My loves, I have saved the best for last! M's final BEFORE AND AFTER pictures: The Breakfast/Keeping room!
It's perfect!
Who doesn't want to wake up in the cool of the morning and mosey out to their kitchen in warm slippers? The coffee pot is making its usual morning grumbling noises as you reach for your favorite mug. You peek over the bar top and see your beautiful breakfast table and keeping room smiling at you. A keeping room and a breakfast room combined, with massive vaulted ceilings and walls of windows. Warm sun splashes all over the worn hardwoods. Double love seats in the adjacent corners beg you to snuggle down and wait for your babies to creep out of their beds and join you under a thick quilt, wiping the dream dust from their blue eyes. Or maybe your sleepy husband joins you with his cup of coffee. The two of you sit and reflect and enjoy the Saturday morning quietness together.
I've just described M's Breakfast/Keeping Room. And you can believe that M's family is doing everything I just described on their Saturday mornings. They're the sweetest family!
I have digressed. Rewind back to BEFORE the re-design.
This Breakfast/Keeping room is a multi-purpose space for M's family. For starters, this is the family's usual meal space. M wanted the Keeping area to have a cozy feel. M explained that a lot of their football parties start in this room with snacks at the table. The room is attached to the kitchen and needed a flow into the formal living room as well.
There were some dilemmas in this space.
The room is very long and thin. The eating area and keeping area need to feel separate, yet married at the same time. The breakfast table was too small for football parties yet awkwardly wide so that there was no traffic flow around the table and into the adjoining living room. There is no attractive storage for her two toddler's toys. The existing red stripped sofa is quite tired and only seats two or three people. The architecture of the room is bright and airy, but the furniture is too dark and large and does not reflect that style.
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Here are the AFTER PHOTOS OF THE ROOM:
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We were able to accomplish:
2 new love-seats boast more seating without feeling bulky or heavy
A custom 6 foot farmhouse table is long yet thin, aiding in traffic flow around the table
A custom farmhouse bench tucks easily under the table, yet almost doubles the seating at the table
An antique wooden box mounted on the wall keeps toys off the floor
A chalkboard allows for quirky quotes, inspirational scripture, or dinner party menus
An ottoman is more kid-safe yet feels so grown-up and relaxed. It also doubles as seating
A thin custom red bookcase allows for grown-up decor, yet all is safely locked behind the double glass doors
A vintage grocer's scale reflects M's love of rustic antiques and is virtually an indestructible center piece
A family photo gallery wall anchors the keeping room
Well my loves, that's a wrap! Thank you so So SO much to M for allowing all our hard work in her home to go up on the blog and to be shared with our readers! Your home and family is such an inspiration to all of us!
Love Y'all!
Ashley
Coming up next! Fall home tour! Inspirational decor ideas! Fall recipes and more BEFORE AND AFTER tours! Can't wait to share it all with y'all!