What Pendant Lighting Would You Choose?

I think that lighting is one of the most impactful ways to make a statement in a room!  Just changing out or adding new lighting makes an enormous difference and can bring such a great deal of character to a bland space. 

I have been on the prowl for pendant lighting for our kitchen for quite a while now.  We currently have some recessed lighting in the kitchen, but that's about it, so since we have a long center island that slants into sort of an L shape, I thought it would be great to do some drop down pendants along that area.  Bringing down light mid level like that always gives off a more intimate glow.  With having the pendant and recessed lighting, I think it will really brighten up the space in the evening too!

I have come across some really great pendants, but here are a few of my most favorite ones...

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This type of lighting is very nautical and would fit right in at my house.  I love the shininess of the chrome and how it bounces the light around the room.

Imagine if you took out the lighting in this kitchen, go on, cover them with your hand ;-)  Doesn't it feel like it is missing a wow factor?   

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This kitchen is fantastic alone, but the lights just take it overboard!!!  I can't stop staring at these ones.  They would go great with the lighting that I have in the adjacent morning room.

                        These are the pottery barn Exeter 16-Jar Pendant Lights which you can find here.

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Another option is the glass globe lighting.  They would also match well with the morning room lighting I have.  Can you imagine what this room would feel like in the evening with these guys all lit up?  Ahhh relaxation! 

Now if I could just decide on brown or gray wood flooring I would be ahead of the game.  I am heading out to a model home today that is the same one as my house, but it is fully decorated, so I will bring back some pics and share them with you.  I may have to stop in at lumber liquidators to see some floor samples and get your feedback. 

Enjoy your Monday :)

Inspiration for the Remodel

Hey guys, I hope you had a wonderful labor day weekend!!!  We had such a great weekend that I need to take a day off, lol.  My doggy and I are relaxing on the couch and doing laundry all day today.  Well, he's not doing the laundry but he's doing the relaxing and he's very good at that part. ;-)

 

So, needless to say, what better time to take a break...

 

The kids started school today, the house is quiet, things are slowly getting cleaned up, and I am starting the mental process of transforming several rooms in our home.  So I hopped on pinterest and found some really great inspirational pictures for our home that I wanted to share!!!

 

 

Laundry Room

 

 

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Our laundry room might not be a big space, but you won't hear me complaining since our laundry room in our last home was a laundry closet.  When I came across this picture of the washer and dryer and the spacing, it has a very similar feel to my laundry room.  I had mentioned to my husband last week that I would like to tile the back wall behind the machines and now I have a picture of reference for him to weigh in on his opinion.  I am not looking for marble counters, I would just like a basic white counter that goes across the units from wall to wall.  Then above that, I like how they have cabinets on either side and shelving in the middle, so I can store the not so cute stuff inside the cabinets and then the pretty stuff on the shelving in some organized baskets.  I had not even thought about a TV in the laundry room, but I say why not?  If you want me to do the laundry without griping and complaining, this would shut me up!  Although, I am only in there for 5 minutes at a time, folding and changing loads.  So ok, I will just go with a few shelves there instead ;( 

 

 

 

Dining Room

 

 

 

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There is something about this little nook, that I think is so comforting!  Maybe it's the Chocolate cake recipe or maybe it's the Phrase "If uncertain, Eat dessert first!"  It could be the actual cakes on pedestals to the left.  But let's be real,  I am pretty sure it's the gorgeous fridge filled with beautiful wine, lol!  I know there are a lot of chalkboard walls floating around the blogs, but this area would be great to post a recipe or put a menu up for a nice dinner.  If I had to pick one specific thing that I love it would be the combination of the chalkboard wall with the lighting.  I will have to figure out how to bring something like this design into my dining room.

 

 

 

Family Room

 

 

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For the backs of the bookcases in the family room, I am going to paint it gray, but after seeing this picture, maybe it should have a little bead board put up first.  Either way, this is a really pretty shade of gray.

 

 

 

 

Kitchen

 

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This is such a gorgeous kitchen!!!   What I know so far is that I want white cabinets with silver hardware.  I am pretty darn sure I want this style of pendant lighting.  Our cabinets do not currently go all the way up to the ceiling, so we are thinking to either do small cabinets with glass doors on top or maybe take the finishing crown molding up like in this shot and possibly do some glass doors instead of the already existing solid doors.  I am going to paint the island the same gray I choose for the back of the built ins to keep the flow running through both areas.  I haven't decided on a back splash, but maybe something with a bit of color.  Out of everything, my biggest fear is not picking the right color floors!!!  Ahh!!  Not something I can really change if I don't like it.  Dustin is liking the gray washed floors.  While I am having a hard time deciding between gray washed floors and a medium to dark brown floor.  I also like the look of the smooth floor and the look of the hand grooved flooring. 

 

I am sure I will find a lot more inspirational pictures along the way that I will share :)  Even though it is a little ways away before the transformations get under way, I am starting to get really excited!