Making it Lovely

Tag: Lighting

  • Kitchen Lighting?

    Kitchen Lighting?

    I’m still trying to figure out what to do for the lighting in the kitchen. There will be two halogen bulbs in the range hood over the stove, and we’ll have a light over the sink. There are also two windows and a door, so we get lots of natural light during the day, but at night it’s a little dark. Right now, there is one fixture, smack-dab in the middle of the ceiling, and it has three compact flourescent bulbs in it.

    I love the Clemson pendant from Restoration Hardware (left), and I also like the Jefferson schoolhouse fixture from Rejuvenation (right), but in polished nickel.

    I’m also quite fond of the Milk-glass spotlight track lighting from Pottery Barn. Normally, I’m not a track lighting fan, but it could be a great solution for our kitchen because we have a somewhat awkward layout and we’d be able shine the light towards different areas.

    I wonder if those little spotlights will be bright enough though. They don’t take regular bulbs, but instead bulbs that are “40-watt maximum, type G-9, 120 volts”. Will that be bright enough to light the kitchen?

    *update*
    OK. I think the Clemson pendant will hang down too far in our kitchen – we need a flush mount or semi-flush mount. The Jefferson light only has 1 socket, and I want at least two light bulbs in the fixture. The PB track light? I don’t know if the lighting will be adequate. Help?!

  • The Perils of Coupons

    The Perils of Coupons

    My living room looks like a mini Pottery Barn warehouse. It’s not my fault – really! They lured me in with a coupon (the “welcome to the neighborhood” discount) and clearance merchandise.

    Bedside Lamp

    Ta da! That will soon be one of two lamps flanking the bed. They swivel and rotate and are all-around nifty.

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    And see? &! As in Smart & Lovely! It looks a little strange all by itself in a messy office, but it’s still pretty neat.

    I also picked up several card racks. I’m pretty jazzed about them! They’re really quite pretty, and they were about the same price as the regular old boring card racks (yay, clearance!). I think they might be a little heavy to lug around to shows, but they might be worth the extra effort.

    So…Beware the Post Office! They sell your name when you move, and you get tempting, tempting coupons!