My Dream Dish Room!

When we first looked at the house we wound up buying, we came across a small room in the finished basement. It was just 8' x 10' with some odd cut-outs and a door giving access to the furnace and water heater. It was empty except for a large mirror. We have no idea how the sellers used it. Mr. Wonderful looked at me. "What are you going to do with this room?"

Behold.....the Dish Room!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'd like to tell you that everything fit in this one room, and I probably could have done it. But, it was important to me that I could move around comfortably. The solution was right across the hall!

 

 

 

 

There was plenty of room under the stairs for placemats, chargers, silk flowers, etc. AND all my Christmas decorations!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you for visiting!

 

 

 

 

I will be joining:

Tablescape Thursday at Between Naps On The Porch

Open House Party Thursday at No Minimalist Here

Let's Dish at Cuisine Kathleen

Table Top Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life

Your Cozy Home Party at Cozy Home Scenes

You're Gonna Love It at Kathe with an E

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday at Coastal Charm

Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style

What's It Wednesday at Ivy & Elephants

Primp Your Stuff Wednesday at Primp

Centerpiece Wednesday at The Style Sisters

Seasonal Sundays at The Tablescaper

Thrifty Things Friday at The Thrifty Groove

Home Sweet Home Friday at The Charm of Home

Feathered Nest Friday at French Country Cottage

  Sunday Blog Love at Cherished Treasures

 

 

 

 

If you enjoy my other blog, Elaine's Wonderful World, there's a new post with a Halloween theme!

Scary Movies: Rules for staying alive...

All the Leaves are Brown...

This is my entry to the White Challenge--using only white dishes and one other color for stemware, linens, etc. I immediately knew I wanted to use brown. Mr. Wonderful will tell you I'm a little obsessed with brown right now. I find it very calming...and well, earthy! I thought the dark wood of my kitchen table would work best, so this is my first tablescape in my new kitchen. I am so anxious to get those white walls painted!

I hope you enjoy!

 

 

 

 

I fell in love with these bowls from Ross!

 

 

 

I used this runner to choose the different shades of brown I would use.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I filled each bowl with coffee beans before placing a painted pumpkin in each one.

 

 

 

 

Eddie relaxes on the half wall between the kitchen and family room. He thinks it was placed there for him! I only included him because he is keeping with the color scheme.

 

 

 

 

The dinner plates and glasses came from a thrift store.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you for visiting!

 

 

 

 

I thought you might like to see my new home!

 

 

 

Be sure to check out the White Challenge this week at the CuisineKathleen's Let's Dish Blog Party!

I will be joining:

Tablescape Thursday at Between Naps On The Porch

Open House Party Thursday at No Minimalist Here

Let's Dish at Cuisine Kathleen

Table Top Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life

Your Cozy Home Party at Cozy Home Scenes

You're Gonna Love It at Kathe with an E

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday at Coastal Charm

Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style

What's It Wednesday at Ivy & Elephants

Primp Your Stuff Wednesday at Primp

Centerpiece Wednesday at The Style Sisters

Seasonal Sundays at The Tablescaper

Thrifty Things Friday at The Thrifty Groove

Home Sweet Home Friday at The Charm of Home

Feathered Nest Friday at French Country Cottage

  Sunday Blog Love at Cherished Treasures

 

 

 

Lazy Hazy Summer!

Ah, the lazy hazy days of summer.  Wildfires contributed to the hazy, but the lazy was all me!

Of course, we did travel to exotic places...

...but only in our minds.

Thankfully, it takes no energy to dream...

We saved on traveling and splurged on a hammock (for two)!

Tall and frosty mojitos--blending lime, mint and rum in the most delightful way. Notice the cigar bands on the glasses. Mojitos originated in Cuba.

Peach mango salsa and chips share a tray with fresh fruit.

The napkins add spicy color to our already sizzling table.

Sunflowers. What could be more perfect?

Fresh mozzarella cubes, grape tomatoes, and a sprinkling of fresh basil.

Vase, napkins and rings, and wonderful  2 piece serving set came from Goodwill

Tablecloth and bird dish were purchased at Ross

Mojito glasses came from beveragefactory.com

Fabulous faux sunflowers came from Michaels

Outdoor pillows came from Lowes

Be sure to visit Let's Dish for a Summer Fun Challenge!

I will be joining:

Tablescape Thursday at Between Naps On The Porch

Open House Party Thursday at No Minimalist Here

Let's Dish at Cuisine Kathleen

Table Top Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life

Your Cozy Home Party at Cozy Home Scenes

You're Gonna Love It at Kathe with an E

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday at Coastal Charm

The Bunny Hop Party at Bunny Jeans Decor

Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style

What's It Wednesday at Ivy & Elephants

Primp Your Stuff Wednesday at Primp

Centerpiece Wednesday at The Style Sisters

Seasonal Sundays at The Tablescaper

Thrifty Things Friday at The Thrifty Groove

Home Sweet Home Friday at The Charm of Home

Feathered Nest Friday at French Country Cottage

Potpourri Friday at 2805

Sunday Blog Love at Cherished Treasures

Make It Pretty Monday at The Dedicated House

Hope and Sunshine...

It's been a tough week here in Colorado. You like to believe where you live is a safe place, but something like what happened at the movie theater could happen anywhere. It's difficult to read about the victims without a breaking heart. I hope the healing can begin.

“You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.” --Mohandas K. Gandhi



Living up to my reputation as the Queen of Procrastination, I put together my tablescape today. It's not as hot as it has been, but I did burn myself grabbing the flatware when I was done! I guess I was pretty determined to set an outdoor table!

I hope you think it was worth it!

I tried to shoot the photos while standing in

the shade, but the sun still found me!

The fabric I used for my topper was my inspiration this week. I bought it for a project I am doing for my daughter's apartment. This is the only time it will be on a table!

The glass bird worked best for this table.

Of course, it's past peony season, but I think

 these silk ones are very pretty! Were you fooled?

Etched glasses, blue glass cups, white and blue plates, and mosaic vase are from Goodwill.

Taupe plates and matching bowls are from Ross.

Plain stemware is from Dollar Tree.

The rest of the things came from somewhere, but my brain is fried, so I won't even guess.  

I will be joining:

Tablescape Thursday at Between Naps On The Porch

Open House Party Thursday at No Minimalist Here

Let's Dish at Cuisine Kathleen

Table Top Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life

Your Cozy Home Party at Cozy Home Scenes

You're Gonna Love It at Kathe with an E

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday at Coastal Charm

The Bunny Hop Party at Bunny Jeans Decor

Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style

What's It Wednesday at Ivy & Elephants

Primp Your Stuff Wednesday at Primp

Centerpiece Wednesday at The Style Sisters

Seasonal Sundays at The Tablescaper

Thrifty Things Friday at The Thrifty Groove

Home Sweet Home Friday at The Charm of Home

Feathered Nest Friday at French Country Cottage

Sunday Blog Love at Cherished Treasures

Make It Pretty Monday at The Dedicated House

Blue Monday at Smiling Sally

Be sure to visit my sister's blog at Robin Flies South...