breakfast nook dreams

I think I’m giving my husband a headache with all my crazy (and expensive) ideas for our house renovation. Okay, I won’t call them crazy, but maybe a little bit…. ambitious?

You can’t stop a girl from dreaming about her dream house, huh? I’m sure a lot of you reading this have been dreaming of the perfect house since you were just little girls (or boys if you’re a guy). Well, at least I have.

My latest "ambition"? Having a breakfast nook.

We have a room next to the kitchen of our new house which I believe would be unused (stashing ugly stuff does not classify it as 'used'). And since the kitchen is rather dark, I’ve been contemplating on taking down the wall and making it into a little breakfast nook with lots of light.

I can just imagine myself in any of these breakfast rooms, having my morning breakfast of cornflakes and cold milk. And a cup of hot Milo (a chocolate drink here in this part of the planet). 


The photo below is simply beautiful. I love the neutral colour palette of whites, beige and white washed wood. Seaside decor at its best.

Casual and elegant. Image from here

From Apartment Therapy

I love the denim blue material used for the seats and the mix of patterns on the throw pillows. Lovely!

House Beautiful

The use of neutrals in this breakfast nook is gorgeous. 

Aesthetically Thinking

A striped black and white banquette and lovely mix of frames and pictures. They used two square tables here and mismatched chairs. Casual elegance again!

Southern Living

This breakfast nook is clean and uncluttered. Simply beautiful. 

Triangle Honeymoon

Get those wicker chairs at Ikea!! This corner is oh so pretty. 

A House and Home

Sunlight being filtered by those lovely roman blinds. How lovely. 

Elle Decor

I love this nook with all its use of textures. 

Can your house afford a breakfast nook? I'll let you know if my dream of having a breakfast nook comes to life. If not, I'll probably opt for a french door with milk glass panes so that the sunlight can enter in to the kitchen from that room. 

Have a great Tuesday!

I don't usually talk about food here...

Okay, I don't usually talk about food here on this blog, but just so you know, I love food. People who know me would know this.

I'm trying to eat healthily, but I'm not on any strict diet. I do my best to eat fruits 3 times a day (there are days when I eat less than that, but please, cut me some slack). I find that eating fruits 3 times a day actually does motivate you to eat an overall healthier diet.

Of course, I would not resist myself from having indulgences now and then - especially living in Malaysia where there is delicious food abound!

I found this delicious-looking and healthy dessert on Pinterest. It's such a simple recipe, I'll definitely try it out.

Pennies on a Platter

Click here for the recipe.

Have a great Monday!

open shelves

I've decided (well, for now before we really start renovation) that we'll be going for open shelves. It's cheaper than having upper cabinets (yes, we have a budget). And since our kitchen is rather small, upper cabinets may make it look smaller than it already is.

With open shelving, however, you need to be extra organised and only put your best dinnerware on show.

Here are some of my favourite open shelving looks. Check it out.

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The kitchen above features black iron shelving showing off pretty silver trays and pots and books. Lovely!

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I really like this kitchen. With the white shelves, they feature plates and bowls of the same blue and white stripes. Pretty!

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This modern kitchen features white shelves without brackets and it also has light fixtures below them to highlight the shelves below. I love how they used white and grey cups and plates to fit in with the whole white-grey theme of this kitchen.

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This kitchen utilised its corners with open shelving. I love white shelves. Ain't it pretty?

More white shelves

A Country Farmhouse

Beautiful dinnerware mixed and matched with glass and trays and flowers in a vase. Lovely!

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I love the airiness and open concept of this kitchen. The use of mixed materials - wood table, fabric skirted sink, concrete countertops, and stainless steel oven stove makes this kitchen unique and beautiful. I saw this house in the book Decorate, and I fell in love with it.

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Another beautiful grey and white kitchen with open shelves.

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White and light-coloured wooden shelves!

So what's your take on open shelving? Are you ready for it?

Image taken from here

Have a great day!