When we moved into our house one of the things I fell in love with was the china press in the dining room. If you are unfamiliar with this term, it is basically a shallow "closet" that is used like a china cabinet. Well, the closet was a mess, the shelves were pieces of junk and not at good heights. Basically, my dad came down (being the amazing handyman that he is) - ripped everything out, and started all over. This project has been two years in the making, and I'm so happy with the way it turned out. Tonight I decided to get out all of the china boxes and arrange everything. Doing this made me realize how glad I am that we registered for this china. So many people told us that we would never use it and it is outdated, however, I completely disagreed and had to have it! Granted, we haven't used our china since we moved in, but, amazingly it has been used several times. I have pulled it out for anniversary dinners, job celebrations, family dinners, and even birthday cake. I am a strong believer in making things into celebrations - and sometimes all it takes to show someone that you think they are special is blowing off the dust on a fancy plate or glass. So cheers to fancy things in a sometimes all too casual world!
2 comments:
ohmygosh! I LOVE your china press. #1: i'm jealous you have one, and now I want Gregg to build one.
#2: the color is PERFECT.
#3: your china is absolutely NOT outdated, it's gorgeous!
#4: i hope i get a special chance to eat b-day cake from your china
#5: when can I help put up the nutcracker tree?
i didn't know that was a china press! it looks so fab.
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