How the Breakfast Room has Evolved

I love to look at pictures of before and afters. 

I also love to see how a room has changed or evolved as time passes. 

Once my latest project was all done ("new" kitchen table and chairs) and shining in their place, I looked for pictures of how this room used to look. 

This is not a room; that's a formal way to name this small space or passageway between the kitchen and the family room.

The picture below shows the white canvas we encountered as we moved into our new home. 

The empty space beside the kitchen island would soon hold the table.

The first decorating move I got into was to paint those walls!

Ha, the 90's called for vibrant colors, and yeah,

I tackled them. :)  

Lots of green, terracotta, and red accents to celebrate Valentine's.

I gave my husband the task of finding a breakfast set, and he sure did. He found this brand new set, oval table, and four chairs; around $220 sounded perfect.

Time flew!

The chunky seat cushion my toddler used to be comfortable with at dinner time was not needed anymore.

The tabletop cracked, and the chairs fell apart after fixing them many times with glue.

Ten years of good use were evident on the breakfast set and the whole space. :(

That's when I decided to change the kitchen, and Oh boy,

it was scary.

That's when I found out blogs existed.

 ;) 

And I got good ideas from them.

It was not easy; it almost took me a year to complete the whole makeover, but it was done.

The breakfast area got new chairs, a new light fixture, and the only table I could find at a decent price ($50) on Craiglist.

After living with this set for a year, I thought the chairs' backs were too high. They blocked the view from the kitchen to the family room and vice-versa. I began thinking about trimming their backs.

You're right. That was not a good idea.

Instead of trimming their backs, I searched high and low for another set of economical chairs.

Four old, small, and reasonably good-conditioned chairs came home to be transformed with spray paint. 

Another Craiglist finds for only $5 apiece.

I loved the chairs, the color, the size...

But then, the table was the one that did not fit quite right.

I covered it with pretty tablecloths.

But behind closed doors, I began looking for a new table.

And you know, that takes time.

The ad I was waiting for appeared one year and a half after beginning my search.

Four free chairs and a table.

Yes, you know... Craiglist again.

After giving the table and chairs a needed makeover.

This is how the new breakfast room looks.

It is about time to give the kitchen island a brighter color. Blue? Green? Red? What color comes to your mind?

You can check the new color I gave the kitchen Island right HERE.