There are a few things every house needs: a cozy couch, a functional kitchen, a relaxing bedroom, and a bookshelf full of fascinating reads. But there’s often space for more than just novels and memoirs on that shelf. You might adorn it with knick-knacks, photos of your cat, cute bookends, and perhaps even a miniature model of a bookshelf.
We visited the Book Nooks subreddit and gathered some of their cutest photos of whimsical book nooks from around the world. Some are movie-themed or book-themed, while others are inspired by real cities. Enjoy scrolling through these beautiful pics, and be sure to upvote the nooks you’d love to assemble yourself!
#1 My Friend And I Finished Our Walking Castle
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#2 My Beautiful Stella Castle!
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#3 Spouse And I Finished Our Nooks
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How many books do you read a year? According to Frateca, the average person finishes about 12 books each year. But apparently, the median is much lower than the mean, as many people don’t read a single book per year. And many others read a dozen books per month.
Now, there are a few habits that avid readers have that help them maximize their reading. First, they always have another book in the queue, so they can pick up a new one as soon as they finish one. They also tend to read in small daily doses, rather than hours at a time. Meanwhile, they’re not afraid to give up on books that don’t interest them, so they don’t drag out one book for too long. And they’ll read in plenty of places, such as on the bus to work or while waiting between acts at a concert.
#4 I Modified The Original Design To Reflect Some … Stuff I’ve Been Working Through
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#5 Rate My First Ever Homemade Book Nook😊
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#6 My First Attempt – This Could Get Addictive!
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Although plenty of people love to read, not everyone actually owns the books that they’re breezing through. Thanks to libraries, friends who will loan out books, and audiobooks, many people don’t actually have a giant bookshelf full of every book they’ve ever read.
In fact, a 2023 YouGov survey found that the majority of Americans own between 1 and 100 physical books. A quarter say they own upwards of 100, with 3% saying they own over 1,000 books. Meanwhile, 9% say that they don’t own a single physical book. And one-third of Americans say they own between one and 25 electronic books.
#7 First Book Nook!
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#8 Very Long Delivery Time. Rolife Oxygen Oasis
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#9 Wip Funpola Countryside Cottage
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Unsurprisingly, the more educated an individual is, the more likely they are to have a large collection of books. 42% of Americans with a postgraduate degree own at least 100 books, while only 8% of those who didn’t finish high school can say the same. Income levels also correlate with book ownership, as 40% of Americans who earn 200% more than the median income have a collection of over 100 books.
#10 Stella, Or, My Dark Tower Journey
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#11 Phantom Of The Opera Max By Minicity
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#12 Alien Hub
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Because not everyone has the desire or finances to create a library in their own home, it can be nice to fill up the spaces in a bookshelf with treasures other than books as well. Enter the rise of the miniature book nook models. HiNooki notes on their site that these have exploded in popularity in recent years alongside the rise of cozy living culture. Many people have started focusing on making their homes as cozy as possible, and adorable knick-knacks with twinkle lights fit the vibe perfectly.
#13 Twilight Cottage (Customized)
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#14 Rowan’s Treehouse – Done. Still A Delight
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#15 Most Recent Build…chamber Of Exotic Beasts
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It also makes sense for book lovers to love these cute book nooks because they transport readers to another world, just like their favorite novel does. These cute nooks add personality to a bookshelf, add whimsy to your home, and reflect fantasy, mystery, romance, or travel themes. You can’t fly to the Amalfi Coast just to read a summery book, but at least you can look at your adorable Amalfi-themed book nook while reading that novel at home!
#16 Pumpkin Lane Craft&co
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#17 Just Finished My 4th Handmade Book Nook! A Mossy Forest Bedroom With Warm LED Lighting ✨🍄
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#18 Not A Book Nook, But This Community Inspired Me To Put A Little Wardrobe Between My Chronicles Of Narnia Series
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If these cute book nooks are inspiring you to enter a reading era, Time Magazine has some tips to get you to read more books. First, they recommend starting small. Don’t pick a 500-page non-fiction book first. Start with a collection of short stories or long-form magazine journalism. Ease your way into it. It can also help to track your reading, at least until you develop the habit of doing it every day.
#19 My Husband Loves Calvin And Hobbes So I Made This For Him
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#20 Dictionary Room
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#21 The Most Overpriced Product I Have Ever Bought
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Finding a reading community can also be a huge game-changer when it comes to getting into reading. There’s nothing worse than finishing a book that you absolutely loved and having no one to talk about it with. Joining a book club can be the perfect solution, or you might simply join an online community, such as a subreddit, where you can share your thoughts on what you’ve read. This can make reading so much more exciting and a lot less lonely.
#22 Replaced An Old Telephone Jack With A Hole In The Wall Coffee Shop
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#23 My Interstellar Tesseract Inside My Book Shelf
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#24 Booknook From Scratch
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Are you enjoying these adorable photos of cute book nooks, pandas? Keep upvoting the pics of mini models that you’d love to put on your own bookshelf, and let us know in the comments below what the last book you read was. Then, if you’re interested in checking out another article from Bored Panda featuring whimsical book nooks, look no further than right here!
#25 Narnia Book Nook
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#26 I Made An Among Us Book Nook, But It’s A Game Nook
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#27 Update
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#28 We Made An Infinite Library Inside A Book Nook, With Flames Inside!
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#29 Book Nook White City On The Cliffs
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#30 Working On My First Book Nook
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#31 My First Mini-Nook! I Was Commissioned By An Old Friend Who Wanted Me To Build Her A Magical Library
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#32 First Ever Booknook. Narnia
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#33 My Project Hail Mary Booknook
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#34 My Cousin Made This For Me
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#35 Minicity Fairy Tale Giveaway #1: Can You Guess The Story?
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#36 Street Scene (Rolife)
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#37 Amalfi Coast Book Nook
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#38 Monster Mash!
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#39 First Little Kraft
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#40 Sea Breeze Question
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#41 Madeleine’s Parisian Salon By Cutebee
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#42 Cutebee The Planet And The Rose
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#43 Pumpkin Lane Wip
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#44 Voyage Memories 🚢
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#45 Kuromi Booknook Complete
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#46 Cutebee – Catrina’s Curiosity Shop 🌼💀🌸
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#47 Maybe A Nook… Maybe Not
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#48 Manila D-Mall A Fun Bright Build
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#49 Mysterious Blue Box (Aslowsnail)
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#50 I Made This One. It’s A Mechanical Rhythm
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#51 Baker Street Station, Joonhour
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#52 Michaels (Make Market) Witch’s Workspace
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#53 Magic Wand Shop – Such A Crafty Fun Build!
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#54 Appreciation Post
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#55 Catscrossingjuly Photos And Final Thoughts
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#56 Arcane Spire Completed!
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#57 Rolife Street Scene – An Ode To Amélie (2001)
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#58 First Japanese Book Nook For Me…i Really Enjoyed It
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#59 The Alley Waiting For The Cat
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#60 Hemingway House Is A Delight
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#61 DIY Bookknook: Italian Alley
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#62 Oxygen Oasis
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#63 Finally Found A True Fall Book Nook That Isn’t Halloween 🍂
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#64 I Did It -Witchy House
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#65 Whispering Hollow – An Awesome Build
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#66 Tried One Of The Michael’s Kits!
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#67 Anavarin: Soy Milk Shop Limited Edition
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#68 My Two Latest Builds
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#69 So Glad It’s Over
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#70 I’m Not Very Good At Making Wire Pipes But I Had Fun!
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#71 Judy’s Magical Home
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#72 A Magical Bookshop In Your Own Bookshelf
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#73 I Wanted To Show You My Witch’s Study!
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#74 I Built An Infinite Enchanted Forest Inside A Book Nook
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#75 First Book Nook Done! Inspired By The Book The Secret Garden. Made A Lot Of Mistakes But Can’t Wait To Start My Next One!
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#76 100% Home Made
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#77 Spirited Away Bath House
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#78 A Gandalf Book Nook That I Made Recently :)
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#79 First Nook As A Birthday Present, I’m Obsessed
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#80 Magic Garden (Not A Nook But A Jar!)
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#81 Booknook From Scratch
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#82 What Do You Think About This Endless Libary Booknook I Made Today?
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#83 My First
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#84 My First Booknook, I Love It
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#85 It Is Done. Thank The Gods. I Hate It
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#86 Where Our House Gnome Lives
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#87 Framebox: House Of My Granny
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#88 I Created This Haunted Mansion Book Nook
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#89 The Human Society
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#90 Rainbow Candy House
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#91 Puppy’s Cozy Villa Rolife
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#92 Haunted Halloween Castle
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#93 Forest Wonderland
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#94 Spire Of The Wyrm
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#95 Tea Party – Crafts&co
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#96 Midnight In Venezia From Anavrin
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#97 Finished My 7th One!
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#98 Tonecheer Giverny Garden
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#99 Finished My Overgrown Corner Study
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#100 Falling Library Is A Work Of Art
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#101 Turning Osaka Ichiban Street Into A Little Slice Of Japan
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#102 I’m In Love With This Tiny Library
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#103 Green Vine Cottage (Finished)
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#104 Lily’s Sewing Shop
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#105 Wisdom Ring Library
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