PBgoodyear, that sounds like a sumptuous plan. Here's a little inspiration to spur you on.

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Oh, so sorry, these used to automatically show up as photos. Didn't mean to make you have to link to them all. Here's the first one, anyway. (Someone's keeping themselves busy at houzz changing things but this new way of referencing photos isn't better...)

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Sounds perfectly beautiful. What shades are you considering for the ceiling?

as long as you have light colored bookcases it shouldn't be out of control.