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How to Style the Glass Cloche

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The Glass Cloche: they have been everywhere for 10 or so years, almost all of us have one,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and I'm willing to bet most of them sit empty :) I know mine does. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It was filled with pinecones once at Christmas, but that seemed so expected... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So when I stumbled upon the <a href="http://www.restorationhardware.com/catalog/category/products.jsp?link=TheReimaginists&categoryId=cat2350046">Reimaginists versions</a> of the Glass cloche via Restoration Hardware I was a little awestruck!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Who knew there was so much PO-tential in that wee empty space?</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifPQ9OHGuIY9HkyJDerqsr4deWpWXjs9q2lQts8IuuNfuhm5EejHjsWnW8p-351XYmX4R90HMT4SDThqTtjT2Pgf0kW30ejN0E8WVM6vev5PA4xHu0bFclfIImeQ8S7Co8LPvPjiXyAQ4/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-10-08+at+2.54.29+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifPQ9OHGuIY9HkyJDerqsr4deWpWXjs9q2lQts8IuuNfuhm5EejHjsWnW8p-351XYmX4R90HMT4SDThqTtjT2Pgf0kW30ejN0E8WVM6vev5PA4xHu0bFclfIImeQ8S7Co8LPvPjiXyAQ4/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-10-08+at+2.54.29+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">If you don't have a collection of vintage keys or rulers lying about, </div><div style="text-align: center;">how about folding up some paper geometrics and placing them on wooden bamboo skewers?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I smell a DIY coming on...</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEcgNwoih2tZ5vAsADNFliCRYtEeWjKZlCqKaKL1bPqeKmNaJkv1t3E0sFI-HsVuESY26F0pFYgou0Omj-e6H_c5-JEZq0_jg-j_jMf5HMYYb5Y9wOVScOltrbX9a-bfF-S7NOZ5JBZ9w/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-10-08+at+2.53.41+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEcgNwoih2tZ5vAsADNFliCRYtEeWjKZlCqKaKL1bPqeKmNaJkv1t3E0sFI-HsVuESY26F0pFYgou0Omj-e6H_c5-JEZq0_jg-j_jMf5HMYYb5Y9wOVScOltrbX9a-bfF-S7NOZ5JBZ9w/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-10-08+at+2.53.41+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This, however, is the most clever version, in my humble opinion!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Just another reason why I NEED to learn how to wire lights </div><div style="text-align: center;">(the mister is vigorously opposing this, in the name of fire safety, lol!)</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4iM44ynQt-1xyuQkKgVE7pIDy8-tT7mBoj4XqUyz9OQIaEOTmhXrO4j_JPYDzH9JCDl_ffvL2n021-pEj3TcfYML3nq6ONmyxEWT4EmTs0hzEvnm1ZkXRky-uDOaGFCU8G_uoKWUr318/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-10-08+at+2.52.41+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4iM44ynQt-1xyuQkKgVE7pIDy8-tT7mBoj4XqUyz9OQIaEOTmhXrO4j_JPYDzH9JCDl_ffvL2n021-pEj3TcfYML3nq6ONmyxEWT4EmTs0hzEvnm1ZkXRky-uDOaGFCU8G_uoKWUr318/s640/Screen+Shot+2013-10-08+at+2.52.41+PM.png" width="614" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">amazing, right? I'd love to spend a day with these gentlemen, just to hear the conversations...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Let's make an interesting light.."</div><div style="text-align: center;">"What have we got?"</div><div style="text-align: center;">"What about those beakers and... metal rods?"</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Ooh, and some of the cloches! We could put it INSIDE."</div><div style="text-align: center;">"YES! Fabulous!"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">x am</div>

How to Style the Glass Cloche

The Glass Cloche: they have been everywhere for 10 or so years, almost all of us have one, and I'm willing to bet most of them sit empt...

12:09 PM

a spectacular kitchen floor + ceiling, and some fantastic art lighting

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy monday!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">How was your weekend?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I was bit under the weather this weekend, so not much got accomplished around here - </div><div style="text-align: center;">did manage to squeeze in a wee bit of time for pinterest, somehow - </div><div style="text-align: center;">funny how that happens, lol...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">When I saw this kitchen <b><a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/47006389830469654/">pinned</a></b> over the weekend my jaw dropped.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Barrel-vaulted brick ceiling.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Exquisite painted timber floor.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Open shelving + lattice cabinetry.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Art + a few hits of playful colour.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAHf7pGjngtLUT85mVcOlzX2RA4qC9R1Qis9_5pczQ7DsBxJ9qn__79fikULRnefjwVbtfUOHjLas6r9vRbTnSDzKalzS-mteCtGbwnVCk4S64pJRUL4fnVE0iQvBQXvPKiAovO9eX-syJ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-06+at+9.36.36+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAHf7pGjngtLUT85mVcOlzX2RA4qC9R1Qis9_5pczQ7DsBxJ9qn__79fikULRnefjwVbtfUOHjLas6r9vRbTnSDzKalzS-mteCtGbwnVCk4S64pJRUL4fnVE0iQvBQXvPKiAovO9eX-syJ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-06+at+9.36.36+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRtz8RbDMpIvWA88NVAJyGj41bmLfSBKjkft-i6Pp4kwrPs_vVM6KAkm-4o_3cn27BA_IYPKw_kwlU8jaGYbhKzI0O4WKHaLeqUyM0IK_0KH24h-Rt-Sbk8ewnwnbhDq865tQKMudvoaq9/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-06+at+9.37.10+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRtz8RbDMpIvWA88NVAJyGj41bmLfSBKjkft-i6Pp4kwrPs_vVM6KAkm-4o_3cn27BA_IYPKw_kwlU8jaGYbhKzI0O4WKHaLeqUyM0IK_0KH24h-Rt-Sbk8ewnwnbhDq865tQKMudvoaq9/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-06+at+9.37.10+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Spaces like this make me want to ditch this place and move into a century home stat.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A little digging, and found the rest of this home via <b><a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/pitter-patter-on-a-patterned-floor-165379">apartment therapy</a></b> and <b><a href="http://kikette-interiors.blogspot.com/2011/02/decorator-montse-esteva-house-in.html">kikette interiors</a></b>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It has a very consistent look.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The white walls continue throughout, as do those floors.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The decor is clean neutrals, again with the pops of colour place sparingly.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwYsIONUyQDAixXsE5dN2AmGEm6KTMmZtlzYvRH3KclUXTYNQyo9tdteXAobYF-DNjaaRaYspE9b1_m6Kj2zUPkGeHZ_P2RVq_c7rccsH3CVVbVXchrlPjcFVIgVUYI3RfsM0L2-oU0aBa/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-06+at+9.38.18+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwYsIONUyQDAixXsE5dN2AmGEm6KTMmZtlzYvRH3KclUXTYNQyo9tdteXAobYF-DNjaaRaYspE9b1_m6Kj2zUPkGeHZ_P2RVq_c7rccsH3CVVbVXchrlPjcFVIgVUYI3RfsM0L2-oU0aBa/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-06+at+9.38.18+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There was one detail that I absolutely loved.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Look at the way they've lit their artwork.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Wall-mounted reading/work lights that not only light up these pieces in the evenings, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but also to frame the art and draw the eye in the daylight.</div><div style="text-align: center;">They become part of the composition.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I've never been a huge fan of those unappealing mini lights tucked in over the top of the frame -</div><div style="text-align: center;">they aspire to be invisible but just end up a visual distraction -</div><div style="text-align: center;">but these are a different story, yes?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpEnC8NbHDzWEnfCR3sS7itXkNWXdMfmFms82mlTGgCEnrih3vJ40fABg_6gnIiv5PrgqLiPPEW0gvExawW0FLYN8FuUAw2Q5_zjE9CAgVNuzKRECwo2KYLeyMpJ0qfjTU0elKFiEdCb8I/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-06+at+10.00.45+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpEnC8NbHDzWEnfCR3sS7itXkNWXdMfmFms82mlTGgCEnrih3vJ40fABg_6gnIiv5PrgqLiPPEW0gvExawW0FLYN8FuUAw2Q5_zjE9CAgVNuzKRECwo2KYLeyMpJ0qfjTU0elKFiEdCb8I/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-06+at+10.00.45+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you're interested, here are a few versions from... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.barnlightelectric.com/clearance-lighting/architectural-brass-lighting/articulated-reading-light-solid-brass-architectural-bronze"><b>barn light electric</b></a>, <a href="http://www.shadesoflight.com/cone-shade-wall-lamp-double-joint-3-colors.html"><b>shades of light</b></a> and <b><a href="http://www.circalighting.com/details.aspx?pid=3625">circa lighting</a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWcg6r37Rbcw8ZiGDs4vCPzhesbGk3CpnpZ8CYGUQjStpAEpVZGaw_TrdDaF4Bd9r-VHTeoy2YiBQ6dwio5hAaQfXl8yJKwjCLqQfMCjkMiRypYoylIoWHZgvelLXXU27un-d7A1tM4wuI/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-06+at+10.02.30+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWcg6r37Rbcw8ZiGDs4vCPzhesbGk3CpnpZ8CYGUQjStpAEpVZGaw_TrdDaF4Bd9r-VHTeoy2YiBQ6dwio5hAaQfXl8yJKwjCLqQfMCjkMiRypYoylIoWHZgvelLXXU27un-d7A1tM4wuI/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-02-06+at+10.02.30+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">must be off, busy, busy day today...</div><div style="text-align: center;">hope you all have a lovely monday....x</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="51" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk6NPqy9xJ-HOXKGM0fevxvI3lNOrp2nJT8XdoPKxKFMCRP6QHahewcDn-HQh8JVljuq5hlMuBtn4brMQfkIZLXJStHDns5xqrDoTJ2m-BNvT7hEn9osfvj8LDg9nZni85Gg_cFXiIYUH1/s200/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" width="200" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

a spectacular kitchen floor + ceiling, and some fantastic art lighting

Happy monday! How was your weekend? I was bit under the weather this weekend, so not much got accomplished around here - did manage to sque...

7:13 AM

le très chic brass pendant light... you're going to want one of these!

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Have you seen this new <b><a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=23603251&color=027&itemdescription=true&navAction=jump&search=true&isProduct=true&parentid=A_FURN_LIGHTING">pendant light</a></b> over a Urban Outfitters?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This brass beauty can fit over a cord kit, to be hung anywhere, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but she could also be hung from a ceiling fixture.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">At just $64, how's that for an affordable, tres chic alternative to the boob light?!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTvbXoA3ENu-Z_KQVIBwRipcEyiVTk8NoV1j1ZqzVrDPQAsGc671xWo81gPhmDCBt334buVYEQUy5HvmMlTvRWb6W0NkfGFU5_Pr3YcKIoyQB6FVOqmgzWzHDhaXCALyanKn5ts2XWxMKS/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-11+at+9.41.11+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTvbXoA3ENu-Z_KQVIBwRipcEyiVTk8NoV1j1ZqzVrDPQAsGc671xWo81gPhmDCBt334buVYEQUy5HvmMlTvRWb6W0NkfGFU5_Pr3YcKIoyQB6FVOqmgzWzHDhaXCALyanKn5ts2XWxMKS/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-01-11+at+9.41.11+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am think about buying two and hanging them on either side of my bed.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Which will lead to fresh paint on the walls, and a new headboard, naturally!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now, to convince the mister... x</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="51" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk6NPqy9xJ-HOXKGM0fevxvI3lNOrp2nJT8XdoPKxKFMCRP6QHahewcDn-HQh8JVljuq5hlMuBtn4brMQfkIZLXJStHDns5xqrDoTJ2m-BNvT7hEn9osfvj8LDg9nZni85Gg_cFXiIYUH1/s200/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" width="200" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

le très chic brass pendant light... you're going to want one of these!

Have you seen this new pendant light over a Urban Outfitters? This brass beauty can fit over a cord kit, to be hung anywhere, but she coul...

6:50 AM

yay or nay: vintage lucite chandeliers

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Received an email from <b><a href="http://piecesinc.com/lucite-hoop-chandelier">Pieces</a></b> over the weekend,</div><div style="text-align: center;">linking over to the newest fab finds on their site,</div><div style="text-align: center;">(oh, how I'd like to go on a shopping spree over there - </div><div style="text-align: center;">have you seen their burled wood and lucite desk? Love.)</div><div style="text-align: center;">and this chandelier really caught my attention.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiII5J-1WROIu9u9x1FAsn4qLyfceQ0hkRIfI5jHt6llXF9AoNzJs0Sf9XiigaGy5yxbNcXV1K4vAL1xDRCc3_jP8p61cbNpqUoQic5yAsV9lpTFDvvCVqXvVvtaaZ1X_fDd-8TOEuwGyp0/s1600/Screen+Shot+2011-12-05+at+9.01.34+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiII5J-1WROIu9u9x1FAsn4qLyfceQ0hkRIfI5jHt6llXF9AoNzJs0Sf9XiigaGy5yxbNcXV1K4vAL1xDRCc3_jP8p61cbNpqUoQic5yAsV9lpTFDvvCVqXvVvtaaZ1X_fDd-8TOEuwGyp0/s1600/Screen+Shot+2011-12-05+at+9.01.34+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's lucite. Not lucite trying to be crystal or glass, but lucite reveling in being lucite.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Lucite doing things that glass and crystal cannot easily do, massive arcs sweeping in perfect curves...</div><div style="text-align: center;">massive arcs that are lightweight enough to be hung from a standard receptacle.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh43VXy7HtHqW_SBuu1IGiJYlchF0JQwel0X1WMSeM-_Evt_KMvRrPsqn5bCkU6pposOs9ml9MqU25dncOXv8TFrk3v492vGVdpA_w_575GjALGCEX40w7UgrQ_g2pMlZN4LrKI3mPqXePj/s1600/Screen+Shot+2011-12-05+at+10.22.06+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh43VXy7HtHqW_SBuu1IGiJYlchF0JQwel0X1WMSeM-_Evt_KMvRrPsqn5bCkU6pposOs9ml9MqU25dncOXv8TFrk3v492vGVdpA_w_575GjALGCEX40w7UgrQ_g2pMlZN4LrKI3mPqXePj/s1600/Screen+Shot+2011-12-05+at+10.22.06+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Want some of this clean-lined glam vibe? Check out 1st Dibs <a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_item_detail.php?id=535831" style="font-weight: bold;">here</a><b> </b>and<b> </b><a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_item_detail.php?id=566793" style="font-weight: bold;">here</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What about the classic waterfall or tiered styles?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3R7zcr0QPuprEl-GNI-CMI38EGl2gd-PvimKNjdJdq9W2bPMv-sYpzqKwmz3l_-7vcQXb1IYa2EsuROeJawfUlBWmavjrBqjrRFeCmY6Mc6T_-ZtWwYU-PyHdiejfhn79J0KDWtwX4Xdq/s1600/Screen+Shot+2011-12-05+at+10.25.38+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3R7zcr0QPuprEl-GNI-CMI38EGl2gd-PvimKNjdJdq9W2bPMv-sYpzqKwmz3l_-7vcQXb1IYa2EsuROeJawfUlBWmavjrBqjrRFeCmY6Mc6T_-ZtWwYU-PyHdiejfhn79J0KDWtwX4Xdq/s1600/Screen+Shot+2011-12-05+at+10.25.38+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBVIKDDwRVRDRKWIAssMrWAkPGHNSBo2uXYc1h1QNQON3eC-iH0WoFwOeb-ottb2O6Ap4w3NRSRZLncKyI80pPtvVeADrCw9tXzYMs6VCYnEWF0ZEdxFLR6KQUIFrkzvkSpTMGfzm_Kmtk/s1600/Screen+Shot+2011-12-05+at+10.26.13+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBVIKDDwRVRDRKWIAssMrWAkPGHNSBo2uXYc1h1QNQON3eC-iH0WoFwOeb-ottb2O6Ap4w3NRSRZLncKyI80pPtvVeADrCw9tXzYMs6VCYnEWF0ZEdxFLR6KQUIFrkzvkSpTMGfzm_Kmtk/s1600/Screen+Shot+2011-12-05+at+10.26.13+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.harpersbazaar.com/fashion/fashion-articles/vanessa-traina-apartment-pictures-1110">1</a> <a href="http://www.livingetc.com/">2</a><a href="http://design-crisis.com/?tag=david-hockney"> 3</a> <a href="http://larkinstreet.tumblr.com/post/4179071727/such-a-cool-lucite-chandelier">4 </a><a href="http://ostimusic.com/blog/studio-cribz/">5</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You can find them on <b><a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_search.php?subSearchKey=lucite&maincat=B&subcat=B1&periodselect=-1&sprice=-1&eprice=&solds=1&m=F&st=0&type=2">1st Dibs</a></b> as well,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> but a quick kijiji search almost always reveals one around here...</div><div style="text-align: center;">and way below budget.</div><div style="text-align: center;">(right now you could pick<b><a href="http://barrie.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-home-garden-Beautiful-Chandelier-W0QQAdIdZ334338131"> this one</a></b> up 15 minutes from my place for $50!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">With all the seventies/eighties swish happening right now, </div><div style="text-align: center;">is a lucite chandy on your wish list?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Are you feeling the love? Yay or nay?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="51" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk6NPqy9xJ-HOXKGM0fevxvI3lNOrp2nJT8XdoPKxKFMCRP6QHahewcDn-HQh8JVljuq5hlMuBtn4brMQfkIZLXJStHDns5xqrDoTJ2m-BNvT7hEn9osfvj8LDg9nZni85Gg_cFXiIYUH1/s200/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" width="200" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

yay or nay: vintage lucite chandeliers

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The Dorm Room: Best DIY Ideas

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Did you know that the back to school market is a <a href="http://www.internetretailer.com/2011/07/21/back-school-e-commerce">$68 billion dollars industry</a>?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dorm supplies make up at least <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/31/jeff-gawronski-dorm-co-back-to-school-shopping_n_933239.html">$4 billion dollars of this total.</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thats a lot of flokati rugs :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you're decorating one of these tiny spaces, you may not want to spend a fortune,</div><div style="text-align: center;">because chances are everything in it will have to be burned by the end of the year!</div><div style="text-align: center;">But who wants to live in the fuschia and black nightmare I keep seeing marketed toward college students?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I thought I'd go looking for some clever, original diy ideas for student spaces.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">First thing, I got distracted by the dorm of <b><a href="http://nymag.com/homedesign/spring2009/56426/?imw=Y&f=most-viewed-24h10">Maximilian.</a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is not ultra affordable, but damn it's gorgeous!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Attending Drew University in Madison, New Jersey,</div><div style="text-align: center;">he interns for Charlotte Moss and has spent summers working with David Easton.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The ultra-preppy space he created is completely unexpected.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI2P0K2SmorJR5uDRA_fVb0R_RFlcTFY7jPrNyAgFN2Gyt0eNX5kMYt_pN91B2WqZdd3-EYzuD6GXkUFhh5skY0iSU7OLfdTGVJrEBt5U7GDYbVk3sCSVvNv8xLEzo-s9C8ciy6YqNS63s/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-07+at+9.18.07+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI2P0K2SmorJR5uDRA_fVb0R_RFlcTFY7jPrNyAgFN2Gyt0eNX5kMYt_pN91B2WqZdd3-EYzuD6GXkUFhh5skY0iSU7OLfdTGVJrEBt5U7GDYbVk3sCSVvNv8xLEzo-s9C8ciy6YqNS63s/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-07+at+9.18.07+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Walls are painted Ralph Lauren's Tapestry Green,</div><div style="text-align: center;">then given the gallery treatment.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Oriental carpets layer the floor,</div><div style="text-align: center;">a black watch skirted console functions as a perch for a tv,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> while a tray table tucked in alongside offers a tiny bar space.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ties offer up a witty take on wall decor, while solving the storage issue.</div><div style="text-align: center;">A vintage dresser is styled in a manner that would not be out of place in an english manor -</div><div style="text-align: center;">including matching lamps with chinoiserie paper shades, an orchid, crystal and books </div><div style="text-align: center;">layered under a gold rimmed mirror and classic art prints.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkj9qmc1lqWneJWvOeG48wlAt27M7Mbjz92WkteTtMy5YO3d1rcGZ9vOLQheKvUK2BCj64sta9vAnW1GysgJ5tZqx8_jc89mvqc4X75r_UkoNzhfT0Qj0MFXsfC9zISkPirMsS46wk_Pgo/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-07+at+9.19.51+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkj9qmc1lqWneJWvOeG48wlAt27M7Mbjz92WkteTtMy5YO3d1rcGZ9vOLQheKvUK2BCj64sta9vAnW1GysgJ5tZqx8_jc89mvqc4X75r_UkoNzhfT0Qj0MFXsfC9zISkPirMsS46wk_Pgo/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-07+at+9.19.51+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">W O W.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He has his own <b><a href="http://www.oandsltd.com/">design business</a></b>, and I'm quite sure it will be a smashing success.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Okay, back on track :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you are more indie than prep,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and want something a bit less traditional,</div><div style="text-align: center;">there are heaps of really easy ideas out there that go beyond new bedding..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Walls of sticky notes paint samples, photos, postcards...</div><div style="text-align: center;">A mishmash of posters becomes an art installation when grouped around a typography bit.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinlMt29yAgezWH0VyglQLMRczqsDBE6o0TvSoWvnJ_E28PDj3enrNMfZMmA1ROOgyVQUW_6tV0bv_VdCUAyXwOfr7DF8Wgt1gLmut0OLqveJwjmBLGXUSgScpdMcYEZtkIWZHalUrGsOum/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-07+at+10.18.27+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinlMt29yAgezWH0VyglQLMRczqsDBE6o0TvSoWvnJ_E28PDj3enrNMfZMmA1ROOgyVQUW_6tV0bv_VdCUAyXwOfr7DF8Wgt1gLmut0OLqveJwjmBLGXUSgScpdMcYEZtkIWZHalUrGsOum/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-07+at+10.18.27+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The easiest way to upgrade a standard headboard?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Drape a blanket over it!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">No headboard?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Make one out of photo's spray glued to foam board, </div><div style="text-align: center;">or just cut one from whiteboard and call it a day.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">A screen doesn't have to be attached to the wall,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and these work double duty as headboard and storage,</div><div style="text-align: center;">or headboard and art.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI8xjxFjyzWK7jSLsNgyHS204oDkGS8_lWNKzkx79HC5rjOEl50l4T8zPAUevwRzkFCZWkFVrGOJbWnuLdGCjqwV7q7O6rGCUMCJON3dtWrXNsF6xdYT6-OKWC8ygqQeMU6axwuGLjtTr_/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-07+at+10.50.05+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI8xjxFjyzWK7jSLsNgyHS204oDkGS8_lWNKzkx79HC5rjOEl50l4T8zPAUevwRzkFCZWkFVrGOJbWnuLdGCjqwV7q7O6rGCUMCJON3dtWrXNsF6xdYT6-OKWC8ygqQeMU6axwuGLjtTr_/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-07+at+10.50.05+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Dress up a paper lantern with coffee filters or crepe paper...</div><div style="text-align: center;">re-use some favourite old tins,</div><div style="text-align: center;">or play with string lights.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj064bpwarDqF4aSaiQusis03TXZwn6z19uRYp1258bSezdOe5EVqqLY9yaCnSJM64Z2YgeWVgMy0xxcK9Zt6LVd2wQW2E9mzp4zpvj7IhIJ_SMKcS3bI529pPwC7tz7R4siYrAegwD56Ba/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-07+at+11.11.42+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj064bpwarDqF4aSaiQusis03TXZwn6z19uRYp1258bSezdOe5EVqqLY9yaCnSJM64Z2YgeWVgMy0xxcK9Zt6LVd2wQW2E9mzp4zpvj7IhIJ_SMKcS3bI529pPwC7tz7R4siYrAegwD56Ba/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-07+at+11.11.42+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/misskels/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">1</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> 2 </span></span><a href="http://www.dailydanny.com/?tag=dorm-room-detox"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">3</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.dormdelicious.com/dorms/super-cheap_dorm_room_decorating_idea"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">4</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?q=dorm+room+walls&hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&biw=989&bih=941&tbm=isch&tbnid=4ZIzVJ0-Nz95xM:&imgrefurl=http://youve-left-me-speechless.tumblr.com/post/3469163245&docid=NV5_jFMi25HDYM&w=500&h=335&ei=jHdnToWCLIydgQfoj-ToDA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=143&vpy=216&dur=7905&hovh=184&hovw=274&tx=169&ty=104&page=6&tbnh=138&tbnw=191&start=104&ndsp=22&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:104"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">5</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://hellodenj.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/karisheadboard_denj.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">6</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://style-files.com/2009/02/24/diy-lamp/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">7</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.urbanscarlet.com/design/guest-post-bliss/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">8</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.parlourhomeblog.com/2010/10/and-im-spent.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">9</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.spearmintdecor.com/2010/09/origami-water-bomb-string-lights/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">10</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.diyideas.com/roombyroom/Bedrooms/headboards_ss2.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">11</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/chicago/10-ways-to-save-on-when-youre-setting-up-a-home-123695"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">12</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/iheartnorwegianwood/2458779285/sizes/o/in/photostream/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">13</span></span></a><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/2551136/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> 14</span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Almost makes you want to hit the books again, doesn't it?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope your'e all enjoying the quiet this week has brought :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I know next week we'll be missing the darlings, but for now, basking in a bit of silence.... xo</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="51" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKLDPh9-gk_zJWba2E5DwKexCufQJuHB9LXp627OfC_WgoVHvq8I2t-chpbYpCBm-2qZN0M8BUNB31F5fApclKWFCNmgp2JD4_etSMfuV4F9qw9ZVJldmnM6VFB6b0feNSSoNecaeXOBEn/s200/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" width="200" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

The Dorm Room: Best DIY Ideas

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the weekend: finds and a purge

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">have been wanting one of these tripod floor lamps forever.....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjarHJUpQKKfFsqmOjnHxF2ywA8bEwoMOD-8-qvThGmYKhUiCCHahzTDwi_a_E2CW_AUxXIB0YyJXhXCqX8aZ-dDQ6H0MCe4jHCpA8mYVrxv4bTLNeb8-MRFj9ODQPwhgz9G2MoUPWIf9UJ/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-26+at+9.37.42+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjarHJUpQKKfFsqmOjnHxF2ywA8bEwoMOD-8-qvThGmYKhUiCCHahzTDwi_a_E2CW_AUxXIB0YyJXhXCqX8aZ-dDQ6H0MCe4jHCpA8mYVrxv4bTLNeb8-MRFj9ODQPwhgz9G2MoUPWIf9UJ/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-26+at+9.37.42+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www1.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=369822&CategoryID=50673">retail</a></b> price: $ 500.00</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">down the street price: $5.00</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love yard sales :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today we are tackling the playroom,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">which has morphed from this</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4h1-PAiG3cAKJ4gN-xJctXDnkdHO099J2SiU5JTEmWYXsFV5Kumkvo3sp2cAbmluwfZkefEg7YuLRxy_WacGOYmhf7Zwjs7G5oAFgKrnJ6RnYC_Cvy5ZQttUgXPAfthZsh8EdhJ6DutCp/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-26+at+9.52.05+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4h1-PAiG3cAKJ4gN-xJctXDnkdHO099J2SiU5JTEmWYXsFV5Kumkvo3sp2cAbmluwfZkefEg7YuLRxy_WacGOYmhf7Zwjs7G5oAFgKrnJ6RnYC_Cvy5ZQttUgXPAfthZsh8EdhJ6DutCp/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-26+at+9.52.05+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to this.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK1-VtJ6zpeR3ad7Ju3r7YZyF9_4ZKXBe9cqCIDTTSS-NM0X1AI_yXIkhiyJCIpwW7yHf7QYbFSk6Ma-QzR-QzC9jU0xP00jvLSPZV5jGdL_EvZyi_5Q7XR3Nbk8_Q21mL6_znJHgpwG1m/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-26+at+9.53.21+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK1-VtJ6zpeR3ad7Ju3r7YZyF9_4ZKXBe9cqCIDTTSS-NM0X1AI_yXIkhiyJCIpwW7yHf7QYbFSk6Ma-QzR-QzC9jU0xP00jvLSPZV5jGdL_EvZyi_5Q7XR3Nbk8_Q21mL6_znJHgpwG1m/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-06-26+at+9.53.21+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The darlings won't even go in to this black hole of chaos any more.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Don't they look thrilled to bits to be in here, sorting?!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">We've finally reached the point where they are over </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">barbies, transformers, bratz dolls, bakugons, littlest pet shop, hot wheels, etc...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">It's time for a bit of a purge.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">By the end of the weekend they will both have one rubbermaid bin filled with their faves,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and the rest is being given away.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a little bittersweet, because they are growing up,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but more sweet than bitter :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What are you up to?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR2Azr0yslC5IHEDXS1-OUh0ZYFeGL_aWqFRFZrhlBJyxQ75eUPEhKpY3kIBOyTOzqST4h5c3cvSZEpsna78S-ngPF_PVzSxIg1nhB1KPTn0N8bbmxk7VHVnRqLrmZL09RBFPQLsMofyie/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="51" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR2Azr0yslC5IHEDXS1-OUh0ZYFeGL_aWqFRFZrhlBJyxQ75eUPEhKpY3kIBOyTOzqST4h5c3cvSZEpsna78S-ngPF_PVzSxIg1nhB1KPTn0N8bbmxk7VHVnRqLrmZL09RBFPQLsMofyie/s200/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" width="200" /></a></div>

the weekend: finds and a purge

have been wanting one of these tripod floor lamps forever..... retail price: $ 500.00 down the street price: $5.00 I love yard sales :) Tod...

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Weekend Color: Perfect Accent Color Lighting

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's something to brighten up your day, literally!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZB9uiENLbsYbCiIkITBF7etuoNf4WWgWXdXMyipzp2iD6FgiNVB3sawHkXDI9tgKD7NzlpmzeMuQpQwXVO6VEsQ85bOxt7MRMkXddCggA6cTsSmqNmD9XeIkXS8cy-K6IIcq_4vQ-opQ/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-29+at+7.25.06+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZB9uiENLbsYbCiIkITBF7etuoNf4WWgWXdXMyipzp2iD6FgiNVB3sawHkXDI9tgKD7NzlpmzeMuQpQwXVO6VEsQ85bOxt7MRMkXddCggA6cTsSmqNmD9XeIkXS8cy-K6IIcq_4vQ-opQ/s640/Screen+shot+2011-01-29+at+7.25.06+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.thewoodenlampcompany.co.uk/wooden-lamp-company.asp">The Wooden Lamp Company</a></b> was started by Claire Pendarves when she couldn't convince a lighting manufacturer to send her a single screw she needed to fix her lamp-</div><div style="text-align: center;">they told her to throw away the entire thing and they would send out a replacement.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Frustrated by the amount of metal waste that she was witnessing,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and the lack of interesting alternatives,</div><div style="text-align: center;">she began creating wooden lamps in fresh colors.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_fFBcm82NUKqzns8gn0TNojK1MXqwvZHHxjECOoD8qZsGecHP7yfP5O08ohygh4NPbRSWMd4jihoODOCbQ_9H4jjXMtmw3rfLMLC7arm4_lVUO_jYtC18AqWDSnib19PX9Stny_S6y6I/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-29+at+7.25.21+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_fFBcm82NUKqzns8gn0TNojK1MXqwvZHHxjECOoD8qZsGecHP7yfP5O08ohygh4NPbRSWMd4jihoODOCbQ_9H4jjXMtmw3rfLMLC7arm4_lVUO_jYtC18AqWDSnib19PX9Stny_S6y6I/s640/Screen+shot+2011-01-29+at+7.25.21+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Keeping production runs short means new colors/fabrics are always popping up.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7yIgCuduXS_p-QmPguFx1AOEfurWXXWWtDsVn3Vx4QetXugTwQf7_bVGWFF4Ctz_u7hFH386vI1nuvm3qkiq8zr2VnNlvnUWyKUBFHHnGGYHlyayh0k0jK3ApeCufesyBIA07o7Vwi9I/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-29+at+7.26.55+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7yIgCuduXS_p-QmPguFx1AOEfurWXXWWtDsVn3Vx4QetXugTwQf7_bVGWFF4Ctz_u7hFH386vI1nuvm3qkiq8zr2VnNlvnUWyKUBFHHnGGYHlyayh0k0jK3ApeCufesyBIA07o7Vwi9I/s640/Screen+shot+2011-01-29+at+7.26.55+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Claire's goal: "to bring you unusual and individual lamps which are the next best thing to bespoke".</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I think she's done it!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD-7w499DUBBwts6br9ttEiaLg3kerpwv3Q83P0orT6b6GeFz9F-oQo6OgtefpEL_235mSs-NEOujcfbEnQ9N9n6cKPqMpfAitK3jMvfcPm7LPpqfyqASXQmsEwRTJJ4YiSFlbYAKNeSQ/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-01-04+at+7.01.17+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD-7w499DUBBwts6br9ttEiaLg3kerpwv3Q83P0orT6b6GeFz9F-oQo6OgtefpEL_235mSs-NEOujcfbEnQ9N9n6cKPqMpfAitK3jMvfcPm7LPpqfyqASXQmsEwRTJJ4YiSFlbYAKNeSQ/s200/Screen+shot+2011-01-04+at+7.01.17+PM.png" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Weekend Color: Perfect Accent Color Lighting

Here's something to brighten up your day, literally! The Wooden Lamp Company was started by Claire Pendarves when she couldn't conv...

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A Lighting DIY: The New Chandelier

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So having always loved these</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="480" id="il_fi" src="http://www.schoener-wohnen.de/thumbnails/galleryImage/0001/00000000001/22/54/22548_11sw20070730.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="639" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and after seeing how <b><a href="http://madebygirl.blogspot.com/2010/09/my-finished-diy-pendant-light-via-made.html">Jen</a></b> made hers</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="760" src="http://blog.madebygirl.com/images2/IMG_0551a.jpg" width="491" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I <b><a href="http://10rooms.blogspot.com/2010/11/weekend-projects.html">decided to make one</a></b> and use it as an interim chandelier in the dining room until </div><div style="text-align: center;">something more like this is in the budget..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="639" id="il_fi" src="http://images.marketplaceadvisor.channeladvisor.com/hi/70/70286/lu-97_chandelier_in_oxidized_bronze_finish.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="426" /><img src="http://marjorieskourasdesign.com/images/White%20Turquoise%20and%20Agate%20Empire%20Chandelier_l.jpg" style="height: auto; width: 329px;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="482" id="il_fi" src="http://thebuzz.dianejameshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/oly-flower-drop-chandelier.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="350" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.frenchdressing.com.au/storefrontprofiles/deluxeSFshop.aspx?sfid=98118&c=178151">source</a>, <a href="http://marjorieskourasdesign.com/products/#Page%2018">source</a>, <a href="http://www.olystudio.com/products/accessories/lighting/flower_drop_chandelier.html">source</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There are a few different tutorials kicking around for this one, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but I ended up doing something a bit different.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Having never wired anything before, I wanted to be sure that this was not going to be a fire hazard!</div><div style="text-align: center;">(and thought that using a pre-made pendant light might just save a whole lot of time)</div><div style="text-align: center;"> so I bought one of these..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="200" src="http://www.rona.ca/img/product/full/66785011.jpg" width="200" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">two bottles of fabric stiffener</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://site.unbeatablesale.com/img148/nmg9158.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" id="il_fi" src="http://site.unbeatablesale.com/img148/nmg9158.gif" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="64" /></a><a href="http://site.unbeatablesale.com/img148/nmg9158.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" id="il_fi" src="http://site.unbeatablesale.com/img148/nmg9158.gif" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="64" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and a heaps of white cotton yarn.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="150" id="il_fi" src="http://www.globaltextiles.com/html/images/upload/tradeleads/504/503130.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="200" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We had an exercise ball kicking around (I am not co-ordinated enough for one of these - truly :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="196" id="il_fi" src="http://www.exerciseballchair.org/images/blue%20exercise%20ball.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="200" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So it was off to the races.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">TIP: Cover your work area in plastic before you start, and secure that plastic to the surface.</div><div style="text-align: center;">You will be glad you did. This is messy. SUPER messy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLsOZa6WgC8T_6q8k82FYIgUzESwk7fQMdwyq7IrjJtvTvp39N_xoSD-eFu4OFVQO9zAaHAaD6N6Kt6QewOa4IbjbECAkrRt161d4EgllwoYwkDUXO37ts6QyiYKSXS7WShKlFJeSj2e4/s1600/PB306268.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLsOZa6WgC8T_6q8k82FYIgUzESwk7fQMdwyq7IrjJtvTvp39N_xoSD-eFu4OFVQO9zAaHAaD6N6Kt6QewOa4IbjbECAkrRt161d4EgllwoYwkDUXO37ts6QyiYKSXS7WShKlFJeSj2e4/s640/PB306268.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQAofcOH9cCJ89qoGqr_e-FosFs1LvZIOzjUA-2Bm1MEG9F2LjRE-PiAME9WsR5_CKr8pIcEmXk4AYgqTiJJomVQZ8bKbY4u2XP7vvItnWs2cvEMzQcB4_opHG4-2udwsjfCUUs7RCPZE/s1600/PB306284.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQAofcOH9cCJ89qoGqr_e-FosFs1LvZIOzjUA-2Bm1MEG9F2LjRE-PiAME9WsR5_CKr8pIcEmXk4AYgqTiJJomVQZ8bKbY4u2XP7vvItnWs2cvEMzQcB4_opHG4-2udwsjfCUUs7RCPZE/s640/PB306284.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">removed the top piece from the shade..</div><div style="text-align: center;">this will give the finished product extra strength and keep the bulb in place. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijv5BtZFxgv4FTDQwarJwJiCXC_-4NelncrANL_bBDDaIVT5j76pmEKpHqe9hgwy4fbXJGupW5uk3UuzgbCz90UUKcb-TND7CNd1U2lMyDTgD0QW06-Df9xf_yeJj4gNZpO_zXELIziSE/s1600/PB306296.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijv5BtZFxgv4FTDQwarJwJiCXC_-4NelncrANL_bBDDaIVT5j76pmEKpHqe9hgwy4fbXJGupW5uk3UuzgbCz90UUKcb-TND7CNd1U2lMyDTgD0QW06-Df9xf_yeJj4gNZpO_zXELIziSE/s640/PB306296.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Marked a circle for the hole you need to leave for placing the electrical and bulbs inside later.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Keep it fairly high, and it won't be noticable.</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7wd9hO8KMv6M_VlaHM9ZK_liZ43E3HsR0TGaRV1NevXSuMtDLTKlMmFb4Y66OgiPlmwll5XTaVPFKsvMaA0fCG1lE1KMbyEv2inWKZm3_cDjTRKHXycF7vRVs9KMx1usIDGt_foExHAY/s1600/PB306305.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7wd9hO8KMv6M_VlaHM9ZK_liZ43E3HsR0TGaRV1NevXSuMtDLTKlMmFb4Y66OgiPlmwll5XTaVPFKsvMaA0fCG1lE1KMbyEv2inWKZm3_cDjTRKHXycF7vRVs9KMx1usIDGt_foExHAY/s640/PB306305.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is where the plan changed a bit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I was about to take a picture of the yarn soaking in a tub full of stiffy,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but I stood there staring at all that white, and knew I really wanted something more natural and textural.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Out of the cupboard came the twine!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now I had to wrap the metal frame with twine ( to disguise it) before I could begin shaping the ball.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg66OyPkc5EEspZaN4rNRQlhUyUvZIOwd4EIc38tKd0hqvKxi34I5LXOlITpUkF98yiKxbQRhoJheTKpg0VlGsjU2sgvG7H7KnIAhBQ2-hmTsJXItSKBuTpEVFnrvOToFyXg7snYnRVQMc/s1600/PC016321.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg66OyPkc5EEspZaN4rNRQlhUyUvZIOwd4EIc38tKd0hqvKxi34I5LXOlITpUkF98yiKxbQRhoJheTKpg0VlGsjU2sgvG7H7KnIAhBQ2-hmTsJXItSKBuTpEVFnrvOToFyXg7snYnRVQMc/s640/PC016321.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I soaked the twine <u>thoroughly</u>, wrapped it around the ball once, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and tied it to the frame - leaving a few extra inches for hanging during drying.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then it's just random wrapping until you get the effect you like.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It took me about an hour to get to this stage.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwTfJ-6XQ936ioH4Nu-Rv2lEH_5-eFrzTU1atD3tlQo_Rm5Vqgx0DMkTI-1hOpVmyYPmBa7GDalXKz-fsmeuOKcnsckBiTadekF6IT78pNK6J0JJewtkVCf598XwLyFiRCMaalPGWve4M/s1600/PC016324.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwTfJ-6XQ936ioH4Nu-Rv2lEH_5-eFrzTU1atD3tlQo_Rm5Vqgx0DMkTI-1hOpVmyYPmBa7GDalXKz-fsmeuOKcnsckBiTadekF6IT78pNK6J0JJewtkVCf598XwLyFiRCMaalPGWve4M/s640/PC016324.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Next, I used a small brush to cover the entire thing with an additional coat of stiffy,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and hung it from a ladder to dry - </div><div style="text-align: center;">the dogs were trying to figure out exactly what was going on in the craft room!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I waited 24 hours, but should have waited longer.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It had hardened further by the time we hung it.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Gently push the ball in all around to loosen the ball from the twine, then deflate gently.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I had to squeeze both my hands inside to cut the ball up before removing -</div><div style="text-align: center;"> it was too big to fit through the opening I had left!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsLjzMb35zgJQjemJkwbjmBjwpdhb_weraiKvxeLsQ7aQCCF04-VZrOOXe4caDWMh6gasUKx28AMz-32oxMb92TskYazNGRRrJiGRfCZVRuHGw7ucpKTFMvxjSKpgZnPr0jKVdw92XpQs/s1600/PC016338.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsLjzMb35zgJQjemJkwbjmBjwpdhb_weraiKvxeLsQ7aQCCF04-VZrOOXe4caDWMh6gasUKx28AMz-32oxMb92TskYazNGRRrJiGRfCZVRuHGw7ucpKTFMvxjSKpgZnPr0jKVdw92XpQs/s640/PC016338.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Using the pendant light meant simply removing the wire from the top plate and feeding it through, them replacing the top plate and installing.. that whole process took about 10 minutes!</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBqI-aShx5TQGdWmHXgo-lrBwFO9o8y3nnNnyJF1A-lMo1aru91kOSR2sgZPrq3eWPEvVWl7XtVMXIo_VGt8PrYavFvwNoemj9QCC7HCWiF9Xr8917MDbX-qvKeqZ41LgKzsor_zVm2cs/s1600/PC026356.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBqI-aShx5TQGdWmHXgo-lrBwFO9o8y3nnNnyJF1A-lMo1aru91kOSR2sgZPrq3eWPEvVWl7XtVMXIo_VGt8PrYavFvwNoemj9QCC7HCWiF9Xr8917MDbX-qvKeqZ41LgKzsor_zVm2cs/s640/PC026356.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Remember the dining room before?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBqI-aShx5TQGdWmHXgo-lrBwFO9o8y3nnNnyJF1A-lMo1aru91kOSR2sgZPrq3eWPEvVWl7XtVMXIo_VGt8PrYavFvwNoemj9QCC7HCWiF9Xr8917MDbX-qvKeqZ41LgKzsor_zVm2cs/s1600/PC026356.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJCkFhuSg1fwvF7q02bDQG6Gjny-RYyqXJG788zZ72nvA8FUzdF_4CIrVZDHM622sU8MlRkQU2VL0XaUTketA45sCv9DettoeFsireOqPGLyNZhAlApq4iNRL1b01MzR6hMIHl3A-Y-FE/s1600/PC016354.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJCkFhuSg1fwvF7q02bDQG6Gjny-RYyqXJG788zZ72nvA8FUzdF_4CIrVZDHM622sU8MlRkQU2VL0XaUTketA45sCv9DettoeFsireOqPGLyNZhAlApq4iNRL1b01MzR6hMIHl3A-Y-FE/s640/PC016354.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here it is with our new light:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzsRgEMqfgIXBU76FuCU0ODPNOPrpJ8doXKhy5zi9szfP0Dan43RmI5dNTckJXinMjWXbbPzSGie8yTuLMauLus7ENHreI5ip82avag71aujH3QBMLV6wAh495-31FMc8r-2PwQ1Zj1Z8/s1600/PC036367.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzsRgEMqfgIXBU76FuCU0ODPNOPrpJ8doXKhy5zi9szfP0Dan43RmI5dNTckJXinMjWXbbPzSGie8yTuLMauLus7ENHreI5ip82avag71aujH3QBMLV6wAh495-31FMc8r-2PwQ1Zj1Z8/s640/PC036367.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The large scale is perfectly dramatic,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and the texture plays really well off the new chairs - still waiting for cushions :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKs8u5nUrV1CCjH-6QCmyrd8CSXOFOyQUP6g-wfrBUMXMmQnGDC0W1F5HApENfpH6qUYjHe2mVkzS00Hi9pa_fHiYpDW6R7j42ryT3TnCqwH55EjqHnBgYf9C3MV7pshhgGA9D2j0BjaA/s1600/PC036380.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKs8u5nUrV1CCjH-6QCmyrd8CSXOFOyQUP6g-wfrBUMXMmQnGDC0W1F5HApENfpH6qUYjHe2mVkzS00Hi9pa_fHiYpDW6R7j42ryT3TnCqwH55EjqHnBgYf9C3MV7pshhgGA9D2j0BjaA/s640/PC036380.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">now the whole space is bathed in the most wonderful patterns, especially at night...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjczi8Yv4RYVatfnszbn-Z3ZVDm8e3KeNo-ijvDJwKh-2XkfpBPmKexwPPxtRe338FmoZbMZlPXhPrGTIa57p0ku0NX9uk-uAAGTZrSUY6KVqetqgRx0y-IixYvVI-6UCXVEsY4UzfRGr0/s1600/PC036373.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjczi8Yv4RYVatfnszbn-Z3ZVDm8e3KeNo-ijvDJwKh-2XkfpBPmKexwPPxtRe338FmoZbMZlPXhPrGTIa57p0ku0NX9uk-uAAGTZrSUY6KVqetqgRx0y-IixYvVI-6UCXVEsY4UzfRGr0/s640/PC036373.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">All in all, a fairly simple DIY - although I had my doubts that it would harden sufficiently, it did!</div><div style="text-align: center;">The best tip I can give use is to be really generous with the fabric stiffener.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm completely happy with the results- and the price - it was $40.00 in total.</div><div style="text-align: center;">When we do replace this with a chandelier, </div><div style="text-align: center;">it will definitely find it's way into another room of the house.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope these projects inspire a few of you - </div><div style="text-align: center;">if they do, please send me some pics of your creations so I can share them on the blog!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">til next time..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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A Lighting DIY: The New Chandelier

So having always loved these and after seeing how Jen made hers I decided to make one and use it as an interim chandelier in the dining ro...

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