More House Inspiration: Sitting Room and Stairs

Isn't this room just DIVINE! This is exactly what I want, but I don't think there's room for this in the new house. I have so many books that I wish I could peruse, but I have a feeling that they're going to get stuck in a box somewhere. This room would be simply perfect.

The other thing we decided on last night was to paint our banister rail in a black or dark color. Since our floors will be dark, it makes sense that the banister be dark as well. Hubby showed me a couple of pics last night of what it would look like and I love it. While perusing my fav interior blog sites, I came across this pic, which is exactly what we're going for. Adding black-brown paint to the list...