Design & Renovations

This Medina Home Library Is a Book Lovers' Cozy Dream

The Victorian-inspired home library brings an aged, refined look to the present.

by Julia Lombardo | Oct. 7, 2024 | 9:00 AM

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A capsule that stops in time, while maintaining a collection of time passing. Danielle Midlik, an interior designer at Architectural Justice in Medina, turned a home library into a Victorian-inspired relic with floor-to-ceiling wooden bookcases and tin ceiling tiles. “I wanted the space to feel like it’s been here, and could be here for another lifetime, without that desire to change or modernize,” Midlik says. The client added intricate wallpaper, antiqued decor and studded furniture to accent Midlik’s red oak cabinetry, distressed hickory hardwood floors and cast bronze hardware, with years of literature and media adding colors of their own. “Photos don’t do justice to the mood felt within the space,” Midlik adds, “especially on a rainy evening, curled up with a book and a cup of tea.”

Medina Home & Garden Library

Medina Home & Garden Library

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Julia Lombardo

Julia Lombardo is the editor of Cleveland Magazine’s home and style section and contributes to coverage of arts, culture and dining. She graduated from The Ohio State University in 2023 with an English degree. As both a journalist and poet, she is inspired by stories with creative flair. When she puts down the pen, she enjoys going to concerts, ranking coffee shops and walking aimlessly through wooded trails.

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