My Coastal Kitchen Nook Design Plan and Progress
A blue and white coastal kitchen nook update and what I’m planning to add in the future.
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One of the things I love about an eat-in kitchen is having a comfortable place for breakfast, coffee, and small projects without needing to use the formal dining room.
This little kitchen eating area is still in its early stages. It’s a simple setup right now, with a table, chairs, and a vase of flowers that I can change out seasonally. It gets beautiful morning light, and it’s where I like to sit for breakfast and sometimes work from home during the day.
I’ve been thinking through how I want to build on this space over time so it feels more finished and connected to the rest of the house. For now, I’m living with it as it is while slowly shaping the direction it will take and looking for the perfect pieces to add.
Keep scrolling to see where the kitchen eating area started, current progress, and the future design plan.
Coastal Kitchen Nook: When we moved in
This is what the kitchen nook looked like when we moved in.
Coastal Kitchen Nook: Where it is now
This is the current stage of the kitchen nook, with a table, chairs, and a vase of flowers. Furnishing and decorating this room is a work-in-progress. I don’t like to rush designing a room, and prefer to live in the space for a while first so I can understand how it’s actually used, what it needs, and how I want it to feel.
I’ve linked the pieces from this room below.
Kitchen Table
Exact table I used (budget-friendly)
Same look, higher-quality alternative
Same look, higher-quality alternative – larger size
Similar table with a different base
Dining Chairs
Exact shown (dark blue)
The hydrangea blue chairs I considered getting
The light blue chairs I considered getting
Artificial Hydrangeas (I mixed two colors)
Green
Cream
Vase
Similar style
More coastal dining furniture I love
Coastal Kitchen Nook: Design plan
Here’s the direction I’m planning for this kitchen nook as I think through how I want the space to feel and function.
Over the next year or so, I’m planning to add crown moulding, trim around the window, and either a bamboo shade or plantation shutters. I’d also like to bring in a rug under the table and chairs, some artwork for the walls, and a storage piece like a console or cabinet for extra display space:
Window Treatment Ideas
Woven wood shade
Wood plantation shutters
Storage Cabinet Ideas
Cabinet with sliding doors
Cabinet with swinging doors
Rug Ideas
Round natural fiber rug with navy border
Round natural fiber rug with cutouts
For now, I’m enjoying this blue and white coastal kitchen dining space as it is and letting it evolve slowly over time. It doesn’t need to be fully finished to be a useful part of the home, and I’m looking forward to building on it piece by piece as I figure out what works best here. I like that it can grow gradually as our needs and ideas change.
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