Breakfast Nook Ideas to Start Your Day

Discover the charm of a breakfast nook and why they’re so desirable. Join us for a chat about blue and white decor, thrifted dishes, and more.

Rise and Shine!

It’s Saturday morning, and the coffee is ready.

Can we gab about breakfast nooks and a few of our other favorite things like;

Blue and white,

Thrifted dishes,

Family keepsakes,

Buckets of tulips,

And the best sweater rug underneath it all to keep your toes warm in the morning?

What is a Breakfast Nook?

A breakfast nook is a small, informal dining area typically located in or near the kitchen. It is designed to provide a cozy and intimate space for enjoying breakfast or casual meals. Breakfast nooks are often tucked into a corner or alcove, and they typically feature a small table and seating options such as benches, built-in banquettes, or chairs. The design of a breakfast nook is often more relaxed and informal compared to a formal dining room, creating a comfortable and inviting space for family meals or casual gatherings. It can be a charming and practical addition to a home, offering a convenient spot for enjoying meals, reading the newspaper, or simply relaxing with a cup of coffee.

A smaller casual table tucked away can make you feel like you’re sipping coffee in a cafe, only you are in your own home, possibly still in your pajamas.

Do you have a breakfast nook in your home? Do you use it often?

I have been enjoying our new breakfast nook so much as I slowly pull it all together.

This is where I sip my morning coffee, post to Instagram, blog, and chat with you all before starting my day.

Breakfast Nook Ideas

Here are just a few breakfast nook ideas to help get you started:

Add your own persalized touches and design ideas to make the breakfast nook your own. For more ideas check out these 51 Breakfast Nooks That’ll Make Every Morning Look Brighter.

Breakfast Nook Table

Breakfast Nook Kitchen Corner

When we repainted our open floor plan this past fall, it gave me an entirely new perspective on our living space. It caused me to move our dining room into what used to be a sitting room (which we seldom ever used), leaving a nice open space off of the kitchen for a brand-new breakfast nook.

My husband was also having his home office above our garage painted at the same time, so when this happened, I scoured his office space for long-lost furniture and came upon this large round Irish pine antique table that was our dining room table from back when we lived in Connecticut.

Score!

A perfect table for our new breakfast nook, just off the kitchen.

But in case you missed it, I ran into a bit of a snag, to say the least.

Read all about it in the post, Antique Family Heirloom to Buffet Table & Sideboard.

Hint, thinking I wanted a coffee table, my husband chopped the legs off…

Eye roll, please!

Well, we resolved the problem, and I was quickly back to designing our little breakfast nook.

You may also enjoy seeing this Antique Family Heirloom to Buffet Table & Sideboard, which will separate the dining room and breakfast nook.

Choosing a Breakfast Nook Rug

I wanted a rug for our breakfast nook that was going to be cozy, bright, and warm.

I chose this Off White Veronica Wool Braided 10′ x 10′ Area Rug to layer the wood flooring in this space off the kitchen. I’ve actually had this rug for a few years now in our sunroom and I LOVE it!

I highly recommend this area rug for low-traffic areas. It’s like having a soft blanket under your toes in the morning. It can be challenging to find good square rugs too, and this one is a gem!

If you already have carpeting, this white-braided wool rug would make a fantastic overlay rug. The rug will not only add a nice layer but will help to define your new breakfast nook space too.

*Time for a pedicure too now that winter is over, eeek!

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Breakfast Nook Linens

Table linens are always a personal choice.

Whether you enjoy vintage, country, modern, boho, farmhouse, or cottage styles, there are so many linens to choose from based on your own color schemes and tastes.

I chose to layer our breakfast nook table with two distinct tablecloths. This will give the table and breakfast nook a bit of a formal, yet inviting flare to it all.

I started off with this White Hotel Round Tablecloth and then added this French Vintage Blue Rose Floral Cotton Linen Tablecloth on top of the pure white one.

Breakfast Nook Bench Chairs

Surrounding the breakfast nook table are 4 blue and white striped Birch Harbor Accent Armchairs.

See how this breakfast nook corner looks now in the post, Store, Stack & Display Vintage Dishes in an Antique Cobblers Rack.

Chairs that are more firm and stylish than they are comfy, in full disclosure.

But I love how they accent the table with the various color patterns,

And I can switch them out with my dining room table’s wicker chairs too.

Now that’s a win-win in my book!

Actually, being more on the firm side, these Birch Harbor Accent Armchairs work really well as table chairs more so than accent chairs, in my opinion.

Does that make sense?

Breakfast Nook Morning Brunch Table Setting

Now comes the fun part, decorating the breakfast nook table for morning brunch.

My idea of a morning table is a scattered one. I want it to be casual and inviting, a place to sit and chill.

“Do your morning kind of thing”…

Yet, on a normal breakfast nook morning, these plates would be stacked for the taking.

A mason jar would be filled with my mother’s sterling silver flatware.

The cobalt blue thrifted coffee mugs will be available, and the coffee will be on.

The food will be “a help yourself” affair.

But for your special visit with us today, I set the table a little more formal. But with all the same significance…

The dishes I found last Fourth of July weekend, you may read more about them in the post, Just 4 Blue Dishes on the 4th of July.

The napkins are thrifted antique linen and you may see how to get them sparkling clean in the post, How to Safely Bring Age Stained Textiles Back to Life.

The soft blue vintage cream soup bowls have become an all-time favorite of mine, which you may read more about in the post, Romantic Antique Table Setting with Thoughtful Design.

The centerpiece is my new favorite decoration, an antique tin I found while out Thrifting with the Gals recently and I just adore it all filled up with colorful tulips. You may also enjoy the posts, How a Penny Can Keep Tulips From Drooping and 17+ Simple Tulip Arrangements You Can Create Today.

Here you can see the same tin filled with tulips in this Vintage Eclectic Decor Meets Craft Room Design post.

I hope you’ll stick around here a bit longer, as I thrift and antique to add more furniture accents to one of my new favorite spots in the home, our new breakfast nook.

See this Cozy Corner All Cleaned up on a Rainy Cozy Sunday

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