Spring Green
17 March 2010 | by jen in Style
You may recall that I’ve mentioned painting my breakfast nook a pale, spring green. Once I got that completed, snafu and all, it promptly became too dark and gloomy to take any good photos of the results. But now that spring has seemed to arrive, I can finally show you. I really love the soft color and the nook has turned into my special little room where I can escape the computer and getting a little sewing done.
My friend Susan remembered that I had admired these spooky dead/dying flower prints at the art gallery in Disneyland and got them for me for my birthday. I guess they are part of the Haunted Mansion decor although I have yet to locate them inside the ride on my visits there. Anyway I’ve had them for ages and finally had them framed.
Here’s where my antique dress form lives. The glass globe hanging from the hook was made by my friend Debbie, a super talented artist.
The built-in. Don’t you just love it? I get so excited when I see built-in cabinets in old homes like this.
I’ve cleared the counter top of the cookbooks and MS Living magazines and added some more interesting elements like creepy nature postcards in jars (which are, coincidentally, inspired by the magazines that are now tucked away in the kitchen). In a month or so I’ll probably put African violets in these.
This is a peak inside the cupboard. The succulents in brown Terra Cotta pots are new. Perhaps it’s because I’ve lived in L.A. on and off for so long, I’ve come to appreciate desert-y landscaping that I see around the city - something I thought would never happen! I used to consider myself strictly an English garden kind of girl - and succulents are so low maintenance.
I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing my freshened up little space. It’s time for tea!
What are your thoughts, dears? | ♥ 
17 March 2010 | heather says:
Oh! what a lovely and fresh space! I love the color and that built-in….so jealous. It is so inviting! love the art and postcards too…
17 March 2010 | Meg says:
Looks great! Our house was built in the late 30s, but the kitchen had a *gulp* “makeover” in the late 1960s. They coated everything with this thick, vile off-white paint for the sale, and we’re eventually hoping to bring the place back to life. Your kitchen looks so fresh and tidy — it is very inspiring!
17 March 2010 | Kara says:
Seeing your cute nook is making me really wish we were neighbors. Also having a: “Hey, I know that room!” moment, which is making me extra sad that we live 400 miles apart.
19 March 2010 | Debbie in Nashville says:
What an amazing space. It looks so inviting!
21 March 2010 | Amy says:
It looks great! And you have done a wonderful job with the built in!
02 April 2010 | Deena says:
I love the breakfast nook and the new color! Do you sew for breakfast too? just kidding
I like the simple table, the dark chairs and the photos in jars! I don’t know why I didn’t think of this before. What could make a better photo frame than a jar? But of course.