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Love it. What a luxury.

I am in the process of deciding between nook or storage space. Nook is winning ... Look forward to posting my own advice questions on the subject!

Love it!

We had a nook in our old house. It was a little inconvenient when the person on the inside needed to get up and everyone had to move out to accommodate him.

I don't have a problem with the bench, but you could do so much better with a rectangle table. It's all about scale!

Done properly, I like them.

A breakfast nook is an option for eating in a kitchen. If it's what works for you, great. I have a place for a breakfast nook, but I don't need another seating area in my kitchen/dining room complex, so I admire them in Houzz Ideabooks and am planning to do something else with my space.

I sometimes worry about questions like this, because I think they encourage builders to add another popular feature instead of thinking about what works for the kitchen and family who owns it.

I grew up with a small booth in the kitchen...and hated it. they tend to be uncomfy, not user friendly and are often hard to get out of. I vote a resounding no.

We had family visiting for the holidays and at times had 11 people seated around our banquette... Eating, playing board games, etc. Yes, the ones on the outside have to get out to let those on the inside out, and the inside folks have to slide all the way in, but that's why we let the teenagers on the inside. Lol. As stated above, some households would really have no use for a built in nook. If it's just me and my husband, we just eat at the kitchen bar.

The trend is a larger 'nook' that doubles as the main dining room as well.

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Yes, breakfast nooks can be so versatile.
Here's one we did. The client wanted something less formal.

I just use my dining room. For my family, a nook would be superfluous. The kids sometimes sit at the kitchen counter to eat.

Absolutely LOVE! They're perfect if you have the space to have a banquette on one side and chairs on the other. They're also great for having morning coffee and reading the paper, or playing card games with friends and family. It's a more liveable space than a formal dining room

I vote yes, very cozy.

I'm a booth lover--given the choice in any dining situation, I choose booth! Viva la difference and opportunity to make both options comfortable for each type of seating preference!

I like the built in but not the table and chairs: draperies are a distraction

We have a breakfast nook , but it is really a 8 x 12 area open to the kitchen that has windows all around and room for our round glass table and 2 big rattan chairs. We eat there all the time. I am trying to use the dining room more, but the kitchen table seems to suffice well.

Given how our kids fight over who has to sit where and who touched who... no way. The further apart I can seat them, the better chance there is of everyone surviving a meal with limbs and sanity intact! Plus, I really don't like the example... but that's entirely a style issue, with a dash of 'spills and greasy fingers would destroy that in less than five minutes' twitch.

I prefer using space in kitchens for large islands. The best breakfast nook.

Pre breakfast nookies, then breakfast nook.

My husband and I love our dining nook. I think we have used the formal dining three times in three years. No, I am wrong about that. It is actually the area where I work on my computer or put together a jigsaw puzzle, or ??

Built in seating was a consideration for our nook, but we have a couple of little dogs that like looking out the window, so they would be on it all of the time (with access to table top). We opted for a round table with a butterfly leaf so that more can be seated when needed, and that works great. Our space is only 9' x 8.5', but does not feel 'tight' with just two chairs (that are scooted under the table when not in use). We have no children, so for us it is perfect. It is such a light filled space, even on cloudy days, convenient, and casual, so it lives up to our casual lifestyle and the simple meals we prepare.

How many eating areas do you really need? Dining room, eating bar and breakfast nook? Most people don't use the dining room enough. Have breakfast there.

I like the bench - but not the table and chairs. I think it would look better with a rectangular table. I don't really care for the drapes either - they are so heavy looking.

Love a nook and wanted one for my house so badly.

I love breakfast nooks! The older with the high backed wood benches are my favorites. I have one of the tables from an older nook that I use on my porch. Here's one older one - I think with a newly done table - and one modern take on the vintage booths. I love coming across them but they're often in a location that's hard to photograph so I don't have photos of all my favorites.

We find that breakfast nooks - casual seating in the kitchen in general - are extremely popular. We see the dining room often being exclusively used for formal occasions and the kitchen/breakfast table being used on a daily basis. The advantage to a breakfast nook is that it is multi-functional. Eat your meals there! Catch up over a cup of coffee! Have the kids do their homework! In many ways, the function can be similar to that of seating at a kitchen island - you just get a little more separation from the work space of the kitchen itself with a breakfast nook. Their style can also help define the feel of your space: charming, sophisticated, modern, country. If you have the space, we vote yes!

I love it, except I think I would have picked different fabric for the valance and the curtain on the left................

I love kitchen nooks

Breakfast nooks feel like a dated concept to me; if there's going to be seating separate from the dining room, I prefer chairs that pull up to the kitchen island or a peninsula part of the counter. I love booth seating, but in restaurants, not my own house.

Where are those awesome chairs from? Thanks.

Love breakfast nooks. I think they're better than just sitting at an island eating. When done right, they make a kitchen look warm and inviting. The nook also serves as multifunctional area. I sit at mine and work on my laptop, plan meals, party plan and it feels more comfortable.

Love it ! Heres mine :

Ours is like a booth with the high back, upholstered benches and it is a bit tight. But I love it! Mostly it's used by a single diner or as a prep station; the table is moved toward the other bench for comfort. Great place to curl up with the paper and coffee.

I don't have a place for one. In the summer, I go out on my front porch. In the winter, it's the living room with the news.

Here is the breakfast nook at our Ipswich project. I designed the custom cherry table.

I love a breakfast nook. My family had one when I was growing up and it was so nice. So cheerful and sunny in the mornings. Very well designed and comfortable with windows overlooking our lake.

I vote yes

I vote no- takes up too much space and is often underutilized. I like kitchen bars...

yes!

Yes,love them

We took the room that was supposed to be a breakfast nook in our original house blueprint and changed it to Dining Room. It has built-in hutch-type cabinetry and will seat about 10 people (albeit a bit tight). Then we put a gas fireplace in the original dining room and changed it to Library. We are a small family and don't entertain big groups very often. It functions well for us. Why have 2 whole rooms dedicated to eating?

Love this one.
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Me too! I love those patterns

I wonder if the under-utilized crowd have breakfast nooks 'cause ours is where we eat breakfast and dinner. Lunch too if we happen to be home.

Nothing says "home" and "comfort" more than a breakfast nook. It makes the perfect gathering spot for a meal or coffee and the area provides a nice gentle hug to those attending.

LOVE them.

I like the idea of an area off the kitchen but I'd want it open ended, so that anybody could get in or out easily without disturbing another. A round table off the kitchen enclosed within a cozy space....

I think use of rooms in a home change with the age of the kids. We used our breakfast nook all the time when my daughter was home. Now we just use the dining room.

I love the look of breakfast nooks, but found we didn't use ours enough to justify the space. We just converted our nook into a reading area, with two easy chairs, side table and footstool and moved the kitchen table into a pretty windowed corner of the sun room. Both spaces now get much more use.