Breakfast nooks can't help but be charming, cozy quarters and all. But they risk feeling a little too dark, drab, or cramped. That's what SF-based interior designer Cristin Priest thought of the nook around the corner from her kitchen, so she decided to give it a fresh, springy makeover. See the 'After' photo below:
How cute is this? By mixing green and warm neutral tones, Priest transformed the look of her nook! This also shows the power of wallpaper: as she writes on her blog Simplified Bee, the green and white Trellis wallpaper by Manuel Canovas was the starting point, and the rest of the design came from that:
To stand-up to my kids, I had the bench cushions made in solid Kelly green patent leather - it's topped with a crisp Bali pillow by Thomas Paul. The light pendant by Arteriors has a sunny yellow interior that pulls from the sunflower oil painting by my Grandmother, which hangs in the space. A grouping of framed art that my kids created is also proudly hung in the space and can easily be swapped out to feature their latest masterpiece.
Read More:
• My Kitchen Nook Reveal | Simplified Bee
• See a Pretty and Practical Kitchen Nook Makeover | Houzz
Related: Before & After: Beautiful Breakfast Nook Transformation
(Images: Jen Jacobsen via Simplified Bee and Houzz)
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Love that wallpaper!
Very nice space. I love the yellow in the light. Great job.
So cheerful!
Interesting how the sunflower painting looks so much better in this setting!
@BarbyAnn - Cheerful is exactly what we were thinking. Love the vibrant green and what a great light fixture!
Love that green! Have been trying to figure out what color to paint my rental kitchen (with walls of oak cabinets that I can't paint, and grey countertops) -- wondering if white with a bright green accent wall would work?
It's darling, and I love the children's artwork on the wall.
dreamy. I adore nooks. and what a fun way to use a limited amount of wallpaper!
This is just absolutely beautiful :) I'd love to have a space like this in my kitchen.
Please tell me more about that light fixture. I love the pop of orange!
I love this, the wall paper, and the touches of GREEN- my fav color.
The after is super fun. Love how the print from before "pops" with the new wallpaper. It kind of blended in before.
Fresh and cute!
You've inspired me to frame some of my kid's drawings.
I love the colours, and the kids art is so fun there!
SO cheery and airy. I place you want to be. It's bold but not loud. Great job!
I think it's more the power of removing a wall than the power of wallpaper. ;)
Love the green! So bright and Cheery.
I'm not a huge fan myself, but that's just an opinion. I do love that you used family artwork in the space, though. Makes it so much more homey to me.
Very sweet.
I really like the green. It's very fresh looking. I could see myself happily eating breakfast there ;-)
Very cute - love the kids' artwork.
Oh Wow! When I saw the first image, I was thinking "this really isn't a bad breakfast nook," but that is a pretty incredible transformation. Lighting, cheerful wallpaper, and art really goes a long way! Well done!
Cute! :)
VERY nice!! That light fixture is great.
I'd love to know the what the nook's measurements are! I tried commenting on her blog's post but the comments are closed.
I'm not a fan of wallpaper, but I must say, it really looks nice here! Well done, a much happier place now!
I'm with @sarahstone it didn't look bad beforehand but it looks stunning after! And good call on the seat fabric!
Oh my! So so so charming! Please have me over for tea!
Awesome, nice job!
Holding my breath that you wouldn't paint over the lovely butcher block tabletop, and thank goodness, you didn't!