Motherly Advice...10 Steps to your own DIY Cafe` Corner...

 

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Today I'm sharing an idea germinated from my aversion to shopping centres.

I've finally stumbled upon what it was that I used to like about cafe's. And it isn't the coffee or the overpriced sandwiches!

It's the Princess Feeling.

Being waited upon, the feeling of crisp linen, gentle music, murmured conversations, serenity.

So I've created my own Café` Corner.

Now, it's not a lounging corner, which is what springs to mind when you think of having a coffee at home. It's a single table version of all the things I love about my favourite coffee shops.

Now if you're a Starbucks or Gloria Jeans kind of person, my café` corner won't be for you. But you can still analyse the elements of your own favourite café` and replicate it at home too.
 

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What you need:

1. A smallish table that's tall enough to get your knees under. So NOT a coffee table or side table.

2. A pretty chair. Even an old outdoor chair covered with a favourite quilt could be lovely.

3. A roll of non slip matting. This is available from discount stores and supermarkets and is meant to stop your crockery and cutlery from banging around in the drawers, amongst other things. This stuff will give the top of your old table something to 'grab' the tablecloth, and is also nice and squishy for leaning on.

4. A table cover. It could be plain white, but if your café` has red vinyl or floral table covers, then that's what you'd be after. Old bedsheets are a great alternative to tablecloths.

5. Now the little details....I have sugar cubes because I have such happy memories of teas with my Nanna and Mum in long ago establishments where sugar cubes and coffee crystals were de rigeur`. If you prefer the little paper sachets, then they too, are available at your supermarket.

6. Pretty salt and pepper shakers...a thrift shop find for under a dollar, give a five star feel.

7. Glossy magazines or old books...whatever you like to read, are a lovely addition.

8. A decent sized cup and saucer is essential to encourage lingering, and a coffee pot or teapot is a nice alternative to having to get up for your second cuppa.

9. Now, find a special corner in your home...one that you love. That's where your café corner should go.
 

10. Set up your table with the non slip matting under the tablecloth or cover, and all your pretty accoutrements` arranged in a way that pleases you.



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Settle your chair in a comfortable position where you can view something that you love.

Boil the kettle, cut a slice of your favourite cake, sit, and enjoy. Who needs to spend money to chill out at a café`.

...Mimi...