Well hot dang! Ninety-eight percent of you were not a fan of the teacups.
And you know what? I totally agree.
The teacups have been removed and mustard yellow plates have replaced them… for the time being anyway. I’m not rushing any decorating decisions, but these plates will do for now.
Thanks for the plate suggestion, guys!
Once I was done crawling around on our counter tops, it was time to get started on dinner. (I wiped down the counters, don’t worry.)
Dinner
I made dinner tonight on my brand new Cuisinart Grill/Griddle combo that I purchased on sale through RueLaLa. (Yes, they sell kitchenware in addition to awesome clothes!)
I used the grill side to cook up some sweet Italian sausages and the griddle side to caramelize onions and sauté zucchini with Garlic Gold nuggets that I received in my HLS swag bag.
I think Sadie was intrigued.
The Garlic Gold nuggets were crispy and delicious and added a nice punch of flavor to the zucchini.
Ryan and I enjoyed our veggies with fully dressed Italian sausages.
Our evening beverage was Mighty Leaf ginger peach iced tea from the sample pack I received.
This flavor was my favorite one yet. I didn’t realize it had caffeine until I just uploaded that picture. Let’s hope I’m not up all night!
Off to hang with my little family. Have a great night!
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I do like the plates much better!
Sadie is clearly wanting some of the Garlic Gold in that photo 😉
I have the Cusinart Griddler! It’s a LIFESAVER.. and so easy to clean.
Go make a panini. it’s life-changing, I promise.
SOOO much easier to clean! and how to you make a panini on it? i feel like this should be a simple thing…
oh, shoot.. I’m looking at it closer now.. does your not have a lid? mine has two plates, one on the lid and one on the bottom, which you can flip to make a panini press or a griddle. almost as if you took yours and folded it in half.
or maybe you could take a separate slated press and push it on top? 🙂
If you don’t have a lid you can put a pyrex dish on top of your panini and weight it with books inside. When one side is done, just flip and press the other. Probably not as simple as a panini press but I do it all the time on the griddle and it works great!
The plates give such a warm feel to the room! Love it. 🙂
Plates look good 🙂 So does your dinner!!! Yum.
Oooh, MUCH better. I think sticking to one or two color or tones is the way to go, and I like the yellow a lot!
The ginger-peach flavors sounds so refreshing! Enjoy your night! 🙂
That grille looks Amazing! I saw them on ruelala but it was sold Out:(
The plates look great!
I also really love the look of uniquely colored, shaped and sized glass vases arranged on the top (especially when light hits it) mixed with some plants or flowers up there. I’ve done it a little bit where I’m living and you’d be surprised what beautiful treasures you can find at Ross, TJMAXX or Marshalls!
I really need to get on the Rue La La bandwagon, especially if they have deals for kitchen stuff!
I like the plates a lot better!! 🙂 I’m sure you can get some awesome decorating ideas from Pinterest! Love that site!
I love how the plates look! Good choice! 🙂 That grill/griddle is awesome!!! I definitely need to register for one of those things! So cool! 🙂
I so wish I had a Griddler, that is so neat you can grill all that without dirtying up a thousand pans! And I definitely like the plates better! 🙂
Grilling is the key to it all 😀 Always ups the flavor!
Plates are a go! I would be so giddy in a new place 🙂 have fun decorating and be sure to show the before’s and after’s!
I like the plates SO much better! 🙂
I love mighty leaf teas, yummy!!
I am defintely feelin the yellow plates, nice work!
Those plates look awesome!!! Love. Random…but is your ceiling painted blue?
nope! it’s white, but it’s open to the next room – not sure why it looks blue in that pic, but it totally does!
It kinda looks like it was dark in that room and the tv was on. Am I right?
I was going to ask the same thing! It looked white in the teacup picture and I was confused, haha.
yum, italian sausage! I haven’t had that in forever!
I like the plates!! Good choice.
That little grill/griddle combo is awesome! I should get me one of those… 🙂
We had a similar dinner!! And I guess I’m alone – it’s just me and the teacups! But I do think the plates look better 🙂
the plates look much better! and your house looks amazing so far!! i am so so jealous you guys have a pool in your backyard! and i love how simple, fresh, and uncluttered your kitchen looks 🙂 you should post more pictures of the rest of the house when you get the chance! i’m sure the rest of it will look just as lovely 🙂
Wow! Those cups came down quick! Though I stick to my greenery idea (yay for love ferns! Haha), the plates remind me of sunrises/sunsets! 🙂 and I love kitchen appliances! That griddler combo looks fun! My all time favorite kitchen utensils are wooden spoons and rubber scrapers/spatulas! Do you have any odd favorites?
i love my griddle and toaster oven!
Ooh, the plates look great!!
The garlic gold does sound great! Have fun with the lil’ family 🙂
That grill looks awesome!!! I wish Rue La La would ship to Canada 🙁 maybe one day.
I agree about the plates! I loved the colours of the teacups but I agreed with everyone else and thought they were too small. The plates are much betta.
I actually have a similar dilemma in my kitchen: http://happyorhungry.com/2011/08/15/homeowners/
Third picture down is my current decor above my cupboards if ya wanna check it out… but I just threw a bunch of random stuff up there because I didn’t know what else to do! We have a giant orange wall, hence the orange accents 🙂
I just got some mightly leaf too.. drinking it as we speak! I am really likingit!
I think the plates look fab!
The plates look much better! And I love the color of them too. Well done 🙂 You should keep them, but get little plate holders so you can move them up closer to the edge and see them in all their glory!
Dinner looked scrumptious!
Loving that little indoor grill!
Much better! The plates are a great size!
I just got the Cuisinart Panini/Griddle combo and love that thing to death. The indoor grill one is nice too. That would be perfect for the winter here when the grill outside is not an option unless you want to die of hypothermia while cooking dinner.
Definitely like the plates better! It’s a better fit for the space, and I love the yellow!
Love Ruelala and I am equally addicted to Swirl by Daily Candy. Ah-mazing! Check it out 🙂
Love the plates!
Plates definitely look better than the tea cups.
that dinner looks delicious and bright!yum
I love the plates! Looks so fun 🙂
What a cool grill combo, I am going to have to look into that!
That grill looks awesome. I didn’t get hooked on Rue La La until I read one of your posts and let me tell you how much my husband appreciates it. I’m already stocking up on cute outfits for after this pregnancy. Btw, I wrote a post about my favorite foodie and runners blogs tonight and you are on it!
thanks so much for mentioning me, tabaitha!
I’ve been hearing about the Garlic Gold on everyone’s blogs. I so want some since I can’t live without my garlic. Yummy!
How much natural light do you get up there? I could see plants of some sort on top of the cabinets. I’m in the same boat as you, but I don’t get much light in my kitchen, so I’m thinking some big pottery of sorts (probably from Hobby Lobby,)
Eeeeeps!! I had no idea Rue La La did kitchen stuff too! I totally unsubscribed from them a few months ago (because I was sick of the temptations with baby on the way)…and need to re-subscribe. Oh how I am coveting your new kitchen toy!
The plates are definitely a step up! What I really think you need, though, is fun, funky, huge, loud pottery up there! For that, I’d turn to Jonathan Adler: http://www.jonathanadler.com/Pottery/. My mom has his books and I turn to them when I need inspiration for lifting my mood, remixing my wardrobe or SOMEDAY when I finally get to move into a place of my own again lol.
oh awesome!! thanks for the link, kailey.
The plates are definitely cute! I do think the scale is better for that space than the cups were. They fill the space a little better between the cabinets and the ceiling!
I like the plates!
That grill is awesome! Way cooler than our George Foreman. 🙂 The plates looks a lot better and the darker yellow is a nice contrast against the wall. I’ve had my eye out for those garlic nuggets and so far no luck!
That Cuisinart has got to be one of the most genius inventions ever! I can’t wait to buy nice kitchen stuff! 🙂
Garlic nuggets look like a lifesaver, especially for someone like me who HATES cutting garlic- the smell stays forever!
friend! you need plants and trinkets up there, like we used to have in valdosta. i think a basket with flowers in it, a vase, and maybe a green plant would looke awesome
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i’m kind of obsessed with your valdosta kitchen!
Oh, those teas really have me intrigued. They look so yummy!
That griddler looks great – might be time to upgrade my George Foreman grill!