Before and After: Nook by the Stairs

Found on Normal Room, this nook by the stairs was nice before, but it's even better after the addition of a lamp, a new side table, a comfy chair, and a rug. It goes to show how much lighting and just a little color can transform a space. We'd love to read a book in this cozy spot. On our search for more photos, we realized we'd seen this home before. Click below for a peek inside...

It's the lovely and ever-evolving home of k2yhe, which we found in our Cure Flickr Pool last spring and featured on AT:Chicago.

Click here to see that mini-tour, and click here to see the rest of this house on Normal Room.

Comments (18)

What an amazing difference! You'd almost never know it was the same nook.

posted by anabelle on October 29th 2008 at 4:16pm
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Awesome chair in the "after"

posted by moon8305 on October 29th 2008 at 4:22pm
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Wow, the nook by the stairs looks exactly like the one at my place. Same stairs, wall color, moldings, except that ours has a built-in shelf on the wall under the stairs.

posted by pistache on October 29th 2008 at 5:27pm
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love the before and after - the light really warms it up and I love that chair!
Tabitha @ http://www.fromsingletomarried.com

posted by Tabitha (From Single to Married) on October 29th 2008 at 5:50pm
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OMG, what are these dining chairs and table?
*drool*

posted by firebird on October 29th 2008 at 6:13pm
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That nook is nice - but the table is about 4" too tall for the chair, and that lamp is screaming for a larger shade.

posted by bepsf on October 29th 2008 at 7:43pm
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See, I like the first one better, but then, I'm told that my decorating choices make my home cold.

posted by SYB_in_DC on October 29th 2008 at 11:04pm
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The after does look a little stuffed.

posted by jenzoe on October 30th 2008 at 1:07am
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I'd happily settle for the 'before', they're both lovely, but the lighting most definitely improves the space!

posted by MsUnreliable on October 30th 2008 at 1:22am
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The table and chairs are Paul McCobb planner group. I know because I bought them from her :)

posted by needleinthehay on October 30th 2008 at 2:41am
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Does anyone know where I can get the metal (?) circular artwork in both before and after? I'm looking for something to filter out an ugly bathroom fan.

posted by divinemskd on October 30th 2008 at 4:39am
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Does anyone know the designer/group that produced the chair in the "before" pic? That's my dream dining chair!

IMO, the matching woods and lamp make the "after" nook, not necessarily the furniture pieces themselves.

posted by ami on October 30th 2008 at 4:47am
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Does anyone know what the table is in the second photo? It is exactly what I've been looking for in a bedside table.

posted by annaw on October 30th 2008 at 4:52am
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I think they both look nice - but honestly, is anyone going to sit in the nook. by themselves. in the corner. near the stairs?

posted by home body on October 30th 2008 at 4:57am
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I am with "ami" - that is totally my dream dining chair too, so someone please tell us who produced it!

;D

posted by kattyface on October 30th 2008 at 6:57am
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It's nice, but why would anyone want to sit next to the stairs?

posted by Hinke on October 30th 2008 at 7:19am
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divinemskd: the circular art-thing is from pier1 but it might not be in stores. i bought one for my apartment two years ago from there...

posted by heather is a flower on October 30th 2008 at 7:28am
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To Hinke and homebody - I could see someone sitting here to put on/take off their shoes (but not linger).