I’m hosting a dinner party and I’m so excited to use our dining room for the first time.

I found these awesome looking grey pumpkins at a farmer’s market called cinderella pumpkins (who knew?) and that’s how the color inspiration came for the table setting. I bought small white pumpkins and some regular pumpkins to go along with them and I painted in grey and metallic gold.

{ Candlesticks from Serena & Lily, • Dinner plates from Anthropologie, • Sterling silverware from hand-me-down from my mom, •Crystal wine glasses from vintage find in Nyack, NY, • Window blind used as a table runner from Ikea,  Placemats and napkins from west elm }

Ready to party~

Butternut squash soup topped with coconut flakes, toasted cashew and scallion.

Penne alla Vecchia Bettola

Mozzarella cheese with raspberry jam on multi-grain ciabatta bread

My Friday night dinner.

Roasted pears with stilton cheese and cranberries over arugula salad

Sautéed shrimp over quinoa and brown rice topped with toasted almonds.

Concord grapes. Sweeter than honey.

Shane’s sweeping the driveway.

Chloe takes a morning walk around the neighborhood.