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Cozy cabin was custom-designed for

reading
The Bookworm Cabin’s name says it all
By Liz Stinson Oct 25, 2019, 10:30am EDT

Ernest Wińczyk

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The Bookworm Cabin is as cozy as its name suggests. Nestled into the woods 30 miles
outside of Warsaw, Poland, the compact weekend home is custom-built for curling up
with a book.

Entrepreneur Bartłomiej Kraciuk and architect Marta Puchalska-Kraciuk of

Moszczyńska Puchalska design studio built the cabin for the sole purpose of relaxing
and reading. Its timber walls are lined with bookshelves, while its large windows bring
in loads of natural light.

“I just loved staring at this landscape, but how long can you do that for?” said
Puchalska-Kraciuk. “Maybe longer if you are indoors facing a big window, sitting on a
comfy chair. Still, how long can you endure this? That’s when the idea to fill it with
books came in.”

Ernest Wińczyk

The house has an asymmetrical layout with a roof that slants upward into a peak. The
bottom floor is home to a small kitchen and living room that feature a wood burning
stove and walls of bookshelves filled with curated titles.

A stretch of windows opens out onto a spruce lined deck and gives a perfect view of
the woods. Upstairs, there’s more room for books, while the bed is tucked under a
slatted wood ceiling, the ideal place to lay around, book in hand, all day long.

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Ernest Winczyk

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Piotr Bednarski

Piotr Bednarski

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