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Breakfast Room Refresh

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A couple weeks ago we purchased some new mirrors for above the buffet in our breakfast room since we were trying to bring some more light into that space. If you remember we had a bunch of dark furniture between the breakfast room buffet, kitchen table & chairs, and the island. 

Well after we snapped some photos over the weekend of the new space, Ben out of the blue suggested we try something new… put the dining room table (you know… the one we’re not a huge fan of) in the breakfast room and the old kitchen table set in the dining room.

And much to our surprise… we actually kind of love it.

The color of the settee perfectly matches our family room couches and the light wood kitchen table really breaks up the space. 

And just take a look at the pedestal table legs… gorgeous, right?!

The chairs are from World Market. We originally purchased them to match the table when we had it in the dining room. They’re kind of expensive (although we did snag them on sale last year). Now of course we really want lighter counter height stools (either these or these) but we’re definitely going to have to save some dough for that purchase.

And here’s the new mirrors we snagged from At Home ($50 each) for above the breakfast room buffet. We do love the buffet since it holds a lot of our fancy dishes and stemware.  

On top we decorated it with some glass globe hurricanes and pretty flowers, more snags from At Home. 

And here’s a view of the breakfast room peeking into the family room.
The new table goes nicely with our new shiplap around the fireplace.

Also here’s a little tour of the new space so you can get a better feel for our main floor and the flow of our main living space. We’ll keep it like this for a little bit and see how it works with our family and lifestyle, but I love that when Ellie first saw this layout her first words were “I call the couch at dinner tonight!”.  Too cute 🙂

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  2. Robin Maccione says

    Your house is beautiful and I love the new table in the kitchen area, however, I like the other chairs with the blue print on the back a little better than the ones that are currently with the table. But you do excellent work! And good idea Ben had!

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    • howtonestforless says

      Thank you!! I do love those blue print chairs! They’re in our dining room right now with our old table. We’ll see how long this set up actually lasts too, but I’m loving the lighter table for now!

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  3. Jennifer Luckerman says

    Looks wonderful! I am shopping for new light fixtures and I love yours above island. Where did you find? Any other suggestions for shopping light fixtures?

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  5. Jenny says

    So pretty! It would never work at my house. Someone always seems to be spilling something. Or someone will leave out a cup of milk and the cat will get her head stuck in it, making a mess. LOL!

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    • howtonestforless says

      Haha! Luckily we still have the island where we can eat our messy meals, LOL! And our cat’s new favorite hiding space is under the breakfast room couch 😉 I’m just happy she’s not ON the couch as of yet!

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    • howtonestforless says

      Thanks!! I’m do love to move things around… in fact over the weekend we flipped a bunch of our bedroom furniture. I think it tricks my head into thinking I’m buying something new so I don’t spend as much on home decor 🙂

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  7. Louise says

    OMG I just love your house it’s so gorgeous & perfect ……….. for me! Lol when can I move in ?

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