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Sep 10

Light My Way

Who knew lights could be so beautiful? A pretty chandelier can make a serious statement, and here are a few that have caught my attention lately…

Glass Jug Pendant – Shades of Light

Prismatic Glass Copper Pendant

Prismatic Glass Copper Pendant – Restoration Hardware

Wine Barrel Lantern – Shades of Light

Salem Chandelier – Pottery Barn

Industrial Cage Work Light – Shades of Light

Large Rectangular Hanging Capiz Pendant – West Elm

Spun Glass Spheres Chandelier – Shades of Light

Calhoun Glass Pendant – Pottery Barn

JENNY CHANDELIER

Jenny Chandelier – Jayson Home & Garden

Product Image Capiz Shell Floral Pendant Light - White

Capiz Shell Floral Pendant – Target

Burlap Pendant

Burlap Pendant – Restoration Hardware

SERENA DRUM CHANDELIER

Serena Drum Chandelier – Jayson Home & Garden

Brunswick Pendant – Pottery Barn

I chose not to include the price on these lights because I don’t want to prevent you all from dreaming. It’s just no fun when you see a beautiful light, right next to a large price tag, ya know? I don’t know about you, but I’ve never been more ready for a weekend to get here…and 3 days in a row? Bring it.

Sep 10

Beginnings of a design board…

by kirsten under Decorating

Late post today. Been a long and trying week. Didn’t put an ounce of makeup on today. And did I mention I need a hug? Anyway, enough complaining from me…here’s the beginning of our dining room design board. I still need art. I need more color. It needs some work but at least you’ll get an idea of where I’m going with the room…

I’m also having a hard time deciding on table legs. The table in the design board has legs from IKEA and they only costs $60.00 total. Crazy, right? Would you have guess Ikea? I’m sorta liking the look. Your two cents?

Aug 10

Welcome to Target, John Derian

by kirsten under Decorating

In five short days, designer John Derian’s goods will be available to the little people, like myself. His new line debuts at Target on September 5th, and all 100 items are under $25.00 – talk about a guilt-free price tag! The collection will be available for a limited time at www.target.com and I’m thinking items will go fairly fast… Derian2

Appetizer Plates – $1.99 each

Derian4 Utensil appetizer plate – $1.99 and large tray – $16.99

Johnderian Decorative Trays – $12.99 each

apply dahlia plates John Derina

Salad plates – $2.49 each

Coasters – $12.99 for four

dahlia cake stand John Derian

Cake Stand – $14.99

Any favorites? Personally, I have a big-time favorite piece, but I couldn’t find a photo online (I spotted it in the Sept. issue of Country Living). They are flora and fauna-themed plastic cups and are fabulous little tumblers for only $2.99 each!

So run, don’t walk to www.Target.com on September 5th to place your order – what’s on your John Derian wish list?

Aug 10

Store Spotlight – Aurora Mills Architectural Salvage

by kirsten under Decorating

Ohhhhh boy do I have a fabulous store to tell you all about today! I stumbled upon this place when I was in search of old barn wood for my table, and let’s just say I found a heck of a lot more than barn wood. Aurora Mills Architectural Salvage has everything under the sun and is certainly worth the drive from PDX. Aurora is located about 25 minutes from Portland, and has a hefty population of 614 (nope, didn’t forget any zeros! Promise!). Oregon is magical in the sense that you can go from city to country in a matter of minutes. Aurora is the perfect example of this. Here, you are amongst farms and wide open spaces, and a number of nifty antique shops, like Aurora Mills.

Need old chair spindles? Check. Period lighting and hardware? Check. Old doors and windows? Check. Vintage signs, bottles and furniture? Check. Beautiful pieces of hundred-year-old wood? Check. This place has antiques galore and just plain cool old junk. Let me clarify junk – it’s very expensive junk, meaning we walked out of this place empty-handed. My mind was on overload, as I was constantly trying to legitimize buying a few items. It didn’t work, and rightfully so. We didn’t really need anything from this wonderful place, and leaving without a treasure just gives me an excuse to head back – soon!

Here’s a few pictures from this little gem of a place…

And guess what I ran across? Four fabulously old legs for the farm house table we are making. Score.

I was in love, but I decided against them because I didn’t think they were large enough for the table. I thought they’d get lost, and these legs need to be the center of attention.

I have many more photos from Aurora Mills, and I’ll post them later this week. I’m having some technical difficulties with PhotoShop (help, Derek!) so I’m going to have to leave you hanging for now. I will say I have quite the week planned for Restored Style…lots of good content coming your way.

Cheers to a great week!

Aug 10

Farmhouse Table Progress

by kirsten under Decorating

I know I owe you all a farmhouse table update, so this is where we are at…

Let’s talk table legs. I had originally wanted to find old table legs and upcycle them and use them to build our “new” table, but legs are hard to find. Or rather, table legs that we like are difficult to come by. So, we’ve shopped around, and we’ve landed on these new legs from Lowe’s.

Waddell 29"L x 2-1/4"Dia. Country Pine Traditional Wood Table Leg

They are $19.99 per leg and I plan on seriously roughin’ them up and making them look old. Like really old. Any tricks you guys can offer me in terms of turning new legs into “old” ones?

As for the top of the table, thanks to my wonderful mom-in-law, I’ve located old barn wood for the top of the table. I’m actually outsourcing the table top, and it will look just like this when it’s finished…

Basically, due to time constraints, I’m having the tabletop custom made from barn boards we’ve hand selected and then the rest is up to us!

My biggest decorating dilemma? Should I paint or stain the legs? Better yet, what color should I use? The tabletop will remain untouched, because I love the old barn wood look, but the legs will need a little more attention. Any advice is welcomed and appreciated:)!

Hooray for the weekend!