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This intimate dining nook from Southern Living’s Texas Idea House received 4 out of 5 stars on MyHomeIdeas.com and is one of the site’s top-rated rooms. Adjacent to the home’s kitchen, this simple but bold niche brightens up a neutral background with charming pops of color and pattern, from the striped area rug to a custom cushion and coordinating pillows. Love this casually elegant look? We’ll help you replicate it in your own home.

Laurey W. Glenn; Robbie Caponetto

Simple Breakfast Spot

This intimate dining nook from Southern Living’s Texas Idea House received 4 out of 5 stars on MyHomeIdeas.com and is one of the site’s top-rated rooms. Adjacent to the home’s kitchen, this simple but bold niche brightens up a neutral background with charming pops of color and pattern, from the striped area rug to a custom cushion and coordinating pillows. Love this casually elegant look? We’ll help you replicate it in your own home.

Let a pair of budget-friendly Parsons chairs anchor your nook. We recommend the solid twill upholstery on the chairs, though you can choose from hearty outdoor fabrics for a kid-friendly option.

Image Courtesy Ballard Designs

Take a Slipcovered Seat

Let a pair of budget-friendly Parsons chairs anchor your nook. We recommend the solid twill upholstery on the chairs, though you can choose from hearty outdoor fabrics for a kid-friendly option.

Upholstered Parsons Chair, from $199
Available at Ballard Designs

Infuse your light-filled breakfast niche with a healthy glow from these perfectly pleated ceramic pendant lights.

Image Courtesy Pottery Barn

Pleated Glow

Infuse your light-filled breakfast niche with a healthy glow from these perfectly pleated ceramic pendant lights.

Bensen Pendant, $149
Available at Pottery Barn

It may not be green, but we love the look of this sawhorse-like dining table for its legs and the healthy dose of good design it adds to any space.

Image Courtesy Target

Simple Sawhorse Table

It may not be green, but we love the look of this sawhorse-like dining table for its legs and the healthy dose of good design it adds to any space.

Madison Dining Table, $49.99
Available at Target

Indulge your inner child—and your love of color—with this colors-of-nature-inspired striped rug.

Image Courtesy Land of Nod

Spread Out Some Stripes

Indulge your inner child—and your love of color—with this colors-of-nature-inspired striped rug.

Stripey Stripe Rug, $599 for 8 x 10
Available at Land of Nod

Keep it pretty and posh with an unexpected pattern. This lattice trellis design was inspired by the Hollywood Regency style of the 1960’s.

Image Courtesy Humble

Lattice Lovely

Keep it pretty and posh with an unexpected pattern. This lattice trellis design was inspired by the Hollywood Regency style of the 1960’s.

18-inch Lattice Pillow Cover, $28
Available through the Humble Collection