Marine Lighting Choices for a Boy's Room

Monday is my office day.  My day to grab a well-made coffee, and sit in my office and work away and get lots done.  Quiet day, no interruptions, lots of productive work.

What a fantasy!  ... I usually end up fielding phone calls where my straight forward list, turns into multiple steps that need organising first ... just to get a "simple" thing done on my to-do.  And at the end of my day I wonder if I've made any progress at all judging by the new size of this list!

And not to mention when you get side-tracked completely!

Via Vogue Living

Like seeing this gorgeous light fixture, on a Vogue Living feed this morning!  It's from this year's January 'Objet and Maison' Trade Fair in Paris a couple of weeks ago.  Beautiful crystal decanters reworked and hung perfectly in this arrangement.  Now where could I put this?

.... I digress ....

Back to my task du jour: finalise the lighting for the boy's rooms and end (what has become) the 'saga of the pre-teen boys' bedroom'!

I have found a great look in lighting that will work well for us - marine lighting - which injects either a beachy or a vintage vibe depending on how you style the rest of the room.

These light fixtures are for above the boys' beds and to be used as a reading light.  Wall-mounting lights is a great choice.

{image via Restoration Hardware}

They do not take up space on a bedside table which is already prone to clutter; and there's no chance of being knocked over by a stray bat or random cartwheel.  I love that wall-lights can be so practical for this, but they need to be chosen well to give good, effective and non-glare reading light.

{image via Pottery Barn}

Placed above and behind the bedhead like this is ideal, as the light source is behind the reader and should not cast shadows. It's also not in eye-line to create glare or be distracting.

I am down to a choice of two lovely vintage-style light fixtures and would love to know what you think...

The first candidate is from Restoration Hardware - the "Mariner's Sconce".  I think this is my perfect choice, but the delivery time means it will be a little longer before it's arrived and installed.

{images Restoration Hardware}

Another option I found at Magin's Lighting here in Australia - the "Maine Antique Nickel".   The delivery lead time would be less and so project completed all the sooner!

And so you see?  Much research and many candidates discounted .... I am down to just two ... but still no definitive decision!!  I think either would be great.

And as there is no 'client' to pass the decision to for final approval, I will turn it over to you.  

What do you think?  Which one would you choose?

Jennifer.

I blog ... ?!

In the words of another ... oops! I did it again!  Great intentions to post far more frequently, but my last post was more than a week ago and here I am.  

Lots happening at the moment - which leads to the inevitable ... the more things I have to write about and update you on, the less time I have to write!  Much better than the reverse ... which would be rather boring don't you think?

Had the best morning today at Blake and Taylor (Paddington, Brisbane) learning how to apply their new paint range and some wax finishes, and hosted by the lovely Ellie.  I now have oodles of projects running through my head, to utilise all the different techniques we went through, so will have to update you separately on those.

As we chatted while we were working throughout the morning, I discovered that this creative group included some crafty and talented people, including quilters and a potter.  And one thing that each of the group today had in common - we seemed to have no end of 'project ideas' and still keen to take more on!  

And so I will share with you my first project I am going to tackle armed with my new techniques!

Trawling through my favourite Paris market last year, under the trees along the avenues in Porte des Vanves, I came across a fantastic find.

By the way, I just love this street market, as you really never know what you'll come across. Such an eclectic mix of dealers who have their own little speciality, and it takes forever to stroll up and down with so many little things to see.

And do you remember this brilliant vintage light fixture I found at this market {here}?

Not that I revealed that much, all bagged up for me to take to my shippers.  But there are a few little bits showing to give you a taste that it is metal and loopy and gorgeous and will look great painted, but at present it has brown flowers and needs rewiring and as a project I wasn't sure how to start a 'metal' painting job.

Well ... the Blake and Taylor paints I was working with today can also be applied to metal, so I am going to make this light fixture my first project.  I already know where this will go, so expect an update in the next week or so with a finished result!

I tend do this often ... to look beyond what an object or piece of furniture is ... find lots of things that can be painted or turned into something else in some way ... and as a result end up with a list of projects!  Do you?  Or do you prefer to see it as the end result before taking it home?

Jennifer
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