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Here's a post from CasaSugar Community member nyclq from the Lovely Little Vignettes group:

Here's a recent seasonal vignette I had set for Fall in our Florida townhome, mixing old, thrifted and found objects:

• Thrifted buffet — $30
• Thrifted glass globe lamp — $5
• Thrifted blue-gray acorn — $3
• Repurposed old retail fitting room wall art — $0 (yes - free!!)
• Glass bottle and horseshoe — free, found on a farm in Georgia
• Branch — free, found on the side of the road
• Three Fall leaf sprays — on sale for $1.50 each at a local craft store
• Mirror and vases — existing accessories from Homegoods
• Black metal candle holders — only $15 for a set of three about 12 yrs. ago at Pier 1

More vignettes, table styling, and makeovers can be found on my blog. Stop by and say hello! Thanks!!

Have you been doing any decorating lately? Be sure to post your arrangements in the Lovely Little Vignettes group!

Here's a post from CasaSugar Community member Carolynz from the Lovely Little Vignettes group:

Our dining room is finally finished!  I just laid our FLOR carpet tile rug down and set up our Broyhill Brasilia dining room table.  Here is a shot of the Brasilia buffet; it's against a "wall" that separates the kitchen from the dining room (made from the same wood as the kitchen cabinets), and it's open at the top, too.  I bought the funky painting at an estate auction for $1!  The wall needed something large on it, and this does the job, and I love that it's an original work of art, and it works with our color scheme in the room.

Have you been busy decorating? Be sure to post a photo and details about your arrangements in the Lovely Little Vignettes group! Plus, if you submit a vignette by Nov. 5, you'll be entered to win a Canon Digital Rebel SLR XSi camera!

Many people tend to skip meals before a buffet, just so they can chow down more food. In fact, in a recent Are You a Penny Pincher SavvySugar poll, 39 percent said they skip a meal before a buffet and 20 percent said they do that occasionally. Reader isahrangme disagrees with that mentality and shares her buffet tip:

Actually, you're supposed to eat before a buffet! just something small! If you don't eat at all, your stomach stays "small" and at the buffet, you don't end up eating much if you've actually prepared your stomach to "stretch" by eating earlier, then you can eat more! At least, that's what I've heard and this is actually how it works for me!

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Editor's note: The following is a guest post written by Colin Cowie, wedding planner and lifestyle guru. Today Colin discusses wedding dinner options.

Not every wedding dinner needs to be served with guests seated at round tables of ten or twelve. Consider buffet-style or a combination of buffet-style and sit down. No one says it has to be one or the other. In fact, the combination actually works well; if you have the first course served and the plates are cleared table by table, guests can make their way to the buffet for their next course; naturally minimizing any possible food lines.

To see what else he has to say about buffets, keep reading.

Here's a post from CasaSugar Community member ColorSizzle from the Lovely Little Vignettes group:

My colorful, retro-modern Valentine's Day dessert bar — complete with antique and thrift store finds!  Get more info at my blog, Color Sizzle.

See more photos of ColorSizzle's colorful dessert bar when you read more

Taybarns restaurant is introducing a new dining concept to the English — all you can eat. It's nothing we haven't seen in the United States. We have all-you-can-eat baked potato and pizza bars, endless breadsticks and salad, and the kind of buffets that would make Elvis weep if he was still kickin' it in Vegas.

The Taybarns message is clear: "Enjoy as much as you like, as many times as you like. All for one fixed price!" That fixed price gives you a 111-foot counter filled with pizza, Chinese food, carving stations, fry stations, desserts, and more. The English are going crazy for the buffet-style chain, and while neighboring restaurants continue to close, Taybarns is on the up.

During tough economic times, giving people the most bang for their buck seems like a smart business model, but at what cost? As reported by the BBC, not everyone likes Taybarns. They think the chain encourages unhealthy eating habits and will cause England's collective waistline to expand.

It's a common argument, and one that's been batting around in the US for some time. Is it the fault of (insert any fast food giant here), or does the responsibility fall on the individual? Does walking into Taybarns rob a human of their free will, and why isn't healthy food more accessible to the masses?