Crafting my first Spellbinding Harry Potter Book Nook

When I first discovered book nooks, I immediately knew that I wanted to create a Harry Potter inspired piece. If you’ve researched book nooks at all, you’ve probably seen that many people have made books nooks inspired by Diagon Alley. While I would absolutely LOVE to have one, I, of course, felt the need to be different. You could argue that this piece is more of a book end than a book nook, but the rules are made up and the points don’t matter!

“Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.”

-Albus Dumbledore

So how did I figure out how to make this nook? A LOT of trial and error. I’m a bit embarrassed to admit that this first project took me over 6 months to complete. That being said, part of the reason it took so long is because I took a detour to complete my Narnia inspired book nook. Since completing this first staircase book nook, I have made 4 more. And I can promise that these new ones go MUCH faster.

Below you can see the progression of creating the front facade of the nook. I used dollhouse trim, chipboard and a LOT of measuring. While I loved how this turned out, I ultimately had to completely redo that entire facade with something more sturdy than chipboard. This is actually how I started experimenting with my first laser cutting! I designed the facade in Adobe Illustrator and sent the files out to be cut and delivered to me.

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The Facade

I don’t have a ton of content from when I made the first version as I didn’t realize it would be something that I wanted to share with the world. Below, you can see the painted staircase as well as the chipboard facade.

The bad news is that that’s about all I have to share around my build process. The good news is that I have made videos as I build newer versions. I’ll be sharing more about that in a post soon! For now, we’re going to skip a few steps ahead and show you my completed nook.

Want to make your own?

I have shared some videos on my social media showing the process of making a newer version of this nook. You can check those out below. If you’d like to take a stab at making your own, you can see many of the supplies I used here on my Amazon storefront. If you have more specific questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me!

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