Decorating Cents

My favorite light in the house has got to be the chandelier in my dining room. I loved that light since I first laid eyes on it. It's the West Elm Mobile Chandelier , which can be pricey, but I waited for it go on sale. Ever since I've had the light, I see so many versions of it. I wanted to round up some of them and share. 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9     Would you consider any of these for your own home?

Hey!  Happy Hump Day! One of the things for me that can make or break a room is the light choice.  I love a statement chandelier in a foyer or a whimsical pendant in a girl's room.   I was excited when Parrot Uncle invited me to put together a space using one of their lights.  Parrot Uncle is an online lighting retailer with lighting choices from contemporary and modern to Vintage Home Decor Pendant Lights .  With their large selection, you are able to choose the best style to suit your home. Whether you're searching for your living room or bathroom, you're sure to find something you like.  There is also a $1.99 page where you can score some great bulbs and portable lamps for cheap!  Their goal is to provide quality lighting while giving you superior customer service. I chose to create an entryway showcasing one of their fabulous Geometric Wooden Pendant Lights.  This is most likely the space that your guests will see first and this l...

I came to a decision on the light for the nursery.  I jumped in the car and made a quick trip to Ikea.  I decided on the Alang in the larger 18" size. It has that modern shape I was looking for without spending a ton of money.  Here it is right out of the box.  It has a woven texture which I thought was plastic in the store but it's actually cloth.  The light comes with the diffuser so that's an added bonus.  I also got some orange ribbon from Michael's to jazz it up a bit. I first measured two pieces of ribbon to go around the top and bottom edge of the drum.  I melted the edges to keep them from fraying.   Using my hot glue gun, I made a dot about every six inches to attach my ribbon to the outside seams.  This way if I wasn't completely satisfied, I could rip off the ribbon and try something else.  I thought about adding a third row of ribbon in the middle but didn't want to cover up the textured surface. Here's ...

Back in November we had overhead lighting installed in the nursery.  We used a temporary light until the right light came along. This what the light was looking like. Pretty boring right?  I know I want some sort of drum light in there so I started looking around.  My first stop was Shades of Light.  I had read good things about them around blogland.  I entered orange in my search and this came up. source It's the same one from my mood board .  I love the orange but we know I am not paying $159 for a light.  This one also caught my eye. source Something about the pattern stuck out to me.  Again, at $149 not really an option.  I did notice it comes in just the drum shade by itself for $69 which is more reasonable.  I figure it wouldn't be too hard to make my own.  I made the drum pendant in the breakfast room with a pendant kit and shade.  I would just have to cover it with some funky fabric. I've al...

Next up, getting the pendant lighting put up.  I think that's the major element our kitchen was missing.  To me it fills in the empty space between the ceiling and island and almost creates a separation of the kitchen from the family room.  The pendant would be mounted where the former recessed light was.  To make things a little easier, we opted to replace it with something that has one connection box with several pendants attached instead of drilling more holes to hang individual pendants. We found a pendant fixture in Lowes that would do the trick.  We went with a pendant bar in nickel and blue crackled glass pendant shades.  Problem is, the can light left a hole that is seven inches wide and the bar for the pendant light is only five inches wide.   This bar is not going to cover that huge hole.  What to do, what to do?  After searching online, I found several videos where we can add a box to the gaping hole and just patch...

Since we made the move to have the secondary bedrooms overhead lights installed , we decided to go ahead and get the kitchen lighting done too.  Ever since we moved in, I've wanted recessed lights around the room and pendants above the kitchen island.  We had two humongous box lights and one recessed light in the middle.  I never understood the thinking of the contractors and why only one recessed light was installed. First step was to remove the box lights and put in the new recessed  lights.  We went with a five inch recessed light kit from Lowes.  I didn't want anything too large.   I had already marked where I wanted the recessed lights to go.  There would be six total.  The goal was to keep the two center holes where the box lights were and add four more holes for the other lights along the outside.   Things don't always go according to plan.  The hole closet to the family room was on a beam and ...

I told you last week we finally added ceiling lights to the secondary bedrooms.  That meant we got to pick out a pretty light for my daughter's room.  I had seen this one at Ikea before and knew I couldn't do anything with it at the time.  It would have to be plugged in and swagged just like the paper lantern that was previously in her room.  Knappa While in Lowes getting some supplies, I saw this one.  It was almost identical.  The best part about it, it came with a canopy and could be installed at the ceiling light box.  This one is larger by about 5 inches and has one less row of petals.  Didn't matter to me.  It was perfect for her space. Sydney It reminded me a lot of a flower and I knew my daughter would like it.  Girly but very modern.  I couldn't wait to get it up.  With the light on... I love the pretty glow at night.  I feel like my daughter's graduated a little into something a...

Remember when I mentioned before that none of the secondary bedrooms upstairs had overhead lighting?  Well we do now.  It was time for me to start planning the nursery and we decided now would be a good time to get the lights installed.  For the girl's room and the nursery we chose standard light fixtures until we figured out what we wanted permanently.    I was thinking about keeping her existing paper lantern but shortening the cord so it didn't dangle too far down into the room.   Hopefully these will be changed quickly so I don't have to look at the boob lights for too long.  Hubby laughed when I called them that in the store.      The office got an update with a square shaded fixture.  They had them marked down in Lowes and we couldn't pass up the modern shape.   It gives off a warm glow at night . I think it fits in perfectly with the rest of the room. I can finally ...

I finally found a chandelier I like.  It wasn't one of the options I showed you a couple weeks ago.  I just happened to be in Lowes returning another light when I saw this one.  It had the lines I wanted without being too modern.  You won't believe how many lights I had before actually deciding on this one. I had the drum pendant from CB2 but once it was up (hubby held it up), I didn't think it fit the room.  It was a little too modern for me.  I didn't want something I would have to change again next year because I wasn't feeling it anymore.  I also think it didn't give off the amount of light I wanted for this room.  This light fits the room better and is more classic and can change with my evolving taste. I also found some art to fit between the two windows.  It adds some red to the room.  Now if I could just find a round mirror I like for the stenciled wall .  Sharing at