Have You Seen This? {Restoration Hardware}

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The Vintage Birdcage Chandelier from Restoration Hardware.

I think this piece is actually more appealing when you see it in a room...




I love the look of the cage and chandelier itself, but the thick marine rope seems odd to me and the $2K price tag (yes, you read that right) is way out of reach for the vast majority of us.  That crazy tufted sofa -- I can't even go there. :)

I'm thinking this look (minus the marine rope) could be recreated for less. What do you think of this lighting?   Thumbs up or thumbs down?

Happy Decorating!

Urn to Lamp {DIY}

Confession: my home is in serious disarray right now as we deal with a broken toilet induced flood in our finished basment, a faulty water heater, and ... gasp! ... termites.  Ugh.  Just as I'm counting down to out of town guests for my daughter's high school graduation in a few weeks!  We're trying to get on top of everything, but you can imagine! 

All that to say that some of my planned projects this month have gone out the window while I deal with repairs.  Such a bummer.

Luckily, I have this urn to lamp transformation that my son and I did together to share with you.  Remember this sweet little Southern Living at HOME urn in my family room?

It's been around awhile and I decided I wanted a little accent lamp on my family room bookcases.  This was the perfect candidate!

I got both of these in the lighting department at Home Depot - less than $15 for the two.  I wasn't entirely sure I would need the harp, but bought it just in case!

We decided to use the harp as part of the assembly, because I could always remove the top part if I didn't want it.

We just followed the directions on the back of the lamp kit... super easy!

Before we inserted the socket down into the harp base, we tested our connection.  Success!

Here's where I had to get a little crafty!  The lamp kit did not come with an insert large enough for the opening of the urn.  So I simply used hot glue to secure the harp base and lamp kit apparatus to the urn.

See how the arms of the harp apparatus rest against the lip of the urn?  Since this little guy won't see a ton of use, I'm pretty confident that we're all secure!  After all, I'm the only one in my household that actually turns the accent lamps off and on!

And here she is!  I love the pop of red on the bookcase, and the lamp is the perfect touch since it tends to be a dark corner anyway.  I'm not crazy about the blah little shade but it was $4.99 at Old Time Pottery, so I'm seeing a little stencilling or fabric in it's future. :)

I'm hoping to continue progress on my months old home office revamp, so look for a post or two on that coming up-- home repairs permitting! 

Can you relate? Do your home repairs ever get in the way of your fun projects??

Happy Decorating!

Hello Lover ... What a Difference a {Shade} Makes

Remember this on my list of projects?

This is one of my family room lamps and though I love the base, the shade just did nothing for me-- it simply seemed to blend into the wall, in fact.  So in my quest to lighten and brighten earlier this year, this popped up on my list of projects.  I originally intended to buy a simple drum shade and cover it with a fabric with flair.

Then I happened to be in Home Goods {goody, goody!!} with my mom last weekend and I found this:

It had me at hello! 

Gorgeous detail with just the right amount of pop.  And the price tag was a winner, too, at just under $30.

Sigh.  Adore.  Happy. :)

What have you found in Home Goods lately?