cheap new kitchen table & chairs! finally!

yes, we finally got a new table & chairs set!! it was long overdue. 

{you didn't really think this was here to stay, did you?}

while the old table & chairs worked just fine... they didn't really match our white kitchen. it was also a little too big for our dining area because we don't have a whole lot of space to work with. we wanted something tiny that would still seat the same amount of people. this comfortably seats 4 this way, but has a leaf that can seat up to 10. 

 so we picked up this set from ikea for only $400 total! i know, it won't last forever. but we don't plan to live here forever so we didn't want to put a big investment into something temporary. 

 we love them! and we love our new linens from our target registry! this is the table set for my mama's 43rd birthday! happy birthday mom! we had the yummiest manicotti {thanks to my favorite giada recipe} and i made this delish peach dessert from bakerella {it was SO easy!}.

 did you see this water pitcher? it is the coolest thing ever! we got it from someone for our wedding and the middle part has slits in it that you can fill with your favorite fruit and it flavors your water! and since i flavor my water like it's lemonade... it's perfect for me! i can't wait to try lemonade and fill it with raspberries! 

The last thing to do is change out those brown curtains for some white ones. I just can't find them long enough  so that I can hang them from the very top of the wall... but I'm still searching! 

 and since we're in the kitchen - i'll show you our new white dishes from target. they look great and were only $50.00 a set {unfortunately, we're still waiting for our 3rd set because target decided to change the size of the dishes during the 2 months we were registered, but leave the same name/price/item number.... so we got 2 sets of 1 kind and 1 of the other! ugh}

 this was travis' pick for the registry. we love our cow creamer. the bff sure does know how to buy gifts!

 and the next 2 just slipped in, because i'm so stinking excited about them!! finally a kitchenaid! i almost didn't register for this because i thought people would think i'm snotty registering for something so expensive... but my mom made me go back & do it!

and an espresso maker, fit with the ingredients for the best iced caramel macchiato! {also compliments of the bff}

oh, weddings are just so much fun!