Come On Into The Dining room

Girls, I'm sorry for the dark pics.  If I use the flash, it seems too bright and if I don't, it's like this.  Stick with me as I try to get better.  Maybe I should have asked Santa for a new super-duper camera.  Or, perhaps I just need some photography lessons with the one I have.  Anyway...

I'm lovin' my new old server. 

We stumbled upon this piece on a Saturday browsing -

weren't really looking for anything -

the best time to find just the "right something".

It has such character - a

top drawer that is a removable serving tray.

The mirror was from an estate sale about

forty years ago and was goldish-bronze.

I toned it down a bit and had a new mirror cut.

It's one of my fav pieces.

The lamp is a Goodwill find.  I planned to cover the shade,

but I'm liking it plain and white for now.

The pretty silver tray was from Savers -

a store similar to Goodwill.

I make my DIL take me to all her

"good" shops when I visit.

(Better "stuff".)

The little wooden Santas are from an estate sale. 

They are handcarved from Germany.

Aren't they sweet.

The silver cups are another fun "find".

Two exposures of the china cabinet which holds all my

Cuthberson Christmas China - a real treasure to me.

I have been so blessed to have received

every piece as gifts down through the years.

The china cabinet is an old piece too.

Hubby restored it to its original state about twenty years ago.

It has tons of storage, too.

(That's a good thing - since I LOVE dishes and have quite a

few I need to store.)

Ahhh -

This exposure with the flash gets my vote. 

But, I know some of you don't like the flash pics.

The Santa is a gift from one of my 3rd Grade

Sunday School students.

The table is set and waiting for guests!

My new Santa

So dressed up in his

silver and gold.

Another "trash" find.

My sister was throwing this beautiful

candelabra away because it was

falling apart.  But,

my sweet hubby put it all

back together again.

Notice the pretty silver tray.

I found this treasure Friday in my

favorite "junk" store.

The pretty red swirl glasses are

a birthday gift from my Sisterchicks.

Just had to show you my pretty

Champagne Bucket.

I found this in the summer and could never

find anything that looked just right.

But I like the tree "planted" inside.

It sits among other silver pieces on the buffet.

Now, if I just had dinner ready,

I would ask you to stay.

Please come again.

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