Creating Wonderful Spaces: October 2013

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

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!

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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

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.