A breakfast nook is traditionally a small room that extends off the kitchen so it only has three walls. Many times, those walls are covered with windows. Space is very important in a small room like this so you need to choose your furniture carefully. One way to do that is to use kitchen nooks. Choosing a table and benches that fit into the corner will give you room for a larger set. If the table sits in the middle of the room then you have to have enough room around the edges to pull out chairs or benches. Corner nooks designed for corner use are designed to sit right against the wall so you do not need that extra room around the outside.
Benches, especially those in a corner that can be seen easily need to be covered in some way that pleases the eye. There are many options when it comes to covering benches including breakfast nook bench pillows. Bench cushions are usually cut to fit on whatever size your benches are. They are usually one piece for each length of bench. If your pieces are odd sizes it may be necessary to get them custom made. If you do not want to get cushions for your benches then another option is bench pillows. These are essentially throw pillows for your benches. The comfort they provide is mainly for your back and to look pleasing to the eye.
Another popular choice for a furniture set in your kitchen is the diner style table and booths instead of a corner nook. Formica table tops with a center leg holding them up, surrounded by vinyl booths in outlandish colors is what most people think about when they think of a fifties diner. As silly as it sounds, this is a very popular look for the breakfast nook. One reason they are popular could be that they sit up to six without taking up a lot of space. You can make the room even more authentic with the addition of a table top juke box. You can get these on e-Bay or at going out of business sales for old diners.
Still another style is to have a small round table that sits very high. The addition of tall stools makes the room feel like a bar or cunter. You wouldn’t want to have this kind of furniture if you had children in your home. These types of tables are usually small and only meant for two to three people anyway. This is choice is an especially good one if your breakfast nook is smaller than most.
No matter what type of breakfast nook set you decide upon, make sure that it can accommodate everyone in your family and maybe a guest or two. A large family would not be comfortable with a small table for two in the café style. Another important point is to choose something that would be comfortable for you and your family. Think about how annoying it would be for a person of large size to have to slide out of a corner booth every time they sat down for a meal. But if you have several small children then the corner booth setup would be good because the adults could sit on the outside and have the children slide in and out.
