Bright Breakfast Nook Remodel

Photographer Christina Wedge was inspired by functionality and bright colors in her newly updated breakfast nook. The space was previously in tear-out condition. By bartering services with carpenter Chris McClellan, she was able to outfit the space for three uses: as a breakfast nook, a post-production work space and as a display area for her vintage cameras. Previously colorless, she was also set on bringing in coral and powder blue into the space.

In its previous state, the breakfast nook's plaster walls were starting to crumble, the linoleum floor had almost completely come up on its own, and it had absolutely no storage. Wedge would continuously stack her photography supplies on the floor, keeping the space in a constant state of clutter.

To put her home's architecture to good use, she used the archway as a division point between the breakfast nook and the photo editing station. The walls in the workspace were painted Soft Blue and the walls in the breakfast area were done in Coral Jewel, both from Porter Paints. This would allow each area to have a slightly different feel, almost giving the illusion of two separate rooms coordinated with complimentary color schemes.

For years she has been collecting vintage cameras from the 1950's and 1960s but lacked a proper way to showcase them. When deciding on the new look for her breakfast nook and studio area, she was determined to come up with a cost-effective display idea to use them as a focal point.