Breakfast nooks are smart on space and big on style! Whether you have a Hamptons style home, mid-century or minimalist, we’ve round up the most beautiful breakfast nooks to inspire you.
Perhaps you already have a breakfast nook that could do with a refresh? Or maybe you’re looking at incorporating a new breakfast nook into an unused space in your home?
We hope you find some ideas to steal from this gallery of beautiful spaces!
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Refined luxury
Luxury doesn’t have to be OTT… actually, in our opinion, it’s refined design details that achieve the most luxurious spaces. This breakfast nook with thoughtful trim details, divine upholstery and custom dining table create the perfect dining nook.
Modern meets family
This little breakfast nook is bright and welcoming, and perfect for a family! Done on a budget, the built-in bench is even DIY’d. Simple but elegant, this breakfast nook packs a stunning punch!
Contemporary Australian
Our favourite style by far, it’s hard not to love the restrained, design-forward and warm vibes of contemporary Australian design. Contemporary design is defined by what’s in here and now. And right now in Australia, it’s all about custom joinery, warm tones, layered material palettes and elevated lighting fixtures.
Pattern on pattern
Go bold or go home, right?!
This elegant and timeless breakfast nook plays on pattern with the floor tile and two types of fabric upholstering the bench seat. The restrained and consistent colour palette makes it work. And the beautiful use of timber adds warmth to the space while that light ups the luxe factor.
Mid-century meets modern boho
The resurgence of mid-century design continues to gain moment and looking at the pic below, it’s easy to see why!
Classic furniture pieces, graphic design textiles, and clean and simple styling are all characteristic of this style.
Palm Springs vibes
Mid-century modern meets breezy and bright, this stunning breakfast nook designed by Interior Designer Lee Talbot of @mavenhome_ is the epitome of #breakfastnookgoals! Designed for her family of 6, that long custom bench is stylish and functional.
The Block-inspired
If you’ve been following the Block this year, you may recognise this breakfast nook from Mitch and Mark. While we may not have loved everything about this kitchen, this nook has a real beachy contemporary feel with it’s neutral colour palette and rattan furniture.
Find plenty more photos of The Block kitchen reveals here.
Coastal
Embrace coastal vibes in your breakfast nook with a tranquil blue colour palette, warm timbers (particularly in blonde or distressed finishes), and ocean inspired artwork.
Coastal luxe
Or perhaps you prefer a more elevated coastal look? Coastal luxe is a fusion design style that takes the key characteristics of coastal design — light and bright palette, timbers and natural materials — and reinterprets them in a modern and sophisticated way. Generally, there’s less use of ocean tones and colour with greater use of white to effortlessly achieve a luxe yet inviting and family-friendly atmosphere.
Masculine minimalism
Showcasing how less is often more, we love this restrained breakfast nook with floating timber bench seat and pops of black.
Those lights add an architectural feel and offer better task lighting than traditional downlights should you need to use the space to do desk work.
Indoor outdoor
Let’s just stop for a moment to appreciate this jaw-dropping space!
That glass ceiling is a stroke of genius and creates the sense of bringing the outdoors in.
Farmhouse influences
Do it once and do it right! This breakfast nook ignores the trends and sticks to classic and elegant elements that will stand the test of time.
Vintage glam
Antique Persian rugs with retro inspired lighting has never looked so right!
The natural stone fireplace hearth and pop of metallic in the wall light add the right amount of glam.
Mediterranean vibes
There’s no denying the strong influence of Mediterranean design in Australia right now. Earthy and rebalancing, timeless and understated, there’s a lot to love about the design style. The Reno Queens at Three Birds Renovation show how you can pull off the look without going OTT!
Modern
Proving you can incorporate a breakfast nook into open design.
This nook also takes advantage of the wall cavities to create in-built niches rather than opting for floating shelves that are more commonly seen.
Hamptons
Coastal with added luxe, this Hamptons style breakfast nook is sure to wow many of you — be sure to ‘Pin’ it to your Pinterest account if it does!
That marble top table has certainly made our wish list 😉
Gallery wall
Make your breakfast nook feel extra cosy by creating a gallery wall. You could opt for something artistic and elegant, such as the gallery wall below, or amp up the homely vibes by framing family photos, images from your travels or children’s artwork.
Farmhouse elegant
With a combination of raw materials, wide open windows and modern styling, this casual sunny breakfast nook adds to the modern farmhouse-style residence.
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Has this list of beautiful breakfast nooks inspired you to do you own? What style is yours? Do you have a breakfast nook you’d like to share? Let us know in the comment section below!
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This article was first published in October 2018 and continues to be updated with latest breakfast nook inspiration.
