Hi everyone-hope you are all enjoying your weekend. Today I am procrastinating, fiddling about doing everything I can not to get round to the work I should be doing having left it all till last minute!
Just a photo of the corner of my living room-I love the original wooden french doors that lead out onto our conservatory. We installed the red etched Victorian stars above them though as they were missing. I bought three of the stars on Ebay, which were original Victorian ones, and bought a reproduction one to make up the fourth. I love those etched stars-that was one of the first projects we did when we moved in. The repro stars are such a good copy-you can't tell the difference. They come in all sizes, designs and colours, although red is my favourite.
The stripey Murano lamp is another recent project, although not finished as I'm looking for a better shade that's slightly larger. I just fancied having a Murano glass lamp, although in Laura Ashley they are so expensive-£80 just for the base, and then £40 for a shade! So in good old TK Maxx I bought the huge vase for £14, a lamp bottle converter kit for £3 on Ebay (these are brilliant-specially designed to turn wine bottles etc into lamps!) and the shade in Wilkinsons. Fit the lamp kit into the neck of the bottle with cork and it's done! I like that the colour of the lamp and the lilacs pick up the colours in the Gustavian grey walls.
The vintage Hermes perfume advertising sign is french and it still lights up when you plug it in. I had my eye on it for ages in an antique shop window but the owner would never sell it. One day he must have been in a good mood because he did! Lastly, I couldn't find anywhere else to put my little Aubusson rug, so I just laid it over the big one. I quite like it like that, and it makes the floor even softer for yoga!
p.s. I just wanted to say thanks to the kind people that left me a comment-I have tried to comment back but I keep getting the error message that my cookie functionality or something is disabled-well, I have enabled it but it is still very temperamental, so please don't think me rude if I don't comment back!! I will keep trying!
6 comments:
Your decor is beautiful, you definitely have a magic touch x
What a fabulous idea for the lamp!!
Looks gorgeous!!
S x
I love what you did turning the vase into a lamp - which eBay seller did you get the converter kits from?
I'm desperate for lamps in my living room but can't find anything I like,
Victoria xx
Your house is gorgeous and you've given me an idea to fix an old solid silver lamp (the wiring is 1930s) that I have by using one of those kits.
Don't worry about commenting - I do try and comment on blogs, but I am so busy it's tough. I'm just pleased you allow comments! :-)
Hi Sophie you clever girl I love people who find a way to source what they want another way - that is what real style is about, not being slavish. Did you buy your footstool that I can see in the rug picture. I have decided I would rather have one instead of a coffee table. We recently sold my lovely LA one because it was too big for the room being a sqare shape.
Hi Sophie,
Wow so good to see you back and your comments turned on,i have missed you!
The lamp looks fabulous and i still love that picture on the wall i remember you posting about it,love the rugs they look beautiful,i have my eye on a Laura Ashley one on ebay if i'm lucky it might be mine,
Hope all is well in your world,
Love Kristina xxx
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