Tabletoppin'

I hope you all had a fabulous weekend. Ours was great, but just flew on past us. Thankfully, Mother Nature has finally listened to my requests and given us good weather. Halle-flippin-lujah.

Anyhow - I'm pretty excited about our hutch. It looks really nice and was not nearly the pain the rear that the table and chairs were. I got it all pretty much taken care of on Friday night.

Unfortunately (for you), you don't get to see it yet. I missed a few spots that I have to touch up And it was just too darn nice to stay cooped up to finish it. Plus, I still need to fill it and make it look (vaguely) presentable for you. We'll see if I can make that happen by the end of 2009. (Just kidding, hopefully by the end of the week.)

But, I will show you the tabletop that I put together this weekend cause it makes me feel springy... and just genuinely happy.

I'm nothing if not a complete copycat. With the visions of succulents in my head, I set off to Lowes to blatantly copy the arrangements I fell in love with.

I couldn't decide on the plants that I wanted. They were all adorable. But, at only $2.99 a pop, I just bought all five that I liked. I figured if I kill one (or four) off, I'll still have something left. They are all a little different.

Then, I set off to find white pieces to put them in. Salvation Army and Goodwill turned up nothing, but I scored at Marshalls and Hobby Lobby.

While I did purchase the white ceramic-ware, I really love the items and I spent less than $30 for all of them together. I think they will also look lovely in our black hutch too, so I think the prices were worth it. I also did pick up the spanish moss... again, I just figured I couldn't fail if I covered all the bases.

This is really one of the first times that I've tried anything other than a single centerpiece on the table. While I'm no designer, I'm really pleased with the way it turned out. Thanks toNesting Place for the inspiration.

(And how much do you LOVE the table runner? I adore it an insane amount. I bought it in like 4 different colors when they were clearanced out at Target. This the springy-ist of the runners I have.)

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