Pretty Table Setting

Happy Monday everyone.  What have you worked on this weekend?  I went on a cleaning rampage. You name it and we cleaned it.  By we, I mean me and my little helper Chloe.  It's great having a 6 year old who loves to help dusting and re-organizing dvds.  She even cleaned her room without my asking and cleaned out her closet!  During my rampage I realized that we have not had any one over for dinner since before Christmas.  We are having some guests over tonight so I am very excited to show off my new dishes from World Market.

Aren't they pretty?  I love them!  

Since I don't get home from work until after 5:30, Chloe and I set the table yesterday to save some time tonight. I love the way my table looks all set.  I am also excited I get to use my new water goblets, another Christmas gift I haven't had the chance to show off yet.  I decided we need to invite people over for dinner way more often than we actually do.  Then again, that would mean I would have to cook more.....

Anyway, here is my sideboard on a daily basis.

This is what it looked like last year with a little fall decor...

and now here is my pretty sideboard all dressed up for dinner guests.  

What do you think?  It's simple but I LOVE IT! I think I might just keep it this way for awhile.  I had all of the candles, candle holders and vases.  I only spent about $10 on some flowers!

By the way, a little off topic - am I the only blogger out there that does not decorate for Valentines Day?  Valentines decoration is everywhere -- but here at my house. 

Another small project this weekend - I hate my laundry room.  It's a big huge storage room/laundry room.  The dryer is one one side and the washer on the other.  One day we will have the pipes moved and the washer moved to the other side, but until then.... this is the mess I look at all the time.

Yes, I left the pictures a smaller size because it isn't a very pretty picture!  Do you notice my ancient washer?  We bought a new dryer a few months back, but this old Maytag is awesome and I hope it lasts us forever.

I hate the gigantic utility sink.  I spent $10 on some fabric and made this sink skirt, with my iron on hem tape.  

It's a small improvement on a work in progress.  I was going to hang some shelves above the washer but I still need to get a concrete drill bit.  I also need to figure out how exactly to drill holes into concrete walls, I hear it isn't easy.

I had fun reading through some of the newbie bloggers (like myself) over at Debbie's Newbie Link Party, if you haven't checked it out yet stop by when have a chance.  I still have a lot more to check out later throughout the week.

Hope you all have a wonderful week.  I have a little something to share later this week but I am waiting on something to come in the mail.  What? You want a hint... ok, here's a little hint.... it involves a stencil!! 

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