Pagoda Chandelier




do y'all watch "Flipping Out"?? the last show was last night, but it was about this neurotic LA guy who flipped houses and the people that worked for him. i could not have dealt with jeff as my boss but he did immaculate flips and has great taste....



one of the scenes last night inspired my blog for the day...it was at ryan's house. in the dining room he had three pagoda chandeliers hanging over his table. it looked so amazing. so i googled pagoda chandeliers and found this one on ebay...it has great potential. i would paint it chocolate brown or black or red...i would love to have three small pagoda's over a long, rectangular raw/ drift wood table. so cool.....or if you couldn't find a couple of these, you could just get this vintage one and use it over your table, or in the foyer, or in a powder room.



another take on the grouping idea that i love are the copper pendants that design w/in reach has....hanging two of those over a table would be a show stopper! or doing a group of lights/ lanterns at different heights would be neat....

Headboard dilemma??





i know i was suppose to be doing something crazy and exciting on this labor day weekend but its raining outside, my husband's fishing (or attempting to), and the baby's sleeping...so i decided to write a blog. i hope y'all are doing something a lot cooler than reading this on your labor day weekend!


anyhoo....i love this idea of a stenciled on headboard. i think its a great way to give the look of a headboard w/out the commitment of having to actually purchase one. its fantastic for the budget friendly, yet stylish 20/30 year olds. don't you think it would be great in a guest bedroom? and i love how they paired it w/funky bedding...if you decide to do this, explore the bedding at anthropologie and pick out an accent color for the walls. paint the headboard a shade lighter or darker than your wall color and to really spice it up, do the paint sheen in pearle and it will give luster to the headboard. when you are tired of this headboard or you have enough money in the piggy bank to actually purchase one, all you have to do is repaint the wall! to purchase this stencil go to http://www.stencil-library.com/docs/asseenin172.htm .