Divine Dining Room!

Hello again! Maybe I should have titled this Design on a dime, instead of divine. Oh well! I hope you are enjoying reading & seeing pictures of my home decorating. I know I tend to repurpose things A LOT, and I am an avid goodwill/thrift store purchaser. Hopefully this is inspiring you to go out & look at your local resale shops. It is cheaper for starters to find pieces you can add to your decor. It can also bring in a lot of unique items that not everyone else has. This room was put together within hours. I was bored yesterday, and tired of waiting for our carpet to get replaced before decorating this room, so I went ahead and did it. I'm sure glad I did. I CAN NOT WAIT to have our friends and family over for dinner soon. There is just something about sharing a meal, laughing, telling stories & being in each other's company that warms my heart! Feel free to ask questions, leave comments, etc. :)

Top Shelf: tea pots & gravy pourer were all thrifted. Red cup is from our cruise to Mexico & picture in red frame (that I painted) is of the greatest friends & I celebrating my 25th birthday!
Middle Shelf: All mason jars were thrifted cheap. The sign was a gift from my mom when I first got married (cause I knew NOTHING about cooking! LOL) The red butter dish is Fiesta & a gift from my step mom :)
Bottom Shelf: All my cookbooks! Some were gifts, some I thrifted, some I bought full price. The white dish is from my mother in law.

Isn't this piece cute! I love how it turned out! The silver bowl & silver plate were both thrifted, and there are the other two birds I have that match the one in my bedroom. I still need something on the wall though!

The place to come & eat! The mirror you see use to be white. It was my birthday gift from Jearen many years ago, and he made it himself! It has a B <3 J on the bottom of it. When we first got our apartment I painted it black. 

My quick center piece- two place mats on top of each other & some candles. Easy Breezy!

Top Left: When Jearen proposed to me. He hired our friend who is a photographer to be there snapping away the whole thing. I'm so glad he did that, along with popping the question ;)
Top Right: Me & my siblings! Love them!
Bottom Left: Our engagement photos- this one is in Ft. Worth's Public Library...still a favorite!
Bottom Right: Me, Jearen, His Dad & Step Mom & three younger brothers at The Nutcracker :)

This piece of furniture use to be in our living room, but our new living room is a lot "cozier", haha, so we had to find a new spot for him. The picture is of Jearen's FIRST weekend in Stephenville (meet my friends, my folks, etc). I would normally have napkins in that cute fork & spoon holder, but I ran out :/
We bought the lamp a year or so ago from Home Depot.

Top Right: Me, Jearen & My Mother In Law at a Ranger's Game for my 24th birthday.
Top Left: Collage I made Jearen for our first anniversary of dating.
Bottom Left: Still needing to print a newer photo of my Dad & I, but for now, our first Rodeo picture will do :) haha
Bottom Right: Another favorite in Sundance Square from our Engagement Photos

View from Stairs

-Becky