I love breakfast nooks (many vintage pics)

13 years ago

One day, I'm going to have a breakfast nook in my house. I'm a nut about all things from the 1920s, and I love, love, love breakfast nooks. They just seem like such a great idea!

Here are some photos I've collected.

This is from the 1933 Montgomery Wards Hardware catalog.

Another picture from the same catalog:

And here's a picture from the Wardway Homes catalog.

And this is from the 1911 Ladies' Home Journal:

And from the Sears Modern Homes catalog

Aren't they grand and wonderful? Don't you want to sit down at one of these for your morning meal? Don't you have a hankering to make a red-gingham cushion for the bench seats?

Or is it just me? :)

Here is a link that might be useful: more photos of more nooks

Comments (9)

fanner
13 years ago
Well I'm not the "crafty" sort, but I could sure see *buying* some red gingham cusions ;) They really are cute ~ I tried to talk my sister into doing this in her kitchen remodel.... but it just didn't work into the plans .
User
13 years ago
For 14.95, I'll take 3 please!

I love nooks.
Related Professionals
Corcoran Kitchen & Bathroom Designers · Ridgefield Kitchen & Bathroom Designers · Feasterville Trevose Kitchen & Bathroom Remodelers · Bellevue Kitchen & Bathroom Remodelers · Beverly Hills Kitchen & Bathroom Remodelers · Elk Grove Village Kitchen & Bathroom Remodelers · Glen Allen Kitchen & Bathroom Remodelers · Kettering Kitchen & Bathroom Remodelers · Port Charlotte Kitchen & Bathroom Remodelers · Schiller Park Kitchen & Bathroom Remodelers · Superior Kitchen & Bathroom Remodelers · Tulsa Kitchen & Bathroom Remodelers · Vancouver Kitchen & Bathroom Remodelers · Bayshore Gardens Architects & Building Designers · Pembroke Architects & Building Designers
Rudebekia
13 years ago
Rosemary, I restored a breakfast nook in a Twin Cities 1920s bungalow. I no longer own the house, but here is the photo! I had a carpenter design the benches and tables according to what we thought was there at one time.
User
13 years ago
Marita, That is awesome!
jakabedy
13 years ago
I had an adorable vintage nook set that we used in our 1920s houses. I had to let it go when we moved into this MCM place, but I still think of it wistfully at times.
rosemaryt
Original Author
11 years ago
Oh my goodness, I LOVE THESE photos!

I've always, always, always wanted a breakfast nook, and I love these "real life" photos!

Thanks so much for posting.
momcat2000
11 years ago
Thanks for the photos. I love nooks!
kellienoelle
11 years ago
This is very timely, I have a smallish eat in spot in the kitchen of a 1922 house that I have just purchased and have been biding the time until possession decorating it in my mind. A nook was one of the ideas that I was tossing around (if there is enough room) so I am loving these pictures!
schoolhouse_gw
11 years ago
An elderly couple I know has a breakfast nook that looks practically identical to photo #5. Even the placement of the window on the wall. It's charming, however I've found it difficult to get in and out of when asked for coffee,ect. They couple seemed to have no problems all. Maybe I need to lose more weight!