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old clocks & vintage wood type are two of my favorites. |
June 24, 2011
Here's a repeat of a past post that has one of my best (and easiest!) junk lighting ideas - linking up to Funky Junk Interiors Saturday Nite Special - there's bound to be plenty of great inspiration for junk lighting...
As I get more enmeshed with blogging, I see other sites have these "link-up parties". Usually I just click on by but this one caught my attention since it pretty describes the look at our house and the vibe I usually build on when designing projects.
So I took a few photos today of my space, highlighting "Industrial Chic" in my dining room. Make sure you visit Margo's Junkin Journal, the blogsite sponsoring this link-up party - there's many more ideas there!
A vintage wire wastepaper basket (that was 5 cents at a yard sale!) becomes the perfect lampshade for the dining room pendant. The lamp fixture is from IKEA - minus the shade that came with it...using my wire cutters, I cut a hole in the bottom of the wastepaper basket and connected it to the lamp fixture in lieu of the paper shade.
A metal shelving unit provides space for more books and other interesting ephemera in the dining room. The well-loved chair off to the side is one of my favorites - with splatters of green and black paint and twisted metal holding the support struts together, it is amazingly comfortable.
The vignette on top of the metal shelves - love rusted metal!
When I upcycled this free black dresser into the dining room buffet, I created knobs from old sewing bobbins.
Clocks, rulers, metal type and silverplate are a constant theme in the dining room.
Hope you enjoyed the mini-tour!
I just love that shelf, and I'm a sucker for clocks.
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margo
Oh I love it! The bobbins look so awesome.
ReplyDeletejust checking in on your blog again and i just have to say how much i love your creativity. also, what an awesome display kimberly did in her store!
ReplyDeleteHey GORGEOUS Amy....!
ReplyDeleteI hope you're well Lovey....! I ADORE your take on 'industrial chic'....I couldn't take my eyes off your crinkly wire basket....!! Crinkly wire is an old OLD FAVE of mine & I may very well use your idea on one of the two rubbish baskets I have....!!
It goes without saying that your clock collection is D-E-L-I-C-I-O-U-S....Love love love love LOVE them....!!
The shelving unit, chair, rusty vignette....I wouldn't have expected anything less than AWESOME from you my creative Friend....!
I hope your week is FILLED with Treasure....!
Cheers from Oz,
Tamarah :o)
Love those knobs. Your style is fabulous
ReplyDeleteYou have some wonderful "Industrial Chic" pieces and do such a great job displaying them. Love the shelf and how it is accessorized.
ReplyDeleteI have a large collection of vintage clocks so I loved your display of clocks.
Also loved the idea of bobbins for cabinet pulls.
Great ideas!
Jane
oh.my.goodness! i am *loving* your selves, and clocks, and lamp shade..oh just everything!! absolutely wonderful!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous display of clocks! So happy I found your blog!
ReplyDeleteooohhh, I need to check out your blog further. I love your style!
ReplyDeleteThe lighting fixture and shelf are fabulous!
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