Breakfast Nook Ideas For Spring
Ideas and inspiration for creating a cheery and charming breakfast nook with fresh touches for spring.
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Maybe I really should have titled this post, “Before And After Breakfast Nook Makeover Reveal”, because that’s what this really is. But – it just so happens that the reveal coincides with spring decorating!
The completion of this breakfast nook makeover has been a loooong time coming. I forced myself to take my time coming up with ideas. From brain storming to planning to completion – I’ve been working on it for over a year!
Let’s start off with a look at the BEFORE. I loved all of the farmhouse charm that we added to this space when we moved in and remodeled almost nine years ago, but it was time for a change.
My philosophy, when it comes to breakfast nooks/rooms/kitchen eating areas, is that they should be bright, happy, cheery spaces, so I was craving a fresh, bright look for this room.
After working in this nook for over a year I hope you’ll agree that I achieved that. We are certainly pleased with how it came together, especially with the touches that I’ve added for spring!
In some ways, this final look is totally different than my original design board, but the overall feel is still the same. The biggest surprise to me is that I wound up not using the original fabric that inspired this look anywhere in this area.
The original inspiration fabric was intended to be draperies for the bay window, but I was really, really dragging my feet on making them. The non-completion of that one project is what stalled everything else.
But then! I ran across very affordable readymade ones, that I love, and think work better in here than my original choice would have. I decided to hold onto the original fabric for my in-process dining room makeover.
If you’ve been following me for a while, you might notice that I have a different sideboard in here now. I played the furniture shuffle game and this piece came from my dining room.
I purchased a vintage sideboard for the upcoming dining room makeover and moved the chest that had served as a sideboard in the breakfast nook to the guest bedroom.
We are in love with how this piece looks in here and I can’t believe that I didn’t try it sooner! It’s so much brighter and the lines of this piece work better with the rest of the furnishings in this area.
In keeping with my habit of making seasonal changes to the open shelves that used to live on this wall, I’ve changed my plate rack up for spring.
I purchased the vintage oval bird plates for my dining room, but I think the birds and flowering branches make them a perfect addition to the plate rack for spring!
The rest of the items are a combination of new and old that I’ve been collecting and holding onto. However, after I wrote the blog post about how to decorate a plate rack, I still felt like something was still missing from this wall.
I think the addition of the wall bracket shelves on each side now fill the wall out quite nicely!
Now is the time of year when I really enjoy adding greenery, both real and faux to my rooms. It sure does bring them to life.
As part of the room makeover, I hung an original piece of my aunt’s artwork and a few Churchill Willow plates above the artwork. The combination of the two adds height to this side of the room and helps to balance the height of the plate rack on the opposite side.
I filled the bench with a mix of inexpensive pillow covers and one special one that I made myself. How cute is that precious bird??? If that doesn’t say “spring”, I don’t know what does!
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed this little tour of my spring breakfast nook.
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It’s so fun watching you change your decor, and even your style, Suzy! Your new affordable curtains are lovely, and I think it’s so smart how you balanced the room with your blue and white plates on both sides. 🙂 Hugs, sweet friend!
All I can say is wow, this room was worth the wait Suzy! Beautiful mix of patterns, the curtains and swapping out furniture…it all works so well!
Hi Suzy! Love what you did with your dining area. It looks so bright and fresh. You styled the plate rack beautifully.
Where did you get the pillows on the bench. I love them.
I made the little green pillow with a bird on it, but here are the links to the rest of them:
Blue and white check: https://rstyle.me/+U_Ydczj-Zqp8OAhSt2l6Aw
Green and white geometric: https://rstyle.me/+VqmLmME_p3qGiyaG6F74OA
Blue and white chinoiserie print: https://rstyle.me/+boXdsLBxb3evCeTPLpyAkg
Favorite pillow inserts: https://rstyle.me/+fKpZg4HaijJdUeK7bsnBKA
I love the pillows on the bench. Do you know the of the fabric. Would love to have pillows with the Birds. Thanks
Here’s the link to the fabric: https://fabricworld.com/products/yukio-fabric-green-thibaut-f920841
I love your changes. The changes are so fresh. I enjoy color and relate to your style so much .
Thank you so much, Gloria! I’m glad to meet another color-loving friend.
I love your curtains. How did you hang them? They seem to be “rod pocket” style – if so how did you position them in the corners where the rod brackets usually are? What you have is exactly what I want for my space – not using clips or grommets but prefer the rod pockets…
Hi Carol. Yes, they are rod pocket style. I used a cheater method to hang them. The rods are actually pvc pipe that we cut to size and spray painted with bronze spray paint. The ends of the pipe are cut at an angle (that matches the angle of my window) and then butted up against one another. The pieces of pipe are attached to angle irons (L shaped metal brackets), that are attached to the wall. The pipe sits on top of the angle iron and you screw up into the pipe from underneath. It’s a little difficult to explain, but to hide the ends of the pipe, we attached one end at a time. In other words, I slid the pocket of one curtain over the end of one of the pipes, attached the angle iron and then slid the other side of the curtain over the angle iron on the pipe it was butted up against. The rod pockets of the curtains won’t fit over the angle irons, so they are located a few inches from the end of the pipe. This blog post has closeup pictures of it that will help you visualize what I’m talking about: https://www.worthingcourtblog.com/projects-from-my-breakfast-area/. Let me know if you have any other questions!
Thank you so much for the link to the previous post with the curtain and rod DIY details. Upon looking at the additional photos, I believe I see that the panels are actually between the brackets on either side of where the rods are joined, but are hardly noticeable. Thank you again for your response!