Reading Room

HANGING CHAIR

• Hanging chair: Serena & Lily
• Hammock hanging kit: Amazon
• Faux sheepskin pad: Amazon
• Round pompom pillow (similar): Crate & Barrel

Alternate hanging chairs:

• Double hanging chair: Serena & Lily
• Outdoor hanging chair: Serena & Lily
• Hanging bench: Serena & Lily | CB2
• Similar hanging chairs: Wayfair | CB2

** to hang the chair, we cut 3/4 plywood into a large circle (approx 4.5-ft diameter, large enough to span a couple joists), then attached the hanging kit to the plywood with bolts/nuts/washers, then screwed the plywood into multiple ceiling joists using heavy-duty screws. We did this to distribute the weight of the chair across multiple joists. You don’t have to do it this way though, you can also just screw it into one joist only. Just make sure you screw the hanging kit into a joist as you cannot hang a chair off drywall!

DECOR

• Wood vases: McGee & Co | Amazon
• Wood bowls (smooth): McGee & Co
• Wood bowls (rounded): McGee & Co
• Wood links: Bloomist (reg) | Bloomist (lg)
• Wood beads: Tutorial | Amazon (beads) | Similar: Crate & Barrel
• Wood frames: H&M Home
• Wood letters: Michaels
• Woven baskets with lid: H&M Home
• White textured vase: Crate & Barrel
• White bowls: Tutorial | Similar: CB2
• Triangular planters: Wayfair
• Rope knot: McGee & Co
• Ceramic knot (tan): CB2
• Ceramic knot (white): CB2
• Plaid vase: Crate & Barrel
• Artwork: DIY

BOOKS

Note: These are not all our books, but they are classics and family favorites we keep in our reading room.

Hardcover non-fiction books:

• Universe: The Definitive Visual Guide: Amazon
• Planets: The Definitive Visual Guide to Our Solar System: Amazon
• The Animal Book: A Visual Encyclopedia of Life on Earth: Amazon
• Oceanology: The Secrets of the Sea Revealed: Amazon
• Zoology: Inside the Secret World of Animals: Amazon
• Micro Life: Miracles of the Miniature World Revealed: Amazon
• Trees, Leaves, Flowers & Seeds: Amazon
• Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life: Amazon
• Human Body Knowledge Encyclopedia: Amazon
• Stephen Biesty’s Incredible Cross-Sections: Amazon
• Stephen Biesty’s More Incredible Cross-Sections: Amazon
• Stephen Biesty’s Incredible Body Cross-Sections: Amazon
• What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions: Amazon
• What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions: Amazon

Hardcover fiction books (shelved without dust jacket):

• 20,000 Leagues Under the Seas: Amazon
• Journey to the Center of the Earth: Amazon
• Around the World in Eighty Days: Amazon
• The Swiss Family Robinson: Amazon
• The Wind in the Willows: Amazon
• Treasure Island: Amazon
• Black Beauty: Amazon
• Heidi: Amazon

Hardcover fiction books:

• The Wizard of Oz: Amazon
• Charlotte’s Web: Amazon
• The Secret Garden: Amazon
• Peter Pan: Amazon
• Anne of Green Gables: Amazon
• The Jungle Book: Amazon
• A Christmas Carol: Amazon

Paperback books:

• Narnia series: Amazon
• Lord of the Rings series: Amazon
• The Hobbit: Amazon
• Little House series: Amazon
• Twilight series: Amazon
• Harry Potter series: Amazon
• Marguerite Henry collection: Amazon
• Wizard of Oz collection: Amazon
• The Mennyms: Amazon
• The Incredible Journey: Amazon
• James Herriot collection: Amazon

Picture books:

• Dinotopia: Amazon
• Dinotopia, the World Beneath: Amazon
• Bee: A Peek-Through Picture Book: Amazon
• Tree: A Peek-Through Picture Book: Amazon
• Home: A Peek-Through Picture Book: Amazon
• Ocean: A Peek-Through Picture Book: Amazon
• Moon: A Peek-Through Picture Book: Amazon
• Six Dinner Sid: Amazon
• Love You Forever: Amazon
• The Gruffalo: Amazon
• Guess How Much I Love You: Amazon
• The Paperbag Princess: Amazon
• The Velveteen Rabbit: Amazon
• Where the Wild Things Are: Amazon
• Pumpkin: The Raccoon Who Thought She Was a Dog: Amazon
• The Princess and the Moon: Amazon
• The Very Hungry Caterpillar: Amazon
• Album of Horses: Amazon

General info:

• Paint color: BM Simply White. Ceiling: flat, shelving: satin.
• Flooring: laminate, Lionel by Evoke (possibly no longer available)
• Ceiling: 9-ft

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