One Room Challenge: Week 5 (The Lighting)

I had a knockoff Serge Mouille 3-Arm Ceiling Lamp in the den because I came across one for cheap on Craigslist a while back. It’s an awesome light and far better than the dinky lantern that was there, but the scale was all wrong. It isn’t a tiny room (13×15), but it’s not really big enough to support something so sprawling. Plus I wanted to move the task lamps from beside the bed to behind the sofa, and it started to look like there were arms reaching out everywhere!

I was excited to hear that Crystorama was a One Room Challenge sponsor, because I’d had my eye on two of their lighting collections: Galileo and Broche. Once the rest of the room was planned out a bit, I went with the Galileo 8-Light Forged Bronze Chandelier for its masculine spikes and mottled bronze (almost black) finish. I saved my Snapchatted installation process and aside from being delicately stabbed near the end, it was fairly easy! And we now own bolt cutters, so we’ve got that going for us.

After much research and online window shopping, I went ahead and ordered the ceiling fan I’d had my eye on. Goodbye, odd red exit sign fan, hello falcon. I have yet to install it, and I’ve never put a ceiling fan up, but it came with instructions and it can’t be that hard, right? (Fingers crossed.)

Gourd lamps are a design classic that I’ve long admired but never owned, so I figured it was time to remedy that. There are a bunch of manufacturers each offering their own version, but I chose a pair of Robert Abbey 31″ ceramic and brass table lamps. I’ve owned a few other lights by the brand over the years, so they’ve become a go-to for me. Their colors are always beautiful, everything is well-made, and the silhouettes and shades are interesting without being gimmicky.

31″ is the larger size, but there’s also one that’s 22-3/4″ and a triple gourd lamp that’s 24″ high, each in various colors and metal finishes. Brass was an easy choice, but it took some time to choose between the light blue, bone, and peacock blue. Bone is a creamy white that would be the most versatile choice in the long run, but I ruled it out because I don’t actually have plans to change things anytime soon and it felt like a missed opportunity to bring in more color. So then I was between the light or peacock blue, and I chose the lighter one because I felt it would be a better contrast with the dark blue walls.

Besides, I was planning to bring in that darker blue in the bedside lamps anyway! The gourd lamps were provided by Lamps Plus, a One Room Challenge sponsor, and they also sent a pair of the Beverly turquoise ceramic table lamps that I chose for the bedroom.

They look a little lonely all by themselves right now, but all will be wonderful through the magic of styling.

I’m putting a chair in the bedroom by the french doors. I played around with a few options that I’d stolen from other rooms, but decided the space seemed a little table lamp heavy. I may go with a simple floor lamp instead.

The last light to talk about here is the gorgeous Eloise table lamp. I have a trade account with Circa Lighting, but even with the discount this was a splurge. This dresser is opposite the bed though and since I spend a lot of time in bed reading, writing, or wasting time on my phone before I go to sleep, I wanted something really pretty across from me. So you know, Mr. Muttonchops and a red lamp.

Imagine flowers there, and you’ve got the vignette.

You’ve heard that lighting is like the jewelry of a room, right? I would totally rock some pieces inspired by these.

Next week? Reveal time! I have my art wall all figured out and it’s either going to be amazing or a giant flop.

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• Claire Brody • The Curated House • Design Manifest • Driven by Decor • Honey We’re Home • Hunted Interior • The Makerista • Making it Lovely • My Sweet Savannah • Pencil and Paper Co. • The Pink Clutch • Savvy Home • Simplified Bee • Sketch 42 • Jill Sorensen • Orlando Soria • Thou Swell • The Vault Files • Waiting on Martha • The Zhush • Media Partner House Beautiful • TM by CIH

My One Room Challenge Sponsors

Thank you to the following sponsors in this post for generously providing product.
• Crystorama • Lamps Plus

My One Room Challenge Posts

Follow along from the beginning!
• Week 1: The Before Shots • Week 2: The Design Plan • Week 3: All That Painted Woodwork • Week 4: Rugs, Curtains, Bedding, and Other Fabrics • Week 5: The Lighting