Style: Country, due to the cloth-covered table, green-painted chairs, a fruit-laden wallpaper, and a shirred valance.
Wall treatments: The simplicity of this fruit-laden wallpaper quickly establishes a cottage country mood.
Window treatments: What could be easier than a shirred valance, ready to let the sun shine in? The topperΓÇÖs bright yellow hue is no coincidence, either; it was pulled directly from the mouth-watering wallpaper.
Floors: Amid the multiple pattern in this eating area, the straightforward black-and-white checked floor provides a welcome resting point for the eye.
Furniture: Though layered linens keep the breakfast table under wraps, a pair of green-painted spindle-back chairs establish a country-cottage look all on their own.
Color: Red, yellow, and blue elements establish this as a primary color scheme, but itΓÇÖs the secondary color, green, that keeps it slightly off-kilter and appealing to the eye.
Pattern: In a space ­ especially such a small one ­ with a variety of patterns, it’s important that there are common denominator colors. Here, the wallpaper takes the credit for pulling the scheme together; in it you can find any color used elsewhere in the room.
Lighting: Suspended from the gently sloping ceiling, a brass-trimmed fixture casts a soft pool of light on the eating area below.
