IKEA Hacks: Build a practical kitchen breakfast nook using Kallax furniture
A comfortable breakfast station (or "nook") in the kitchen can seem like an unobtainable dream for many of us, but a closer look may change your mind - even if you have a limited budget.
If you a small area of free space in the kitchen and are familiar with DIYing, you can create a small breakfast nook simply by modifying some IKEA Kallax furniture units. Let's check out some interesting projects below:
1. Simple but functional
All you need to do is add a top to your IKEA Kallax 4x2 compartment cabinet to create a perfect breakfast nook - simple but functional. Complete the look as desired with drawers, doors, or fabric storage containers (for all your breakfast goodies). And for seating, IKEA Ingolf stools will be perfect.
2. Small nooks for small spaces
If the space available to you is particularly small, the IKEA Kallax 2x2 furniture unit will be sufficient for you to set up your breakfast nook: add a coutertop in Hammarp oak and close off the shelves with doors or drawers. Now, you have a comfortable and intimate space for you to enjoy your breakfasts.
3. Wall nook
Free walls are usually filled with cabinets or cupboards, but they (or at least one) can be perfect for your breakfast nook: an IKEA Kallax 4x2 cabinet, with four feet to lift it off the ground (or wheels to move it around more easily) and a Hammarp oak countertop will be perfect for this project. And there will also be space to tuck away your stools when you are not using them.
4. Breakfast nook with a table
Take an IKEA Kallax 4x2 cabinet and a Linnmon table with height-adjustable legs, join them together and you will have the perfect breakfast nook in your kitchen.
5. Divider nook
Divide up the different areas of your kitchen by setting up a breakfast nook: even a kitchen reduced to having only one wall available can accommodate a IKEA Kallax 4x2 furniture unit on four feet and a supporting surface/countertop of your choice: choose a top with dimensions slightly larger than your Kallax furniture as this will give you the necessary space to accommodate your breakfast stools.
6. Island nook
An IKEA Kallax 2x2 furniture unit may be sufficient if you want to create an island breakfast nook attached to a wall: combine the Kallax unit with a countertop that has height-adjustable legs - perfect for small kitchens.
7. Creative recycling
DIY Mum - Kayleigh Sherbourne/YouTube
Finally, we take a look at an interesting, creative recycling project that combines the great versatility of IKEA furniture with the reuse of old furniture: recycle the drawers and wooden planks from furniture that is no longer in use and use them as a countertops for your breakfast nook by securing them to the top of a IKEA Kallax 4x2 cabinet unit. This project may be a little more complicated and require more effort, but it will certainly delight you with its creativity.
Have you already identified the spot where your will place your breakfast nook?
