ON our little kitchen (that almost wasn't)

Our little kitchen came together in a mishmash way.

My bookshelf became our shelving for plates, cups, pots, pans, and so on.

An 'As-Is' cubby unit, spied at bed, bath & beyond fit perfectly next to it, making a complete pantry.

Those last-minute table and chairs all came from craigslist, the microwave & toaster from my family.

And weirdly enough, despite everything coming from different places, it was all white and matched.

Some splashes of yellow paint, little nicknacks (like my fav measuring flowers) and we were done!

Do you decorate this way? A little this, a little that, letting it fall together?

Or are you more of a planner type person? (I think I'm a mix of both.) Share please! xo

p.s. isn't it crazy how different the quality of my iphone shots and my dslr pictures are?!
this makes me want to officially only use the dslr. which is 3000 miles away from me. hm.

ON My First Dinner Party (or, how I learned that parties require chairs)

Right before Christmas, I hosted my very first grown-up dinner party.

Want to know how grown up I am? As I planned this get-together, it didn't dawn on me that I did not currently have neither a table, nor chairs. Nor basically any other dinner party necessities.

I also managed to burn my first attempt at the main course. Which was pasta.

Gentlemen, if you will all form an orderly line, I'll be happy to entertain all of your wife inquiries.

All of that being said, everything came together easy peezy and it was a great night with great friends.

How do you throw parties? Last minute? Take lots of time planning them? Do tell. xo