The Transformation Of My Breakfast Room

There is one room in our house that I really like. It’s also the one room in the house that I consider “done”. And interestingly, it also seems to stay the cleanest. Hmmm. I wonder if the husband will buy into massive amounts of projects and money spending to get a consistently clean house? Something tells me that could be at once, the best and worst idea I’ve ever had. On the one hand, house how you want it. On the other hand, husband with ammunition provided by moi. I think this idea requires some more tinkering…

Back to the Breakfast Room. Here it is in its nearly original incarnation. It’s set for Thanksgiving dinner of 2008. No rug, window treatments that came with the house, and needing a little more furniture.

One month later, decorated for Christmas 2008. The rug we used in the family room at our old house, same yucky window treatments, and this time you can see the dresser we use as a buffet and the shelving I bought for above.

Here it is in February of 2009 with a new rug and a buffet with open shelves. (Valentines flowers from the husband!)

The blue buffet set up for a party. The savory food went on the dining table and the desserts went on the dresser buffet behind me, but I forgot to get a picture. 🙂

A picture of the yucky window treatments shortly before the swag bit the dust. I had fun destroying that thing! Mr. Darcy looks like he didn’t like it either.

The window with new blinds. A couple of years ago, I would have considered it done. I’m glad I’ve evolved and you will be too when you see the last picture.

Done!!!

If you feel as if you have seen a couple of these pictures before, you may have. Before and after pictures of the window were included in a post about window treatments by Sherry over at YHL sometime last summer.

There are a couple of blogs that host parties on Mondays. So, I’m linking up to: Metamorphosis Monday over at Between Naps On The Porch. And Mosaic Monday at Little Red House. Please check out the links at these blogs to see some great transformations!

***Special Note: You can enlarge any of the pictures by clicking on them.***