Here's what I started with 2 years ago- I think this might have been taken on move in day. A $40 hand me down table and chairs:
And after the great purge of Spring 2011, I sold that table and chairs and moved our desk into the nook:
But for months, we had no chairs. Except for the chair in the back corner- which will make an appearance later.
For our anniversary, Mr. Spice bought me an eco-friendly eucalyptus bench at Cost Plus (romantic, no??). Yet, I couldn't bring myself to spend $40 on one of their cheap feeling seat cushions, so I bought some foam ($20 with a Joann's discount code- foam is expensive, yo) and some fabric at Ikea (which I also used for our couch pillows).
Here she is:
The small pillow is a previous project, I have no idea where I got the fabric or why for that matter. And just so you know, the curtain is also Ikea and from our previous house.
Next, I took some birthday money and splurged ($269) on two recycled metal chairs from Viva Terra (looks like they aren't really on sale any more).
Love these practical metal beauties.
You've already seen this sidewalk beauty revamp:
I will say that I did not primer this chair, so I/Mr. Spice used an entire can of spray paint on this one chair and it still needs a bit more in some areas.
And before I show off the entire space, here's a look at my 'wedding montage' that I finished a few years ago. If you don't remember (I don't know why you would), I bought and used this frame for our wedding to display the name cards:
And before I show off the entire space, here's a look at my 'wedding montage' that I finished a few years ago. If you don't remember (I don't know why you would), I bought and used this frame for our wedding to display the name cards:
I love that this one frame holds so many memories.
Ok, without further ado, the whole 6-foot by 4-foot dining nook:
Seating for 6. And yes, we have sat 6 in this small area. I hope to whip up a table runner soon, but really all I am whipping up these days is a baby, so we'll see when that happens.
Overall, we spent just over $400 on all the seating, which isn't so bad, and all of the chairs can (and will be used) in the future when we have a real dining area. Hopefully, we can one day upgrade the table from a desk when we actually have a dining room.
Oh, and since the desk is on wheels, we can easily slide it all in the corner when we aren't using the area:
Until then, do you have a dining nook? Dining room? Eat in Kitchen?
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