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I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend! Be back later with a weekly wrap-up.

Home Nesting Update: Dining Nook

Yesterday, I finally made it out to IKEA and picked up a couple of needed items to complete some home projects. So, today I've been doing some much needed nesting! Jon and I live in an apartment and don't currently have an official dining space. When we aren't using the couch ottoman or the bar counter, we use this cute little fold out table up against a small wall as our "dining room". I've been wanting to display some of my vintage dinnerware and wedding gift pieces for awhile now. I didn't really think I'd have the room to do that until we got a larger living room space when we move into a home someday...but THEN, I came up with a super inexpensive and fun solution to make our little dining room nook have it's own apartment-sized display.

All I did was buy three floating shelves from IKEA at $8.00 a piece and had husby hang them right above our little fold out table...and here are the results!

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Just to orient you a little, the living room TV is exactly to the right of the little office nook and the kitchen is exactly to the left of the little table. 

I'm super happy with how everything came together and how just adding these shelves really designated what was not intended to be a dining space to it's own little cozy area. Also, see the little fold out table I was mentioning above? Best piece of furniture Jon and I have bought so far. The front flap folds down to give you just a thin wall table and if we have more guests, we can lift up the other flap on the other side so it goes from sitting two comfortably to sitting 4-5, plus there are six little storage drawers that are amazing for organizing. PLUS, when we move into a home at some point, we can use this table in my studio. So versatile. Ok, I'm done with my sales pitch. But seriously. :)

Been working on any nesting projects lately?

Thrifting Treasures

I haven't gotten the chance to spend time thrifting and antiquing lately because I don't really enjoy going by myself and our weekends usually fill up quickly with events and friends//family time. SO, this past week, I took a personal day off work and drove to meet my sister and her friend Renee for some much needed treasure hunting time!

First, we went to this amazing Antique Mall just a few minutes away from my parents' home. I've been saying, "I need to go there!" for the past couple months, so I finally made time to wander around this amazing place. I've been on the search for mid-century candy colored dinnerware and was able to score some super exciting and beautiful pieces:

1950s - Amish 2.5 Quart Pyrex

1960s - Glassbake Mugs

The picnic basket above has a special purpose that I'll be sure to share later! -- I also found some amazing clothing pieces at the thrift store that I'm sure you'll see in some of my Threads posts. See my $4.49 dress score here!

I love finding great deals and special little things for my home. I just get so excited to find special kitchenware pieces that were possibly used 50-something years ago. I wish every antiqued item came with a history description. :)

Threads: 4.13.11

"Threads is a frequent feature all about affordability, comfort, and versatility while still capturing your sense of personal style. For more details behind Threads, click here!"

I'm really exciting about today's threads post. I wore this outfit on Sunday and love the combination of patterns and colors. This outfit was SUPER comfortable & inexpensive!

You may be wondering about those shoes, "How comfortable can they really be?!"...Just to let you know, I think high heels are beautiful but I never ever wear them because they kill my feet! I was shopping in target a couple weeks ago and found the little beauties above and thought, "No way can they be comfortable," but I tried them on and was surprised that they felt great! I made sure to get a size that was 1/2 smaller than what I normally wear so they would be secure, but I've been able to wear these shoes all day without taking them off and feel completely comfortable! The secret is really finding platforms that are stable and secure. Even though I was in 4 1/2" shoes, it really only felt like an inch. And NOW I want to find more....being short is fun, but going from 5'3" to 5'7" makes me feel like a superstar. ;)

Top - Bottom (pricing is approximate)
* Lined Dress: Thrifted - $4.59
* Citrine Geode Necklace: MaieDae Handmades (get yours here!) - $20.00
* Belt: Borrowed from a skirt
* Mint Flower Cocktail Ring: H&M - $8.00
* Mint Sorbet Nail Polish: Sally Hansen - $5.50
* Wine Colored Tights: Forever 21 - $5.80
* Platform Heels: Target - $24.00

Approximate Outfit Total (including accessories) =  68.00