As an avid reader and design aficionado I'm always looking for two things: a cozy spot to read, and the perfect place to store books. Mark Ruffalo's recent Instagram picture has completely shaken up my conception of both.
The actor shared an image draped across his white sofa in front of wooden shelves to the right of his fireplace. Ruffalo's living room shelving is built into the white-washed plaster walls and covered in colorful books and glass bottles. I love how he's left a gap in the middle of the books to emphasize the beauty of the empty space. The sofa is also a built-in detail; it's a white cushion laid over a ledge on the fireplace. In the extensive Pinterest-boarding I've done throughout my time as a design editor, I've never considered a built-in reading nook like this for my future home. Now, I need one.
