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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Details in a Fun Space: Floor Lamp

Hi!

I would love to tell you guys about the floor lamp in Charley's room.

It began life a hat rack. Mom and Craig passed it onto us during our last visit.

There were a couple of broken hooks, but the structure was solid. At the time, we really needed coat storage but no matter where I set it up, it was in the way. After a couple of months, I decided it was time to move on. I couldn't make a coat rack out of a coat rack! How absurd!
I thought about what I really, really had a need for in the house.
And then it came to me.
Lighting for bedtime stories.

I didn't have a shade, but knew I would need something large so that the lamp would appear balanced. I went ahead and shifted things around a little so that the light bulb wouldn't hang beneath the shade.
That'd be embarrassing. (for the bulb)

After I removed the hooks and secured the support piece in the proper place,
I drilled a hole for the socket post.

Then I did something sinful.

I painted an antique, oak, coat rack HOT pink.

Then in not so sinful move, I wired it up.

While Ma and Sister were here visiting a thrift store, they spotted the perfect lamp shade!

So overscale. So Alice and Wonderland.

I just can't get it over it. I love it.

While wiring a lamp sounds intimidating, it's really not difficult at all.

Have you ever wired a lamp? You could do it.

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Monday, January 30, 2012

A Fun Space

I've finally finished a room!

Charley's room was the first. You know....'cause they grow up so fast.

So! For the next few days, I plan to show you the room as a whole (today) and then follow up with room details.

I'll show you how to work what ya got!

Charley's Room!

It's very cheerful in here.

The room color was inspired by a boat with one thick, yellow stripe on a white background. It seemed like a happy stripe. Normally I give Charley the room color say in her own room but, I was ready to venture away from pink and purple, and I know one day soon she'll grow tired of the girly, girl colors as well.

She was very pleased with the color choice.

There's enough shots of pink in the room to make her happy.

Her bed has been a challenge.

Initially, I had it banked under the window with narrow walkways on both sides of the bed. But when we received the white, iron bed from my generous Aunt JoAnn, I was disappointed to find that the footboard blocked the closet door from opening. Turning the bed so that it rests against the wall lengthwise, creates a cozy cocoon-like space. Sure, the bed is really hard to makeup this way, but hey! Who makes up their bed anyways? Oh, you do? Well.