Furnishing the Breakfast Nook

I thought I would share a picture of our breakfast nook. I've set it up to be a cozy little spot for tea. With only two of us here most of the time, it seems redundant to get another table for this area. It couldn't just sit vacant, though, that looked horrible!

I spiffed up a wicker settee that we've had for 15 years, and was actually outside at our last house with paint chipping and bottom sagging. I reinforced the bottom with rope and tightened up where it was sagging. I found a wicker chair at a yard sale for $10 and painted both pieces with tan spray paint so they would match. I repurposed valances that I made 12 years ago, and have had a different look in each of our last 3 homes. The rug was in our bedroom before, as were the pillow shams and quilt, so I like the way they mix and match with each other. However, the quilt has not survived Kissy Belle's scratching on it, so it needed replacing on our bed. I folded all the worn areas to the inside, and it works perfect as a cushion, because of its padding. There is an iron piece on top of the family photos that matches the one in the last post (these two walls are visible on opposite sides of the living room). Then I made curtain panels from $6 worth of fabric on clearance from Walmart. I also spray painted the little magazine rack black (it had a dated ivory/gold finish on it) to tie it in with the other black accents.

It definitely looks better than it did bare, and only $35 total spent on chair, spray paint, curtains, and iron piece.