If I could design my own library...

it would undoubtedly look like this one, in Dunrobin Castle, Scotland, down to the blood-red drapes, dark wood paneling, and even the leonine rugs. Save the bright, airy spaces for the public; I'll take this musty, ancient, dimly lit library for my own private hours. Of course, there'd be a laptop propped up in the middle of the desk...