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Looks great! If you check out their blog, you will see the base is a lot smaller than the top and they happily seat kids in boosters at it.
Would be nice outside too.

I'm on the extreme end of party readiness. I've got a kids party box with streamers, balloons, mini milk bottles, bamboo plates (as practical as paper but reusable) 4 different coloured paper straws, bunting, bumble bee pegs, mini blackboard labels. it's growing every birthday, because of the focus on reusable things. The grown up version has mismatched silver cutlery and china plates, vintage tablecloths, solar chandalier and 4 sets of extra glasses, and a bottle of gin, just in case :) and a box with handmade cards, and a random assortment of emergency gifts ranging from homemade snow globes to china owl cookie jars. I've also got a sewing and art box..... Honestly, our house isn't cluttered and we don't have a ton of stuff, these things are tucked away till needed, and are mostly reusable, it works for us!

Hooray for real food :.) it sounds like a wonderful day.

Gillianne your DIY jar idea sounds great!
I love these DIY templates on easy, we print ours onto old cereal boxes and paint and decorate them - http://tinypapertown.etsy.com
I love these templates if you want something with a design on, that you can just print and start using straight away:
http://EmilyHingston.etsy.com/
and there are loads of bento boxes also on Etsy,

What a beautiful room, you've done a great job of mixing colors. Loving the citrus vibe. we bought a handful of vintage cot sheets and they are so much softer than new ones. Love the rug! Looks like that will work as basil gets bigger. Thanks for sharing!

I use clear fishing tackle boxes for our lunches, they have removable segments so you can use either no segments, 1 middle segment or any variation with the 6 additional segments. I just check the plastic recycling number to avoid the nasty plastics. Our ones are a number 5 which in new Zealand is food safe and phb free.
They don't seem to leak at least not by lunchtime and with all the segments in place you get 8 slots which makes for a lot of variety

hi,
I make sticky date pudding, in muffin size portions, and take some caramel sauce in a mason jar. What I like about muffins (apart from everything :) is that you can transport them in a cardboard box, lined with teatowels, which makes them great for stacking in a car full of bags, but also means less hassle when its time to go home. Not sure where you are going, if its someones house or a venue, if its a house, I usually compost the cardboard box, (worms like to hatch their babies in cardboard scraps) but we are in the countryside. Have a great trip! cheers

At last! posts for the rest of the world! many thanks for this

ohh the wallpaper, I wouldnt be able to lose that, its just beautiful. the window treatment is working really well with it.
I would work around the wallpaper, so elegant!
I would remove the carpet, replace the toilet, which will provide an instant update, then seal and paint and seal (again) the floor. I would go for a rich charcoal color or a fake woodgrain, but maybe you prefer something lighter. Then if budget permits, replace the vanity/sinks/taps. I love the idea of converting an old beautiful bureau or dresser, and adding a bowl sink on top, something from the same era as the wallpaper, then if there is wallpaper missing from behind the vanity, tile the wallbehind as a splashback. Replacing the mirrors with a rectangular one would give an instant new look, but I like the romantic style of the oval ones.
Cost?
I would guess $100 for the floor paints, all of which would be under 4 litres, $200 for new toilet, $250 for vintage buereau, $200 for tiles, $200 for sink, $300 for taps, plus plumber to install all, around $700 plus your labour.
so about $2000 for a new look bathroom.
Just the toilet and floor, likely $600 or so.
You can save money buy buying tiles second hand, also sink. I dont like second hand tapware as it often needs to be restored so it doesnt leak, end cost is same as new. good luck!

seriously?
you have time to plug on this silly rubber thing that has no other purpose but you dont have time to hand wash your glasses?
Consumerism at its worst.
This is the only negative commment Ive ever left here, but seriously what a pointless product destined for landfil.