Tastes of Culture

For some reason when people gather in your home, they will probably gravitate towards your kitchen or breakfast nook. For whatever reason, this is where you will spend a lot of your time. Therefore, you want this room to reflect your personal style and compliment the interior design of the rest of your home. Even though the room is small, you have several opportunities for decorating.

The first thing anybody does in the breakfast nook is select the table and chairs. Whether you realize it or not, this is your first decorating decision. The material that your breakfast nook set is made of will make a huge statement. Wooden furniture tends to further a traditional or country agenda and metal or glass furniture will make a modern statement. Make sure that you pick furniture that goes with your appliances and cabinets.

Once you choose the overall style of your kitchen furniture, then you can add touches to it to enhance the aesthetics. Many wooden chairs can be have painted seats or backs that match the color scheme of your cabinets, appliances, and counters. You can order your table with a tile border that matches your kitchen backsplash or you can pain the table with stencils that math those on your cabinets. The stencils can be protected by finishing the table with a laminate.

If your furniture itself does not have color, you can add the color with cushions on the chairs or placemats on the table. Cushions come in a wide variety of colors and textures. Texture is just as important in design as color. Placemats in solid colors or repetitive designs can add personality to your kitchen every day. They are especially fun when used as part of your holiday decorating.

If you are thinking about selling your home then you might think about decorating your breakfast nook with china. Many people will set up china in their formal dining room to add a touch of color. China often compliments the colors in your counter tops or other kitchen decorations and putting place setting on the table is a nice way to dress up the room.

Another way to add lines and color to your breakfast nook is with curtains. Breakfast nooks are usually equipped with lots of windows so the necessity of curtains gives you the opportunity to add character to the room. Designers will note that kitchens are usually very angular rooms with straight lines. A curved cornice or valence will help to soften the look of the room.

The windows will also help to provide with a natural decorating element, sunlight. Nevertheless, when the sun goes down, you need to think of alternative lighting options. Whether you choose an ornate chandelier or simple spot lights, the lighting fixtures are another opportunity to tie your breakfast nook into the interior design of the rest of the house.

When people think of decorating, they often think of hanging art and fixtures on the walls. While decorating and interior design are much more than that, the lack of wall space could pose a decorating problem in the breakfast nook. However, arts and crafts stores have many projects available to help. You can buy decals and paints especially designed for glass art. In addition, if you learn how to make stained glass then you can hang ornaments on the window with suction cups and the light coming through the window will highlight it nicely.

Breakfast nooks may seem like they do not offer many decorating options, but in fact, they do. By using the elements that you need in the room for functional purpose as decorating tools, you can make quite a statement with your breakfast nook.