The fantasy usually goes like this. A friend of mine comes over, and we wander into my shimmering Babylonian spire of a library, with shelves of books ascending into the atmosphere. The only way to ...

It’s every reader’s fantasy: curled up like an otter on a Chesterfield sofa in front of a fragrant fire, getting lost in Austen or Auden. The setting? A moody mahogany library lined with cases of ...

I have gone to flea markets and to flea malls. I have gone to furniture emporia, to department stores, the bookstores that sell everything imaginably related to books and much that isn’t. I have gone ...

Discover the art of bending wood in this woodworking video! Learn how to use steam and lamination techniques to craft a curved library ladder and an elegant floor lamp, showcasing the beauty and ...