The breakfast room is one of my favorite rooms in the new house! It has loads of natural light and it looks straight out into the green tree tops in the backyard. This room is going to be so easy to decorate, I can’t wait for it to be done. In the meantime, I thought I’d share what I’m working on in there.
I’ve made a couple of decisions so far. The breakfast room is straight ahead when you walk in the front door, it’s one of the first things you see, and I want to make an impact. Six little black chairs weren’t doing it for me. So first thing I did was replace the end chairs with monogrammed, skirted slipcovered parsons chairs.
If I ever needed a garment steamer, it’s now! Look at those poor slipcovers. I tried to use the steam mop on them, oh yes I did! Didn’t really work. I might have to break down and iron them.
Now that I’ve taken care of the chair decision, I’ve moved on to replacing the draperies. I like what’s there, I do. They actually would have gone beautifully with the decor I had in the last house! But they don’t go with all my new ideas. I’m leaving them there for now so the window isn’t totally bare while I wait for the fabric I ordered for the new panels. I decided to stay with stripes, but I’m going khaki.
So that’s 2 decisions made. Next up, paint color. If you’ve been following along for a while, you know that I’ve not always been a fan of the accent wall, but I’m thinking about using one in this case, on the wall where the draperies hang. I need to get some color samples and see how it works out.
Later I’ll post a little more about how I plan to reuse the buffet from the old house and the plate collection I’m starting!
Down The Primrose Path 