Help be my decor-ah-TOR: lighting troubles

[stoney321]

Who doesn't love decorating someone else's things, huh? So here's the situation: I have an entry light that I do not like at all. It came with the house, it's not my style, and I am going to be all up with the scaffolding this weekend to hang my dining room chandelier, and thought I'd knock that one out, too. BUT I CANNOT CHOOSE.

My house is a traditional home architecturally, but I lean towards mid-century design, because I like clean lines and random organic shapes. Under the cut is the poll with choices.

Here is the dining room chandelier, it looks WONDERFUL lit and hung. I suspect. (This is the one the husband tried to hang with fishing line, btw. Ahem.) It was eye-catching in the store where I bought it, which is why I bought it. :)



And the underside, so you see how the light gets out:



(The orange fabric is for pillows in another room, that isn't staying in the dining.)

Things to know: to the right of the entry is the dining room where the rattan chandelier is - the room has loads of natural elements, but in crisp clean lines (minus the light fixture.) You aren't seeing all of the neat art work on the walls, or my fabulous curtains or my happy-making trees in the corners.

Beyond the entry is my living room where I have gold curtains. While I love silver and chrome and nickel, it won't work in the entry because of the 23 foot (no, really) gold curtains in the other room. My walls are greige, because I love true neutrals. /random

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Note: I hate my dining room set. It's old, it was available when we needed it, but it's served its purpose, and I'm ready for it to go. My husband points at the pool and tells me to chill. FINE, WHATEVER, BE THAT WAY. Ze Chairs:




And here is the fabric I bought to make chair covers to jazz them up: Nope, ti's decided. It's going back. The pattern needs to be, like, 33% smaller and it's too expensive to cut and regret. BOO TO ME. BOO.




Crisp, straight lines, no ruffles or bows, and possibly only have a short "Centurion" skirt. Lol. (Meaning: a few inches so you can see the legs, not a floor duster.) Scale too large? Now that I'm not in the fabric shop, I think it might be too large a scale, now. Should I just make a kick ass duvet with that material instead? I am filled with doubts. Also Cheerios, but that's neither here nor there. *burp*

Thoughts?

Comments

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the more I look at it, the more I think it's off to become a warm weather duvet. BOO at buying fabric that was pricey and not using it for what it was purchased for! I almost wish I had Queen Anne chairs so I could have a big splash of that pattern on the back round, and have the front and seat be a coordinating neutral. But that would require buying all new chairs.

I love the idea of having two designs from the same designer, but I think I'm leaning towards B, it's been my favorite from the start. I just wish it wasn't so pricey. Why can't I like brass and glass, Mel?

[oatmellow.livejournal.com]

the same reason I can't truly like brass and glass. It makes me think of early 80s and also of gingham and country geese. *shudder* On occasion, something brass will catch my eye, but then 1983 will come back and slap me and I walk away.

Now COPPER OTOH makes me a happy girl. :)

You won't go wrong with light fixture #2. And the material will make a beautiful duvet. :) Have you thought about making seat pillows/cushions for the chairs? Not perfect and it won't cover up what you don't like, but it might accent them enough to change the way you see them...

I love copper! And bronze! <-- what B is made of

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

One of the reasons I want to cover the chairs is because they have a red-tone to them, and I like my wood to be more on the grey-scale or chocolately brown or light and natural. (Think ornate kitchen cabinets at Nana's, that color of "cherry.") So the fabric would cover that up, but to just have chair cushions... I think they'll clash.

I'm going to take the fabric back, I think. I'll keep looking. maybe just stick with a solid and have fabulous floral arrangements on the table to distract the eye. :D