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Where to Buy a Sputnik Chandelier

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Where to buy a reasonably priced sputnik chandelier via MakelyHome.com

I have been in love with Sputnik chandeliers for years now.  It’s no secret that I love the midcentury modern style, and these chandeliers are the epitome of that style in my eyes.

But they can be insanely expensive – like $800+.  Who has that kind of money for a chandelier?  Not me.

Well, I finally bought one a few months ago for my living room that was much more reasonably priced.  I searched high and low to find the right one for my room – it needed to be pretty big to fit the space – but it also couldn’t blow my budget.  In the process, I came across several that I thought I should pass along in case you were in the market for one yourself.

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My Bedding Formula for a Well Dressed Bed

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My Bedding Formula for a Well Dressed Bed via MakleyHome.com

It’s taken me several years to get to the point that I feel like I have a good system for how I put together bedding to give a bed some personality.  In the past, I just used a sheet set, a duvet or comforter, a couple of pillow shams and a throw pillow.  Then, I met Sarah from The Yellow Cape Cod at Haven Conference.

Sarah taught a class about styling a room, and I immediately fell in love with the way she put together a bed.  When I returned home from the conference, I found the blog post she had referenced in her session.  It gave the step by step layers for how she put together her perfect bed.

Sarah and I live in very different climates – she’s in Michigan and I’m in Texas.  So, I had to figure out how to adapt her bedding recipe so that my family wouldn’t get too warm at night.  I also have slightly different thoughts about how many pillows should be on a bed – probably because I’m so lazy about taking them on and off the bed when I make it.

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