If you checked in last week you saw the kitchen update. Which gave you a glimpse of our breakfast area and overall layout of the space. This week is a little more focus on the breakfast nook part. I love our big open kitchen and when we first moved in I used the space in the traditional breakfast table sort of way. We ate there every morning and night.
Then the food kept filling up the crevices of my farmhouse table and the unsightliness of it got on my ever lovin last nerve. I was so over that table. I had a new hunting mission.
Can you see all the grimy cracks in this table? AND I cleaned it!!!
But to no avail. I could not find a table I loved to replace the one we had. Then the light bulb moment happened.
My friend has a similar kitchen and she uses her space as a sitting area. I totally copied her. This actually helped in multiple ways. My dining room basically told me it was feeling neglected. The prettiest piece of furniture I own lives in that room and we never step foot in it. By eliminating the breakfast table the dining room is now used daily. It couldn’t be happier and neither could I. I saved money by NOT buying a new table and pulled a couch out of my living room to the kitchen. I couldn’t have searched and found a better fit if I tried!!! Check out the before and after here…
I forgot how bad my light choice was at first till I revisited these old photos! While remodeling I hit the “I can’t make one more decision or I might die” point and made a hasty choice in lighting. Luckily I found this amazing chandelier on a Round Top trip. (more about Round Top here and here)
It makes my heart happy.
It’s the little things y’all.
Another Warrenton/Round Top score (from the same trip none the less!) was this old fireplace surround. All it’s chippy peely glory just called my name. 
This rattan chair…a $40 steal from Habitat Restore. Recovered cushion of course.
And that’s our sweet girl…Gigi. She is a lazy bone. Below is the before view. It is during renovation, after we opened the wall up some.
The view I love the most is the one I get each morning. I nestle in my little kitchen couch. This space has become my spot in the house. I read my bible, drink my coffee and snuggle with my littles each day…and this is what I see. Well, Gigi is in my spot for this picture… Told you she was a lazy girl!
Much better than the old view frame…
This fancy fun little coffee table fits this space so nice. I pulled it from our guest house. It is a treasure from a day of hunting in my secret favorite spot…Calvert, Texas. I have never seen anything similar before or since.
There was lots of mess and obviously the decorating is an evolution. That is what makes it fun. To develop a room over time. To learn how to love and use each space in your home. You don’t have to use rooms in your house in typical ways. Do what works best for you and your family. Check out the rest of the house here.
LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE this space! We are almost done with updating a nook in our house, but I haven’t taken any pics so I don’t have a post to link. BUT, I do have a kitchen that I think needs fresh paint and maybe a recovered sofa – you want another project??
lol – I hardly think you need help! I have seen your space coming together and it is fabulous!
Every single time I look at these before and after pictures, I am just blown away by how gorgeous your made the kitchen and breakfast nook! Did you find the rattan chair at our local Habitat Restore? I’ve never been but now I know I need to go check it out! I’m a DIY-aholic lol.
🙂 Yes I got it local. The habitat stores are great, but I always think it is a right place at the right time thing. This chair had just came in so I was lucky enough to scoop it!
Best room in the house, for sure!! One of these days, I hope to have a nook 🙂 So cozy!
Beautiful redo! Love that you chose to use the space how best it works for you and not let convention stand in your way. 🙂
thank you! The space has been a good thing for our family! I hate that people feel tied down to use rooms the way they are labeled.
Love the colors! We live in an apartment, so our “dining room” is a play area for our kiddos. We moved the table into another corner of our living room.
Perfect! You have to do what works for you!
Gorgeous!! I love how much light you’ve brought into the space!
thanks Melissa – I appreciate your kind words!
I’m in love with this whole area! The kitchen is so bright and your island makes me want to just snuggle that gorgeous countertop…marble? Anyway, over from Blogtalk and I’m so glad I came by to see your lovely kitchen area!
HI Jenny – so glad you came over! It is marble, we love it, but I will say it is not for the faint at heart. It has it’s issues. thanks a bunch
Thank you Elle! She is a sweet girl and makes the whole house better!
I am going through a renovation right now, in a new state, I am very homesick. Looking at your site, helps me, you are truly an inspiration. Love your home.
Judy
Aww Judy, I am so sorry, homesick is so hard. I am thrilled that I can be a bright spot in your day!