Off the Hook Breakfast Nook

If you’ve ever filled a room with furniture and then looked around and thought … “That just ain’t right,” I’m here to help! The problem, my darling, may be scale.

I’ve seen it a million times. Over-sized furniture crammed into an under-sized room, or tiny apartment-sized furniture trying its darnedest to fill up a spacious room. Neither one will ever scratch that itch of looking quite ‘right.’

This breakfast nook is a classic example. It was full of furniture, but just seemed off. Nothing really takes advantage of the fabulous high ceiling, which leaves the room feeling very flat. The baker’s rack is struggling to fill up the wall on the left, and the wall on the right seems thrown off-balance by the oversized lamps. Plus, everything in here is made from metal and/or glass, which also makes it feel a bit cold. Flat and cold. That’s how I like my pillow at night. Not my breakfast nooks.

 

But then Suzy from Worthing Court moved in, and brought with her plenty of warmth (and well-scaled furniture)! She framed the wall of windows with curtains and hung them nearly a foot above the casing, which elongates the whole room. Open shelving on the left also extends up, up, up the wall and is filled with a nice mix of accessories, large and small, which adds even more depth and interest. Such a great job! I am giving Suzy a mental high-five right now!