We had this dead space in the dining room that I went back and forth on when deciding how to decorate it. In our formal dining room, all we had was a buffet that I deemed the coffee bar, and we decorated it as such. It’s where I make my coffee every morning and otherwise the room was completely empty. Then I got a plant, and sat it right in the lonely corner by itself, and the emptiness of the room was basically screaming at me every time I looked at it.

Okay well some of the screaming may have just been from Luke. But it just didn’t have a purpose! I knew I didn’t want it to function like a proper dining room, but I did want to finish the space and still allow the room to feel open and airy. When HomeGoods reached out to work together on a project, I knew I had to tackle this room. So – welcome to my new coffee nook!
As you can see, my cat Gravy has made himself quite at home already. I had chairs that I had already purchased, but I needed a rug and other accessories, along with a table to complete the sitting area. I went to the HomeGoods closest to me to find a very specific table and I found the perfect one!

Since the rug was a bit dark, and the chairs were dark, I wanted a light marble table. I was also willing to settle for glass, but I really wanted marble. And there are tons of marble accessories to choose from, so had I not found this perfect table, I would have made up for my marble needs with accessories. The finish on the legs and...