Which backsplash tile will be replaced with bead board? Do you mean in the actual kitchen?

Personally, I think it looks "odd" to have the bench with a bead board looking back up against a wall with bead board - especially due to the height of the bead board on the wall just barely being taller than the back of the bench unit. I think it would look nicer if the back of the bench was removed. It would solve the odd height issue + the bench would look more like a built-in vs. freestanding.

I really can't suggest any chair options - you haven't really shown what your style is = post a photo of your kitchen (at least - I would show a photo of you dining room also).

Buy some beadboard and paint it with a couple coats of paint. Then splash it with some spaghetti sauce, cooking oil, and coffee like what happens to kitchen backsplashes in normal life. Then see if it meets your standards for being easy to clean.

I'd move the bench to the inside wall and add shelves between the two vertical cabinets.

It’s important to consider the big picture, so you end up with a cohesive, inviting space. Hope these ideas help.

1. The two small pictures are lost on the wall…try hanging them vertically between the cabinets, or add open shelves (stained the same as table) and intermix with cups etc.

2. On the now blank wall, suggest a grouping.

3. Seating area: I’d remove the floating shelves in a heartbeat for a lot of reasons. Looks like the flooring is green(?), so I’d paint the bead board and/or the bench green. The wood trim will be uncomfortable when people lean back…so suggest adding large cushions and change the fabric on the seat pad to suit. A hanging lamp will add a lot of ambiance and you’ll need compact chairs, given the small space and the water cooler’s location.

Sorry. This isn’t a butler’s pantry, nor a scullery. It appears to be nothing other than a breakfast nook.

I adore that green tiled floor. I have no advice to add sorry.

I would remove the bench and do 3or 4 small cahirs all of which could reach the table. I do not see any backsplash so who knows about that. I would not do shelves on a wall above someone seated below . Art work is somethig I never choose for clients , I did like the blue better than the walls now . I like the idea of the shelves between the cabinets if you love open shelving and a much larger piece of art on the large wall.A butlers pnatry is s pce between the kitchen and DR for the butlers to move food and drinks etc. If not in that position jst a pantry which I do not really see either

Thank you all. We have been using this room as a breakfast room. It’s between our kitchen and dining room (picture below) I have young kids and plan on doing a remodel of both rooms and updating the dining room a bit but I do love the wallpaper in there. Appreciate all the advice.

I agree that the beadboard at back of bench looks ill placed / should be removed as it fights visually with the beadboard wall.

I think that your newly painted walls are now needing more colour. Although the previous blue was vibrant and fun, it wasn’t right with the green tile floor. So another cheerful colour above the beadboard would be very nice.

Your home looks so very pretty--the dining room is gorgeous and I love that paper as well!

However, I'm confused as to how this little room fits into the space-can you post a floor plan of the three rooms? Also let us know exactly how you want to use the space--do you really need that table and chairs/eating area right next to your dining room? Function first, then the pretty stuff. Also I am not wild about the plain white walls with the trim in the room. My suggestion would be a sage green to work with the nice green floor tiles.

Your breakfast room is lovely. Why not add to the banquette? As a child in our breakfast room, my father built an L-shaped banquette with a corner seat for all five of us kids and the corner sear was a prized location and a dear memory. I realize yours is small, but maybe a small extension? It would be cozier, I think.

With young children, I would keep this as a breakfast room rather than turning it into a full scullery—unless you have a specific need for another sink, appliance storage or a separate food-preparation area.

The existing bench could become a proper built-in with drawers underneath, paired with a correctly sized table and two movable chairs. That would provide everyday seating and useful storage without making the passage between the kitchen and dining room feel crowded.

We explored a similar idea in this La Cañada kitchen design. The integrated table and built-in bench create a practical dining area without requiring a separate room or interrupting the kitchen’s circulation:

https://overlandremodeling.com/interior-design-gallery/la-canada-flintridge-kitchen-design

Because you plan to remodel the adjoining kitchen and dining room, I would decide the layout of all three spaces together before investing in permanent cabinetry, plumbing or finish changes.

Thank you all!! Again- I do have little kids and I plan on doing a remodel of kitchen/family room, the breakfast room, and then I plan on keeping the dining room wallpaper but repainting the trim in there. Here are more pictures of the space. It’s not my dream look by any means. But it works for now with little kids.

We live in upstate NY.