Here’s a little antidote to the colorful interior shots that had some of you covering your eyes because oh my gosh, the brightness!
Jake Phipps Jeeves & Wooster pendant lights are made from authentic bowlers and top hats, and are British to the core. Forget fun and funky, these lights will imbue your dining room or other space with a somber seriousness fitting your station in life.
Pink goes from being cool to not being cool anymore with surprising rapidity, which means sometimes my tastes are cool and sometimes they’re decidedly uncool. For I, like many people, like pink. You’ll never catch me wearing it (heaven forbid!) but I do like to surround myself with touches of pink. And for a while I even had bright pink hair, so you know I must truly adore it. Every so often I go looking for more pink in my life, and now is one of those times.
Here’s just some of the pink stuff from Graham and Green that I’m digging on right now:
This pink mercury table light with its matching pink shade would pop in almost any room, but looks especially stunning when displayed amid lots of black and white or, as shown here, mirrors.
Cute as a button, a pink and white lambs wool hot water bottle cover hides the actual hot water bottle. Which is nice, since they tend to look rather nasty and medical.
This pink dresser would be great in a girl’s room… or a grownup girl’s room. But somehow even though The Beard is quite oblivious when it comes to most of my decorative choices, I don’t think I could slip this past him. Nuts.
I love this antique-style rattan back chair with its luxurious pink cotton velvet upholstered seat. Tell people it’s vintage and that you reupholstered it yourself. Who’s going to argue?
Finally, there’s a mother of pearl inlay bedside table with clear crystal glass drawer knobs. Handcrafted in India. Unique with a flaw or two, as a result. Very cool, I think, since pink paired with that style of workmanship is surprising.
Need a way to illuminate those wine bottle shelves you slaved over? Drinking all that wine was *such* a trial, so I understand if you need some time to recuperate before starting your next wine-themed DIY project. I couldn’t resist, however, posting a link to Gerardot & Co.s wine bottle torch tutorial.
According to the instructions, making a wine bottle torch is easy and cheap at around $5 for materials. That doesn’t include the cost of the wine, but we all know you were going to have yourself a wee drop even if you weren’t planning on crafting something afterward. Actually, if you’re aiming to empty the bottle yourself, you may want to wait twelve hours or so before beginning this project.
Sweet hip printed cotton canvases by DuffyLondon take the place of actual lighting fixtures when tiny houses and apartments simply cannot handle the introduction of something as impressive and imposing as a full-size chandelier. All the glamour without the threat of banging one’s head or snagging delicate glass!
Some of the DuffyLondon prints even glow — the images are digitally printed onto cotton canvas and stretched over wooden frames that installed with low energy strip lights that illuminate the prints from within. Interesting, but sounds kind of ghetto, a la the glowing crucifixion scenes one can purchase at the Dollar Tree.
Or you could just opt for a straight-up crystal chandelier poster, like this one from ElectricPopSpot on Zazzle:
It’s not quite as chic and cheeky, but the colors are fantastic and with the right frame it could be a lot of fun!
The world famous Le Klint pendant lamp that made a splash in the 60s is back, sort of. A reproduction of the original pendant designed by architect Poul Christiansen is available for $266 at Sexy Furnishings and elsewhere. The new Le Klint lamp, like the original, features a beautifully curvaceous polypropylene shade, a portable luminaire format, and a 6′ white cord ready for hanging.
There’s a lot to hate here… the powder pink paint, the cheesy hanging crystals, and the in-your-face arms on this pink chandelier from Bunny Maxwell come to mind. And yet, I’m drawn to this chandelier like a doomed moth is drawn to the flame of a citronella candle.
Yes, my lust is awakened, and I would gladly reshape my entire abode to find a fit for a powder pink chandelier. It’s a good thing I don’t have three hundred smackers lying around… or is it? If I found the right chandelier at a secondhand shop and the right color of paint at the local Home Depot, I’d wager a powder pink chandelier would suddenly fit right into my budget.
Someone has to warn The Beard!
Love vintage lamps and vintage-look lighting? Then you need to check out Swank Lighting, located in Dallas, Texas.
They stock a fabulous collection of original Venetian art glass lamps that have been updated and are ready to show off in your 21st Century environment. Prices? Vintage Murano lamp prices start at $1,800 per pair, but can go up depending on size, rarity, quality, and the complexity of the blown glass in each lamp.
Not in Texas? No problem — they Swank Lighting ships worldwide!
Nothing says mod like clean lines, beautiful curves, and plenty of black, white, and red. But life is more fun when you mix it up a bit, right?
Here, brushed metal cube tables, an Orbit ball chair, and a Hanako sayuri rug are paired with a lamp that bridges the gap between contemporary and classic decor.
Um, no thanks. I think I’ll stand way back from this creepy hanging noose lamp designed by Marie Thurnauer. While Halloween is just a few short weeks away, this morbid piece of decor is meant to hang in one’s lair 365 days a year.
That’s not the only reason I’ll be standing back, however. At 4750.00 €, this lamp is downright scary.
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Sherwood Forlee created New Lamp after discovering that the Manhattan’s New Museum didn’t glow like it had in the architect’s renderings.
Forlee’s scaled down version lights up the night in a way the museum can’t…but I want it because it looks like a stack of sugar cubes. New Lamp is handmade and available in limited quantities, though I can’t say for how much because Forlee is keeping it a secret.
