U is for update....breakfast nook update!

Okay, it is not TOTALLY finished, but thought I would give an update on our breakfast nook!  As you will remember from past posts, my husband built awesome breakfast nook benches!  I had always wanted a breakfast nook and found lots of inspiration!  A nook is such a better use for our space and looks much better with our newly painted kitchen cabinets, granite countertops and tin backsplash!  It is a whole new kitchen from when we moved in!

For several months the benches seemed more like a kitchen nook couch as we have not had a table!  I thought we could just buy a pedestal base and make appropriate sized table top, but that proved more complicated than I had imagined.  I did not want to spend a ton of money on a custom table at this point.  One day on way home from New Hampshire we stopped at one of my favorite consignment stores and found the perfect trestle table for the perfect price.  It was more off-white/peach so I gave it a new coat of bright white paint and voila!

Here are some (not great quality) photos!

It is getting lots of use!  We missed having a kitchen table!

It is not complete as I am looking for perfect pillows (the damask and black ones are temporary- had them hanging around).  I also would like to take down blinds and add a bit of a window treatment.  Finally, want to removed fan from kitchen ceiling and get smaller chandelier to add above nook.

There is still also a need to touch up paint on all the white trim... but think that is a fall project!  Until next time....xoxo
 

N is for Nook! Breakfast Nook!

Since we bought our house, I always knew our kitchen was screaming for a breakfast nook.   Our current table did not sit in the dining space proportionally.  The husband whipped out his building skills and built me something great!  

We only have the benches built.  I am looking to buy pedestal table base so we can do our own table top (longer and more narrow than most tables).   It will be perfect when done, but now it is truly a work in progress!!!

My husband does not plan out projects.  I basically provide a photo of what I want and he goes to town.  I have learned that the process is not good for me.  It is kind of like sausages being made!  But, the final product is always pleasing!

Here are some great banquette/breakfast nook photos that served as some of my inspiration!

This is the photo I found somewhere online that served as my "it" photo!  My honey was ordered to copy it (with a few adjustments!)

This is my benches built.   We need to paint, make a table and get some pillows!  I will share when done, but here is the teaser of what I have now.  I am pretty excited about it!

Well, as you can see I have a lot of work to do in my kitchen to finish it off!  Stay tuned!!!

Until next time.....xoxo