A special shade for Lampzilla

So recently I blogged here about the trend for using oversize lamps.  And, if you recall, I showed you a few of my own oversized lamps.  The biggest of the bunch is this guy I like to call Lampzilla.  He's big and gold and certainly no shrinking violet.

You really don't get a sense of the scale of this thing - trust me, it's huge.

Anyway, just any old lamp shade won't fit a lamp of this size.  Luckily I had purchased a few big shades months ago and as luck would have it, this shade was a perfect fit.

Okay, so it fits, but somehow this shade just isn't, well, enough for Lampzilla. Not only is it crooked, it just doesn't  have enough pizazz to do Lampzilla justice.

Enter this big old ugly shade I've had hanging around for ages.

and, as is true in so many cases, it's paint to the rescue!

Next I broke out the glue gun and added some super special manly ribbon and now Lampzilla has a shade that is tall dark and handsome, just like he is!



Gosh I just love a happy ending!

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Going out on a limb with purple

The last few issues of Elle Decor and House Beautiful have been full of beautiful color schemes, and many of these have featured the color purple.  Maybe it's just a sign of the change of seasons, but personally I hope it sticks around.  I love a muted lavender, it's so soft and it adds a subtle dash to neutral spaces.

Designer Amanda Nisbett featured at Knotting Hill Interiors blog

Interior Designer Grant K.Gibson in Elle Decor

P.S. Would you have the courage to paint your door and trim that color?

The two unfortgettable images above are from John Saladino in Veranda

Madeline Weinrib's ads feature a purple palette

and Nick Olsen delighted us with this purple accented apartment in House Beautiful.

Hmmm... when Pantone announces the 2012 color of the  year, my money's going to be on a shade of purple.  What do you think?

Design Deja vu - Round 2 - Photos from the 60's and 70's

I hit the jackpot this weekend at an estate sale and added to my growing collection of vintage decorating books.  These books are so fun to go through, and it reconfirms my belief that there really isn't anything new under the sun - just a reinterpretation of great design elements.  I got four new old books at $1 each.  This book, published in 1976,  is the  most high falutin' .

It opens with this old photo of Rose Cumming in her Park Ave. store

and goes on to highlight the works of design giants like Parrish-Hadley

and Mario Buatta , who really came into his element in the over the top 80's.

But what I find the most fascinating are the design elements we're still crazy about today, although some would call them "trends" that are "over".  I beg to differ. Like the chevron pattern on the rug above.

A few relevant design elements in the space above include the marble floors, the fur bedspread, the arrangement of twigs on the piano and the bold abstract art.  Do you see any more?

We're still all over a classic sunburst mirror, as well as the gallery installation of the artwork. Now below, look at the use of animal prints

And that's not all!  There's Greek Key

plenty of Campaign style furniture

and even some antlers.

Oh, and it seems I have a duplicate copy of a favorite decorating book from the 1960's. This means I have one to give away.  More to come on that soon!

Have a wonderful start to your week!

Need some help pulling your style together?  The Green Room Interiors can make your home  a beautiful place to be! Call Kim Lemmon at 423.653.3186 or email thegreenroominteriors@gmail.com