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How to Create a Cozy Reading Nook

Have an empty area in your home that you're not sure what to do with? We teamed up with Brit + Co to transform a blank canvas into a dreamy pastel reading nook.

By Madeline Bachelder, Featured on Brit + Co

Cost: $$
Skill Level: Beginner
Duration: 2 days

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STEP 1

Find Inspiration

To help plan your reading nook design, draw inspiration from your favorite vacation photo. We chose a picture of a charming colonial-style home in Charleston.

STEP 2

Choose Colors

Use the Sherwin-Williams Color Visualizer tool to create a custom color palette with colors from your photo. We chose neutrals as well as a few bright accent colors.

STEP 3

Paint Walls

Using Emerald^® Interior Acrylic Latex Paint, we started with cozy neutral Reliable White SW 6091 for the top three quarters of the wall and Extra White SW 7006 for the remaining bottom quarter.

Tip: Not sure how much paint you need? Try our Paint Calculator for a helpful estimate.

Colors We Used

Like what you see? Here is the shade we used for this project.

More Color Ideas

SW 6091 Reliable White

SW 7006 Extra White

SW 0058 Jazz Age Coral

SW 6450 Easy Green

SW 7621 Silvermist

SW 6589 Alyssum

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STEP 4

Add an Accent

Introduce your first pop of color with an accent element. We went with a vertical stripe in Jazz Age Coral SW 0058.

STEP 5

Paint Shelves

If you'd like to incorporate more colors from your photo, add coordinating shelves. We painted our floating hexagonal shelves with Easy Green SW 6450, Silvermist SW 7621, Alyssum SW 6589 and Jazz Age Coral SW 0058.

STEP 6

Style

Time to decorate your cute reading nook. Keep things cozy with pillows, blankets, and a rocking chair. Add some personality with books, knick knacks or anything that brings back vacation memories.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED