Dining Room :: Before & After

Yeah... our dining room started out as a pretty sad storage area for Ryan's ab-lounge (that he never used....ever.). Then we got a table...



But, it was still lacking, you know, chairs (and a lot of other stuff). So, when my parents came down this past weekend, they brought chairs (thank you Auntie Marilyn & Uncle Michael) and an awesome antique hutch (found in a Port Royal, SC antique store) with them! And here is what mom and I came up with:

Yay! We can eat in there now! :)

See our wedding "guestbook" canvas there on the right? The perfect spot for it! Wahoo!

Ooooo... look inside at all that dish storage! So ridiculously exciting!

Hmmm... that little twig ball looks oddly familiar... could it be because it was my bouquet in my wedding? Indeed it twas! ;)

I'm so happy with how it came out! Thanks for looking!

~ Mari

Yard Sale Finds

Yesterday was Yard Sale Day in our neighborhood. There must have been 6 or 7 yard sales going on in our neighborhood alone. So, of course, I took full advantage of all of the junk close at hand. See that super cool chair that just happens to match our decor in the photo above? It was only $25! We got another to match, so we now have an actual dining room where people could sit! YAHOO!



And that, my friends, is my pride and joy. That is a REAL Oriental rug... that was our neighbor's mother's rug from the Middle East. It was $20. Oh... I know. I stilll can't quite believe it myself. Plus, it fits perfectly right in front of our front door. AMAZING! I'm proud of myself because I normally just buy random junk that I don't have a place for but can't live without at yard sales.

Hopefully each weekend in our neighborhood won't be as fruitful or we'll be broke before August!

~ Mari