The evolution of a dining room

We finally have a put-together, grown-up dining room, mostly thanks to my awesome family and their generosity. But before I post pictures of that version, here's a look at the transformation of the dining room.









It's come a long way from that room with the chimney about to collapse to an interrogation room to a formal dining room. My favorite part is the china cabinet, where I am finally, after almost three years, able to display our wedding china.

(I don't usually have flowers on the table; I hosted a book club meeting this past week, and while shopping for the food at Trader Joe's, decided to buy some flowers for the get together, since they were $5.)

There's also another addition to the kitchen - it's a bookcase from IKEA that fits perfectly in one corner to store cook books and display some pottery (and keep the recycling bin accessible but out of the way).