Loving Out Loud: Dokter and Misses Soapstone Lamp….

Quirky gets a bum rap.

I like quirky.  It’s one of the reasons I like the show “New Girl” and sometimes wear dress shoes with shorts. It’s quirky.  Not weird….quirky.

Like this lamp…..

It’s like Zoe Deschanel had a torrid threesome with a desk lamp and a rock.  The lamp is part of a new line of Swazi soapstone and powder-coated metal lamps from South Africa-based designers Katy Taplin and Adrian Hugo of Dokter and Misses.  Use it as a desk lamp or on a console, its atypical construction and shape will make it a sculptural focal point.

Quirky has never looked so cool…..

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Loving Out Loud: Restoration Hardware Vintage Illuminated Arrow…

I have a love/hate relationship with Restoration Hardware lighting.  I love the overall look of the pieces but their scale is so massive that unless you live in a castle, realistically they can’t be used.  I know I say “go big, or go home” but even I have my limits when it comes to lighting fixtures…..

However, a friend tipped me off to Restoration Hardware’s baby and children line which features more delicate (aka normal) sized fixtures.  Looking through the web site, I was smitten by their vintage illuminated arrow fixture:

I would love to see the piece in a kitchen or perhaps two in a bedroom flanking a bed.  It is a fun way to add lighting and sculptural interest to a space in a fun unexpected way.  I am pitching a client on using them in his library, so fingers crossed …..

So tell me, what is the wackiest light you have ever seen in a space?

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Loving Out Loud: Lights & Feet

Yesterday was single-handed the most stressful day I have ever had since launching Courtney Lake Interiors.  Everything that could go wrong, went wrong and so in major, wildly unexpected ways.  Somewhere in the middle of the day, I called The Partner close to tears and he talked me down.  Honestly, that man is worth his weight in gold….

Being a one man band, there is no room (or time) to curl in a corner, eat Doritos and wonder if it is too late to join the military.  So being the big (baby) boy I am, I picked myself off the ground and went looking for lighting.  Fortunately, one of my favorite stores in San Francisco H.D. Buttercup did not disappoint…

It’s large, it’s sculptural, it’s reasonably priced (for a fixture that size) and it’s available for pick-up.  Waiting on confirmation from the client so I can pull the trigger.

In unrelated news, the other thing I am loving now in my life is this…

Yes, it’s a foot.  But a really awesome foot sculpture from Noir.  For a man who hates feet, I was drawn to it.  My friend and design mentor says it gives her the heebies because it reminds her of all the body parts being mailed around in Canada.  My other friend says it makes her think of zombies.  Personally, it makes me think of my college friend whose favorite phrase was ….

Don’t make me break my foot off in your a$$!

And honestly after yesterday, no truer words could have been spoken.

Okay, time for me to man up and start my day of tile hunting and sketching.  So tell me, what thing are you currently craving this fine day?

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