the progression of a breakfast nook

our dining "area" has evolved over the five years that we've lived here.
i don't have pictures from the very beginning because i had a baby 4 days after we moved in and decor was not on the top of my list.
but it was similar to this:

a year ago a i changed our boob light fixture (which we have all over the rest of our house) out for a 7 dollar chandy. 
in february i painted the table.

 in march we painted the walls.

in april i made a massive chalk board for one wall.

  the other wall has sat blank since we painted.
it's been mocking me.
i think the best thing there would be a window, but that's a teensy bit out of our price range.

[i'm trying to decide whether or not to put the red curtains back up or do drapes on either side...thoughts?]

so in lieu of a window,  here's our new set up.

i turned the cabinet flush against the wall instead of at an angle.
why did it take me so long to do that?

this lamp makes me so happy.
i got the shade at the salvation army thrift store for TWO DOLLARS!
when i saw that clean lined drum shade for 2 bucks i could hardly believe it.
looks very similar to pb versions for $40 on up. 
the base is from walmart for $15.

 the ferris wheel print is the one aj took of avery and i at a local festival.
i played with in on picnik.com & printed it at sam's for 6 bucks.

the N is just one of those cheapy fiberboard ones from hoblob for 1.99, spray painted with what i could find in the garage.
i found that other little frame in my closet.
it was oak with gold trim. i sprayed it with some gray primer.
then i printed out a quote that is especially meaningful to me.
it's based this verse:
"Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. And even the very hairs on your head are all numbered. " Matthew 10:29-30

 i love this little corner now. :)

Pin It