards (above doorway)

simple bookcase around window, adjustable shelving, across the top

nice for stuido

Floor to ceiling storage

Bookcase built in

Interesting how the bookcase spans across the opening!

bookcase over doorway

Bookcase Door Frame

Over door

media room/upstairs hallway bookshelves

shelving ..... use of wall leading into dining/kitchen

Connection to closet

bookshelves

Built-ins for living room

create a dividing line for large room in order to give warm feeling vs. large open space

shelves in bedroom????

kids playroom

kids

little shelves above the door

Book case

All white, then red kitchen wall? Seems okay!

library, layout of shelves, trim, seating

bookshelves

like the built-in bookshelves

Back wall of barn doors?

Bookshelves

Bookcase

built-in bookcases

jk

bookcase wall

example of over the door book case and and side door book case

Wall storage

livingroom idea- aside and above the porch door.

shelving

office: change french doors to pocket doors!

built in book shelves

doors

Color of walls

bookcase

built in bookcase

Colors, neutral, light comfy furniture; modern and fun

Casual library

Over the door bookshelves

Bookshelves

Living room

Built ins

color of the room inside

Front room?

like this built in book shelf in front room

different sizes

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library trim, baseboards

Floor to ceiling bookshelves, including over the doorframe

frame doorways with bookcases

book shelf

Bookshelf

Built in

Space between shelves & ceiling?

cool idea

bookshelves, built-ins

Biblioteca

Pocket door

bookcases

family room

shelves

book shelves

bookshelves/pocket door

built-ins

flex room

I like the open door feel

over the door shelves

Built-in shelves :)

Above arch?

A warm colour to draw you into the space...

book shelves

Simple lines bookshelves

Book shelves

Floors

Bookshelves

trim around ceiling

bookshelves

Book shelf

Example of what bookshelf would look like above our French doors

bookcase

using the closet space

Bookshelves

bookcases

Could we do this in the doorway in the mainroom or would it take up too much space?

bookshelf

Bookshelves, glass pocket doors

wrap around shelving

Open middle; shelves on top?

Over an extra wide doorway shelves

Overhead shelves

custom bookshelves

For between bfastroom and fireplace room

Shelving above door

over the top books

asymmetry

Above doors in Goa living room

Wall of Books penetrated with an opening

bookcases

The division made

Bookshelves?

Love

Small shelf up top

EXACTLY WHAT I WANT!

LIBRERO 3

Idea for a living room/library...

bookshelves

shelving

i like that the top shelf is lower on the sides to break up the long horizontal line. off set door

Cool entry to library/office. Could you combine this with the other entry we have pictures of where the door is a bookcase. could you have a deep pocket door that is also a bookcase. So the bookcase slides open to reveal the hidden room.

Red paint - see notes

Shelves

Up and over

shelves

around doorway

bookshelves

The Zepernick's have an entry just like this...now Is making it a storage component to the house a good idea?

Built-ins around pocket door

Like the width of the opening. Its what I envision for our study.

bookshelves

built-in bookcases

Lounge instead or cornice

Light floor, red walls! Books!

Biblioteca portal

Bookshelves

book cases

overhead 2

bookshelves over

entry to office

connection between library and living area

bookshelves around french doors idea

Bookcase

colors

Bookcase behind door

Attic

Bookshelf over door

bookshelves

Like the fact that it goes over the door

Lr

Like

i like the bookshelves in the wall

Over door of downstairs bookshelf

library framing door

can we cut shelves into living room like this

bookshleves around door

dining room wall paint

Shelves long chair in front

bookcases

Overdoor treatment

bookcase

Shelves

I love the red wall color and I like the idea of all those bookshelves

love the shelves overhead

bookcases

Bookcases

Entry

pocket doors and corner book case

grey and red go well together

LR shelf 2

Like the shelf

possible ceiling transition

Book casesb

for office concept, book shelve on the wall

bookshelves framing doorway

Study shelving

love bookshelves above doorway too

Built in over the couch?