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More Lighting Love

by Lindsay Ballard on August 22, 2011 1,683 Comments

My fun and funky lighting obsession has continued.

Back in April, I fell in love with a table lamp at Forma Living.  Called the Edison lamp, it’s the perfect mix of understated and big statement all at the same time.  I love it when statement pieces aren’t over the top.

This exact same lamp is available at Anthropologie, but it’s $30 cheaper at Forma Living (where I got mine).  Even better is that my husband is obsessed with it.  I’ve never seen a man go ga-ga over a lamp like he did over this one.  We’re going to put it in our living room, but it’s currently hiding up high on a closet shelf.  Emma is in her “I-need-to-clear-every-table-with-a-single-sweep-of-my-arm” phase, and I just can’t risk her breaking it.  It’s so very cool.

There’s also a steal of a deal on lighting at Anthro that I wanted to point out.  Several of you lovely readers sent me the link to a smaller version of my most favorite light fixture ever, on a deep, deep discount at Anthropologie.  The square pendant and circle pendant styles are made by the same designer as my one true love, and are available for $35 a piece (marked down from $128 and $148, respectively!).

Just remember the scale on these smaller bad boys.  They are just about 11 inches (circle)/9 inches (square) wide and 12 inches tall, so they aren’t going to work over your dining table or in the center of a room.  They would, however, look great over your kitchen sink or in the corner of a room over a fun chair.

Found any cool lighting fixtures recently?  Show us in the comments!

Mastering the Master Bedroom {the Handmade Bed}

by Lindsay Ballard on August 18, 2011 1,986 Comments

The Top Secret Lumber Yard Project is finally complete, and my husband, Tom, is owed a huge round of applause.  He worked his rear off in the 105+ degree Texas heat so that my dream bed would become a reality.

In all of my adult life, I’ve never had a real bed.  When I was single and on my own, I had a mattress, box spring, and bed frame.  When we got married, the tradition continued.  Even when I made my old toile headboard, it was simply attached to the metal bed frame.  Back in July, I did my best princess pout, and he agreed to build me a real bed.  I have a REALLY good princess pout, y’all.

We found building plans online at Ana White’s website, but Tom did quite a bit of redesigning to make it how we wanted it.  He’s actually going to do a post here soon explaining his tweaks for anyone who is interested.  Tom did all of the designing, measuring, cutting and attaching.  I did all of the sanding, painting, glazing and polying.  This bed is truly handmade.

The grey stain + black glaze was the perfect combination for this room, and it really plays into my modern vintage style.  This is the first piece of furniture I have ever stained, and it was both harder and easier than I imagined.  I’ll soon be sharing with you what I learned in the process.

In the meantime, I’ve put the brown nightstands on notice: they are next items on the chopping block.  Or painting tarp.

Have you ever built a piece of furniture?  Do you ever plan to?

P.S. Every gorgeous bed deserves a great mattress.  Join Sleep Number for a Sleep Better chat on Facebook and Twitter tonight from 7-8 CST.  One lucky participant is going to win a Sleep Number bed!  Sign up here so they’ll know to be expecting you.

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About Makely

Lindsay Ballard is a former college mascot turned political geek turned roller derby playing, DIY fanatic.

Lindsay chronicles her projects, design ideas, and lifestyle tips here at Makely, where she shares tutorials and inspiration. Her DIY designs are bold and graphic, while her spirit is fun and full of color.


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