How to Create a Reading Nook in a London Flat With No Spare Room

A reading nook needs about 3 ft by 4 ft of floor, a chair, a light and a bookshelf, and a London flat almost always has that space already. In a Victorian conversion it is the alcove beside the chimney breast; in a mansion block it is the bay; in a new build it is the dead corner of the living room behind the sofa.