December can happen in daylight
A little hanging decoration and a few branches are enough at breakfast.
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ROOM 134 · Dining Room
The December breakfast room
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A farmhouse breakfast room, conceived for Somerset.
Christmas can begin at breakfast without taking over the table. Buttercream, ice blue and a few restrained hanging decorations make this farmhouse room feel seasonal in ordinary December daylight.
See the product sourcesTHE DESIGN
The oak table remains the centre of daily use. Chairs can move, breakfast dishes have room, and the decoration stays mostly above or beside the working surface. Nothing needs to be dismantled before someone can spread out a newspaper.
Buttercream warms the walls against the cool window light. Blue-and-white ceramics supply a smaller rhythm at the table, with the flower print giving the wall a little more colour. The pendant is simple enough to remain part of the room after the season passes.
A few bells, timber decorations and a light wreath suggest December without a forest of garlands. The pleasure is in seeing familiar things differently for a few weeks. Morning light does much of the decorating, provided the room leaves it something quiet to fall across.
WHY THE ROOM WORKS
December can feel festive before a candle is lit.
Colour palette
- Buttercream
- Ice blue
- Pale oak
- Cherry red
The table stays usable
Daily crockery takes priority over a permanent festive centrepiece.
Ice blue cuts the sweetness
Cool ceramics and pale colour balance the buttercream walls.
Keep the farmhouse proportions
The simple oak table and upright chairs suit a room made for everyday meals.
WHAT TO BORROW
Put breakfast on the table before choosing the festive arrangement. Keep the decorations where they can stay through a meal and a spread-out newspaper.
THE PIECES BEHIND THE DESIGN
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Classic Oak Farmhouse Extendable Dining Table
The Roost
An extending oak farmhouse table makes room for extra December breakfasts while keeping a familiar everyday centre.
£1,249.95
Classic Oak Farmhouse Dining Chair
The Roost
The oak dining chairs relate directly to the table, letting the winter light and small decorations provide the variation.
£624.95
Bower Pendant Light Medium in Oyster White
The Roost
The oyster-white Bower pendant gives the table a clear light source without introducing another dark overhead shape.
£152.50
No.061
The Roost
Autumnal Blooms supplies a seasonal colour note that remains useful beyond Christmas, unlike a temporary festive print.
£99.00
Juniper Drop Dinner Plate
Cream & Juniper
Nkuku
Juniper Drop plates bring the pale blue into the breakfast setting through objects used every day.
£25.00
Karuma Ceramic Jug
Serveware · Small · Blue & White
Nkuku
The patterned Karuma jug adds a small ceramic rhythm beside the plainer oak table and chairs.
£28.00
Manya Metal Bell Baubles Set Of 3
Brass
Nkuku
A few metal bells catch the daylight without creating a dense, commercial-looking decoration scheme.
£23.00
Tanu Mango Wood Beaded Baubles Set Of 3
Brass/Natural
Nkuku
Mango-wood baubles connect the festive details to the room's timber, with texture taking the place of glitter.
£25.00
Natesa Hanging Wreath
Large · Brass
Nkuku
Suspended from the ceiling, the light brass wreath brings December into the room while leaving the breakfast table clear.
£50.00