desi's Profile

If you go with open bookcases - if they are deep enough you can have bookends facing into both areas - Otherwise I'd suggest putting the books on the floor and curios at eye level - You can stack books as well - it depends on how many books you have and how sensitive you are to clutter - perhaps every other book faces into a space - all funky and travel book spines face out into main room and all english lit or american lit face into reading nook/guest room/gallery - curtains hung as room dividers are just another layer of art in my world - cool materials that are either thick velvets of vivid colors or gauze-like transparent light diffusers. I've lived in drafty apts and an Indian sari remnant hung at the hall entry makes a great statement of color and holds heat in a room; take a second look at how some restaurants use velvet drapes to create a mini foyer/entry/layer of intimacy to rooms - if done properly it can look cool - otherwise it can look like a sheet tacked to the wall and that never looks good.