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Help for breakfast nook with uncentered furniture

5 years ago

Hi!


My little breakfast nook looks sterile and uninviting. Do you have any ideas on how to warm it up?


The patio door opens in. So, you can't center the furniture, or the door will hit a chair. Also, I chose an austere chair style. Though I wish it were otherwise, the chairs must stay. We will not be fixing the orientation of the door anytime soon, either. We live in an old house with non-standard everything.


A decorator on Havenly recommended adding a rustic, plug-in chandelier, shades, and round rug. WIll that work when I can't center the table? Not sure about the shades, either.



Here's how it looks now:






Here is the decorator's concept:







I was thinking about placing a ladder or something in the corner and placing lots of plants on it.








Comments (11)

  • 5 years ago

    Definitely needs a pretty rug. I’d do a light blue maybe a chandelier with bronzey gold accents. Maybe solid white floor to ceiling curtains. Also lots of flowers. Not sure about the ladder it might just block the window.... is there a solid portion of a wall there ?
    Are the sides of the doors available? Are they windows? If they’re wall I’d do something there. Maybe a grass wall. Not the ladder. I’ll show you what I mean in a picture

  • 5 years ago

    Was thinking something like this

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  • 5 years ago

    Or even just an herb planter or something

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  • 5 years ago

    OK. Three sides of the room are glass. The patio door is glass. Is there room in the corner for a wall planter?


    Here is the corner "behind" the patio door. It's pretty tight. (Cloth is there to focus the camera.)





    Here's a view from the kitchen. The kitchen has centered pendants over the island.




  • 5 years ago

    How often do you go in and out of the door? If your chairs were rotated 45 degrees so they’re in the corners, would it allow you to center your table? Sorry this markup is so rough:

    Lisa thanked laswift
  • 5 years ago
    last modified: 5 years ago

    Not a Pro.

    I think an area rug in this case will not work in your space, It would cover the registries and may hamper the door opening. If you do get one, you may need to find a very flat remnant and have it bound to fit the exact size you need.

    I would not get window treatments either. That view!!!! paint the walls another color, something that brings out those windows, keep trim white. It will like look like you have art on the walls.

    If you are not going to add lighting over the table, you need a centerpiece with height.


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  • 5 years ago

    Hahaaa thank god for the centered lights in the kitchen. The spaces look tight I would just leave it. Maybe put some plants in the kitchen. Or something neat on the table. And if your interested in the future I would LOVEEE a wallpaper in that room

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  • 5 years ago

    O wow. Looks so much better already!!!
    For wallpaper I’d just do the little bit of wall you have. Not the ceiling. Could really go a LONG way!

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  • 5 years ago

    Did rotating chairs help with door issue? That’s a great idea. if you got a light I’d say a big NO on “rustic”:style - way off what you have. I’d also be concerned hanging light would block that view from kitchen. Ditto on shades unless needed for the hot south & west exposure of windows. If that’s not a problem, nothing on windows gets my vote. I also like the idea njmomma suggested - paint walls only.. A strong color will make windows look like framed art. If you want a rug, how about an indoor / outdoor type since they are very flat & many colors designs out there!

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  • 5 years ago

    Rotating the chairs helped big time. Now, I can open the patio door and have a centered table. Even my husband approves, and he is a tough customer. I am open to any ideas about a rug, especially color and shape as well as paint colors. The room faces West and North so light is gentle. No need for shades.