Breakfast Nook Dilemma
Wanting to “zhush” up our breakfast nook/dining room but not sure where to start...
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chiflipper
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Comments (20)i'm glad you're planning to reroute access to the garage: clumsy traffic pattern change a generous room into a big hallway and can't stop thinking about your kitchen..1. where you have narrow cabinets/shelves in the pantry...it's possible to have built in shelves inside the dividing wall (think about the size of what you want to store: cans, bottles, skinny packets? and put 60cm base cabinets on the other side, next to the freezer 2. i can't see the yellow highlights for stools 3. width of pantry is subject to you wanting to keep the door to the formal living room...if so, measure 150mm past the door opening and that's the minimum width of the pantry but 1500mm allows space to comfortably walk past your freezer and have full size base cabinets with pantry drawers (cleaner than open shelves) 4. space between the b'fast bar and 'fridge should be at least 90cm but if you choose a wide b'fast bar and a big 'fridge a bigger space is preferable (stand a couple of chairs 90cm in front of your current fridge for a few days and see how it feels) direction of fridge door opening is also critical, first for the cooks and then everyone else: if the size of the b'fast bar can be enlarged or reduced with overhanging counter then a change of walkway is not so difficult 5. as suggested by girlguide, the cooktop and rangehood might be better on the outside wall for ventilation 6. there seems to be a lot of small cabinets and drawers in your plan and there could be some better (and cheaper) combinations but when i tried to access IKEA kitchen planner to confirm available sizes it's not responding today 7. i've attached my suggested approximate base cabinet sizes: starting with corners and work outwards, aiming for the biggest standard carcases and then add drawers to suit purpose .....See More
PROBeverlyFLADeziner
4 years agoHere's my suggestion for your room. Paint the walls a neutral color but accent the bottom with a raffia straw like color to contrast the chairs.
Select a larger bronze chandelier for the room with shades
Select a dark straw or color to match the chairs for your drapery panels
Accent with dark framed botanical prints and create a decorative plate display for your large wall.
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PRORL Relocation LLC
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoThe very first thing you should do is take down those curtains, they are not in favor of the room or the window itself, I think you would be surprised how much that would change the room alone.
If you wanted a simple change you could also add lamp shades to your chandelier, this would add some weight to it and give it a little more fullness.
Then, I would take the two pictures flanking the window and put them paired on the long empty wall.
Painting the room, though an undertaking would really give you the most bang for your buck!
What do you think your budget is to make some changes?
PROJenni Leasia Interior Design
4 years ago
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