Thoughts on a light I wasn't ask to fix

So there is a wonderful home on Shelter Island that I am lucky enough to have access to.  I want to do so very much to it, but alas, it isn't mine and I wasn't asked to do any of the things I want to do. 
Why should I let that stop me?


See this lovely hallway?  Spy that horrific chandelier?!?!  Eeeeeeeeek!!



Wouldn't this be waaaaaay better?  I LOVE this DIY Ikea hack, and it looks totally do-able.

Take this...


(Ikea Maskros 89.99)

Add this...


Rust-oleum Burnished Brass Spray Paint $29.99

And get this!!!



I also think that the modern-ish vibe would be totally kick ass in the ultra Victorian setting of this home. 

Plus...if everyone hates it, it only costs around $100.  A totally forgiveable mistake if it is one!!

Pendant Lighting for the small hall

After procrastinating and loosing another pendant, here is the one I am currently procrastinating over.

Isn't it lovely?  It is mercury glass which I just love and is mouth blown from the Jamie Young Co.  It is available from Lamps Plus for only $149.91, which I think is a pretty good deal.  The dimensions are 7 inches wide and 10.5 inches high.  This should work perfectly in my little hall between the kitchen and the family room,  right outside the bathroom.  

Getting sooooo excited to see all this come together!!!!

Light it up

I am thinking of using West Elm's large rectangle hangin Capiz Pendant in my new kitchen....really new, as in hasn't even been born yet!



At $259 it's just expensive enough to make me think twice about it.  This could hang over my parsons farmhouse table, you know the one I haven't bought yet but keep talking about.  Can't wait!  But I will have too....boo hoo.