The Library

Just off the foyer, we are adding a small library.  The hope is that we can create a space that will function in different ways.  First function will be as a storage place for books, toys and games to help reduce our main floor clutter.  Related to that, it could be a children's play area when adults are talking in the living room (other side of foyer).  In addition, as with any library, it will function as a quiet reading area.  One other function, that I'm considering, is if this will be "the tree room."  I love Christmas:  the decorations, the tree, the food, the festivities.  One of my laments about our current house is that it doesn't have space to share the beauty of the Christmas tree with passersby.  In the new house, we could put the tree in the living room.  But, the library has a "bump out" (a three sided windowed space) that could be ideal for the tree.  The only hang-up is that there will, normally, be a window seat there, blocking prime Christmas tree space.  I was wondering if the window seat might be moveable.  It could move as a unit, or maybe it could be constructed like three, 2 foot wide ottomans that could be moved away from the window (might be also useful during a party).  Something to consider!

 This was a library image that I liked.