Nooks and Crannies

One of our new home's selling points was the breakfast nook.  It is so cute and cozy with sunlight that streams in through the windows.  Originally, I thought it was a little unnecessary considering that we already had a dining room table and that most of the time we just ate at the coffee table in front of the TV.  Now that we are in the house, we actually use our breakfast nook for breakfast and our dining room for dinner (we still eat lunch at the coffee table). 

It was a bit tricky to get it all in one shot.  There is a shelf above the window that used to hold vintage coffee pots in the previous owner's home.  We're not sure what we will put up there yet.

The breakfast nook is located in the room beyond the dining room just before you enter the kitchen.  Hubby and the dogs will hang out in the breakfast nook and talk to me while I cook.  Hubby's mom and pops were in town this weekend, and I made a pancake and bacon feast that we ate in the breakfast nook.  Although we don't have a counter with bar stools (a feature I really like), the breakfast nook allows for people to be part of the cooking process without being directly in the kitchen. 

We've hung my cutest aprons up on the wall.

Just across from the breakfast nook is a small butler's pantry where we've put our wine glasses and server-ware.  Here again there are older influences that came from the original house.  The etched mirrored cabinet panels are beautiful and give a nod to the mirror design in the master bedroom.  My little sister gave us the Pacifico sign that appears above the cabinets.  Even without having seen the house, she gave us such a thoughtful gift that blends flawlessly with the house's style.

Maui decided she wanted to be in the picture.


 

Just because we love them, a picture of the puppies sitting outside our bedroom.

And a video of Lanai (affectionately called Little Leni) dancing