THE BREAKFAST NOOK
A USEFUL INNOVATION
A USEFUL innovation that is a . feature of many new houses is the breakfast alcove. It is a built-in fitment adjacent to the kitchen window, and provides a charming and comfortable nook for the early morning meal. Two wooden scats of the ‘•settle” type are fitted on either side of a small refectory table. Both seats and table are painted a brig-lit colour, and the settles are made comfortable with long flat seat cushions in cretonne to match the curtains. Fixed to the walls above each seat is a painted shelf to take a clock, a book or so, and a bowl of flowers. The advantages are obvious. It saves many steps and a good deal of time to serve breakfast in the kitchen, yet the arrangement of the alcove is such that a view of the gas stove and the sink is cut off, and the meal is taken in pretty surroundings. The idea can verv well be applied to an old-fashioned kitchen where the window is in a suitable position. Checked coloured colths and country pottery should be used for this informal breakfast. Late summer-time suppers may also be spread in this alcove, which should, however, be strictly barred when serious cooking fills the kitchen with hot fumes.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 179, 19 October 1927, Page 7
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216THE BREAKFAST NOOK Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 179, 19 October 1927, Page 7
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