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Thanks everyone! Love the examples people put out there. Got me thinking. As the room is really starting to come together, its really making picking one easier. I think I know what direction I am going to go in but need to really have it pretty much put together before I make a final decision.
Location: Finally the house is done and we are in Port St. Lucie!
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Thanks everyone! Love the examples people put out there. Got me thinking. As the room is really starting to come together, its really making picking one easier. I think I know what direction I am going to go in but need to really have it pretty much put together before I make a final decision.
I am thinking I am going to go with medium-large hand blown (but uniform) glass pendants with Edison bulbs. I am rethinking the wall behind and think that will be the focal point now (new plans). So instead of making a splash with the chandelier I am going to really make that wall (well the recessed part) special.
Sigh...I really love this but I tend to get a little obsessive. I am excited though. Yesterday I went to bed frustrated but then when I woke up and saw the room starting to come together I swooned
A little off topic, but if you are thinking of making your accent wall pop, consider tiled wall covering as an additional option. Advances in technology have made interesting and unique pattern-making on thin tiles possible and they are attractive alternatives to the usual options like murals, custom hand-painted wallpaper, etc.
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A little off topic, but if you are thinking of making your accent wall pop, consider tiled wall covering as an additional option. Advances in technology have made interesting and unique pattern-making on thin tiles possible and they are attractive alternatives to the usual options like murals, custom hand-painted wallpaper, etc.
I think I would stay away from trends. Those change from year to year and season to season. Tile on walls looks like it would be hard to replace once the 'trend' is over and the house now becomes 'dated'.
I think I would stay away from trends. Those change from year to year and season to season. Tile on walls looks like it would be hard to replace once the 'trend' is over and the house now becomes 'dated'.
Are you a designer?
I think they look pretty cool but I think its a bit over my head. I wouldn't even know where to start. I am not nearly good enough as a designer to figure that out.
The area is recessed for a credenza and the one I bought is smaller then anticipated, but it does go with the scale of what I have so far, it just looks small in that space. I was going to hang an interesting mirror over it but it seemed so ho-hum in that space because of the size. I just happened to have 2 shelves in the same exact wood and length I was going to use on another wall but opted not to. Just off the top of my head I decided to see how they would look on that wall and they go perfectly. It really helps fill the space and makes the piece feel bigger. So I will be doing some careful decorating on those and I think it will really look beautiful if I do it right
I thought about wall papering the area if I did the mirror but it seems too hard of a decision to make and I am not sure I would like it in the long run.
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Kind of torn on the flanking walls to the credenza recessed area. Because its so symmetrical its making me feel OCD...I want them to match...then I don't want them to match.
I have thought of:
leaving them blank...but its a lot of lonely wall space
doing small mirrors and wall planters as sort of collage, similar but different on both walls - but I cant find what I want
narrow attached wall book shelves on both sides...baskets can be added for storage and they can also be decorated-but it feels like "too much" next to other shelves with decorative accents and I cant find what I want in size anyways
using a diptych pattern/texture wall hanging and using one for each side. Or fabric hangings
Putting a potted plant and picture on one side, then not sure about the other side
Its funny how much I love this and how much it stresses me out at the same time. But its keeping me busy as I recover from an injury and cant do much.
A little off topic, but if you are thinking of making your accent wall pop, consider tiled wall covering as an additional option. Advances in technology have made interesting and unique pattern-making on thin tiles possible and they are attractive alternatives to the usual options like murals, custom hand-painted wallpaper, etc.
Just a suggestion or warning about the bulbs in some of those fixtures. I have a light over my dining table with a clear glass, somewhat texture, and the glare from the bulbs sometimes really bothers me. But maybe the Edison bulbs don't do that so much. I would get something with more opaque, shade or even screen type shade like in #16 post to diffuse light a bit.
Yeah, your are not alone with driving yourself crazy picking out things. Paint colors I almost have to be institutionalized over.. Lol
I was looking at a site recently, probably can't be named, starts with pin, that has a lot of chandeliers that were transformed from crystal ones to some really fun looks, adding drum shades, painting, great ideas even if you don't want to have a project.
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Ylighting.com is a good online source to browse with reasonable prices. The style tends toward modern with some MCM and transitional elements. You should be able to find a fixture that fits your needs if your space is truly MCM/transitional.
Agree with others. Get everything done and in place first, including dining table. Then chandelier. Where you center is probably a matter of personal preference especially since other parts of the dining will have seating areas...but I prefer chandelier centered over the dining table. I like this one for long rectangular dining tables, for example: https://www.ylighting.com/solitude-l...72&tileIndex=7 At 51” long it will look fab with dining tables in the 90” range, plus minus a few inches.
Or you can go with an oversized round or oval chandelier that is highly sculptural, in which case you can bend the usual “rules” or guidelines about size if they are light and airy enough in construction. I still very much love the Heracleum (Moooi) but probably not going to work with your other builder grade fixtures: https://www.ylighting.com/heracleum-...um&tileIndex=3 If you are really daring, the Big O right in the center of the room for an orgasmic lighting experience: https://www.ylighting.com/heracleum-...um&tileIndex=4
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