dining room

yes, peeps.  i am still here.  i have not posted in quite some time.  maybe it is because my head is swimming.  i've started so many little projects and have finished nothing. nada.  i finally sat down and made an "order of operations" list today.  the weather has been so nice around here that we've been having fun playing outside instead of finishing projects.  but i can't complain about that.

we started a project last weekend {that has yet to be finished}.  it was outside so camryn had hang with us while we worked on it.  luckily, nan & joe gave her a water table for her birthday so it kept her occupied for a while.

                      

but back to the original intent of this post.

our dining room.  this is a long project in the making.  if you remember from this post back in 2010 i painted the dining room.

and i still love the color.  wedgewood grey by sherwin williams.

and it sat empty for two years.  well, it was usually littered with toys if we're being truthful.

you may have noticed a little change in the dining room in this post.  erin even posted a comment about the recent additions.

finally, we purchased some furniture.  this is another one of those "i feel grown-up" moments.  true dining room furniture.

first, i ordered a table.  it is from this company.

i love the simple lines and the roughed up finish.  i love that we can spread out projects and not be worried about scratching up the top.

 it's just beautiful.

secondly, my fave.  we purchased a cabinet from here.

read: storage

david and i have been married for {almost} 9 years and i've never gotten our china/christmas dishes out of the boxes.  they've never been used.  they've been stuffed in closets and under beds.  sinful, i know.

so i got everything out of the closets, unpacked it all and washed it all.  most of the pieces still had the store's UPC sticker on the back.

cue the angels singing:

rows of dishes, all neatly tucked into place

 and out of our guest room closet.

 i love the upper shelves.  i love all of my white dishes in one place with the pops of bright colors.

 i hope to find more items for splashes of color.  i'm thinking a trip to anthropologie is required :)

 ignore the pile of shoes in the corner.

i know we still need chairs, window treatments and something for the walls but i am very satisfied with these two pieces.

i have a pinterest board for inspiration so we shall see where that leads....