A Cozy Corner Nook for our Family Room

I recently shared the new furniture arrangement in the family room and today I am going to share my new favorite part of this room. I have always loved "nooks" of all kinds and my Pinterest boards are full of dining nook inspiration. Unfortunately, I haven't found a way to incorporate a dining nook into this house. But I started brainstorming how I could add a nook-ish space to our home. Without spending money.

I created this new area by placing a bench and cedar chest (both items we already had in the house) into a corner of our family room. The cedar chest is against the triple sliding glass doors and the bench (borrowed from the dining room) is under the shelves. We can still open the sliding glass door if we needed to, but we mostly use the mudroom door so this door is seldom used.

Next, I just needed a table. The table has actually been in the family room for a while and is a project from a few years back. We took an old kitchen table that had been an outdated honey oak color. We sanded down the top to give it a distressed finish and painted the legs. We use this as a craft table, homework table, eating table, and desk. Now it is the centerpiece for our family room nook.

I wanted to share this space because, like many other areas in our house, I have attempted to find a way to add an element that I admire on a website like Pinterest or Houzz and incorporate it into our home in an affordable way. In this case, a totally cost free way because I simply borrowed items from other areas in our house.

Now we have another cozy spot to hang out at in the family room.

Thanks for stopping by today!