Let’s Play Pretend – the Holly Go-Lightly Version
These
light fixtures have caught my eye. You know,
for times when I like to play pretend that money is no object. And during those delusional times, I shop
1stdibs. Because
when we are talking stupid money, why would I buy something that everyone else
has?
Clearly
my love of brass knows no end. I would
find places for each one of these.
1 – 70s
Swerve / 2 – Ribbed Vessels on Lucite / 3 – 70s
Sexy Beasts / 4 – Rotating Console Lamps / 5 – 60s
Billy Haines style / 6 – Rembrandt Parrot Lamps
Since
these are clearly my boozy Gilded Age daydreams, I see no reason not to further
gild the lily.
1 –
Empire style gilt / 2 – 40s Italian gilt tole crystal (perfect for Pieti's big girl room) / 3 – Antique Frenchy Swan
goodness (if bling ain’t your thang) / 4 – 60s
Austrian beaded business (if you are looking to get your Meares on) / 5 – 40s French Peachy Keen crystal (for that dressing room that I don’t have ) / 6 – 19th Century French crystal (would be lurvely in a kitchen over a marble topped
island )/ 7 – French Art Nouveau (for a nod of masculinity) / 8 –
Baltic style badass (for that inner oligarch)
Each of
those Unusual Suspects promises a spin on the expected of-the-moment options.
1- 40s
Hollywood glam (like diamond studs for my hallway) / 2 –
Bronze and crystal flush mount (a little crowning sexiness for my dark
bathroom) / 3 – Italian industrial (a
kitchen alternative to those predictable industrial pendants) / 4 –
Hand-blown Latticino glass leaves (for a modish balance in my trad LR) / 5 –
Lucite antlers (the glam girl’s version of chalet chic
– or as my cousin likes to say, the bomb titty
bow wow - for my beamed tile room) / 6 – Audoux Minet 50s rope chandelier (to
scratch that 50 shades itch of all things rope) / 7 – Bakalowits
crystal sputnik (another option for the hallway to cast
crazy rays)
Sometimes
you just need to make a simple point.
1 – 70s
neoclassical style sconces / 2 – Bronze zodiac lamps / 3 – Eric Cohler
Armillary Sphere* / 4 – Chart House Leaf
and Arrow Chandelier*
*From Visual Comfort not 1stdibs.
Because
who doesn’t appreciate a well-hung form?
Hmm?
1 – 60s
Artemide
enameled metal & glass (a good alternative to the ever present
Hicks pendant) / 2 – Capiz globe pendant (another good globe alternative to the
Hicks) / 3 – White opaline glass pendant (the polychrome decoration is so
interesting) / 4 – Arts and Crafts milk glass pendant (another great option for kitchen pendants) / 5 –
Japanese brass globe (in my tiny entry) / 6 –
Vintage Moravian Star (would be super cool in a small dark
bath)
While I
am busy daydreaming, I never forget to pretend that I also live in Palm Beach.
1 – 60s
Maison
Charles sheaf lamp (a femme version of a bouillotte lamp)/ 2 – Italian floral
lamps (add delicate symmetry to a parson’s style console) / 3 –
John Rosselli Alyssa chandelier* (a graceful note) / 4 –
Maison Jensen
palm tree floor lamp (for some serious Palm Beach flair) / 5 –
Italian gilt metal bamboo (for a Ruthie Sommers style sunroom) / 6 –
Sheaf of wheat lamp (perfect for that accent table)
*From Visual Comfort not 1stdibs.
Let’s
not forget some lovely lady lumps and pleasing forms.
1 –
Bari Ziperstein ceramic bust (a glammy
whammy) / 2 – Desimone table lamp (for an artsy Cubist style swerve) / 3 –
Frances Elkins tree form floor lamp (originally made for Elkin’s daughter!) / 4 –
Plaster drape lamps (like lovely gowned ladies – great for
a fashionista’s office or dressing area) / 5 –
French opaline lamps (another shapely form – these would
inject a burst of color)
I feel
the same way about Chinoiserie as I do brass – my love knows no bounds - a timeless element in any room.
1 – Tea
cannister lamps
(every room needs some black) / 2 – Tole bamboo
chandelier (for even more Ruthie Sommers flair – but I would swap out those
shades) 3 – Italian pottery monkey lamp (a dose of Palm Beach Regency) 4 – Antique Imari lamps
(same feel as Chinoiserie) / 5 –
60s porcelain lamps (quintessentially Chinois-y) / 6 – Chinese blue and white vessels turned lamps (would compliment my growing collection)
Sconces
add the perfect mood lighting and symmetry.
1 – 50s
Italian Arteluce sconces (a pair would be everything over a
bathroom vanity) / 2 – French bronze and ormolu lion head sconces (for a serious note) / 3 – Italian antique sconces (there is no substitute for real patina) / 4 –
Arrodeluce
attributed sconces (for some Palm Springs swagger a la
David Jimenez)
When
you need a dash of color, blue is a classic choice.
1 – 60s
blue glass lamps (l want to channel Christy Ford!) / 2 –
50s Marbro Italian lamps (because I can never get enough blue
and white) / 3 – Scandanavian glass lamps (Christy has multiples and so must I!) / 4 –
French opaline (so good had to share again)
When
all else fails, fake it until you make it.
A little crafting could yield similar results.
1 – 50s
Earthenware lamps (for those chevron lovers – Danika could do these lickity split) / 2 – Tole
bouquet lamps (colored card stock or spray painted
thin metal) / 3 – Italian ceramic lamps (an easy project for thrifted
lamps)
Happy Monday.
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kisses, mrs. V
