Modern Country Bedroom: lighting

<div><div><div><div><div>In the early days of choosing everything for our bedroom, I actually went as far as ordering a chandelier but it looked wrong, wrong, wrong. Far too fussy for the atticky loveliness that I wanted.</div><div> </div><br /><div>I hastily sent it back! What was I thinking?!</div><div> <br /></div><div>My second choice, much more appropriate for the Modern Country style look I wanted, was this:</div><div> </div><div><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493307970947389218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKoCLcgwfx9GOSDod3bJrTMZjOPh_lhpVfm66kqvaJvYcWjd5yitmrUhUxj9nXyTmM7_Y3-ENvIF-4pkcG9P42T3PiS14niY6MtEmOqre3Rez9BeSc3jFV0Jj4comOdjceOEvHb0Wne66m/s400/Picture+001.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></div><div> <br /></div><div>A very simple oval, cream drum shade. We have it on a dimmer switch for different...ahem...bedroom moods!</div><div> <br /></div><div>My inspiration photo had this candlestick lamp for bedside reading:</div><div> </div><div><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493307960811846258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4yGb2G35raiWPZidvS_gcCJEF9MNa7dnkS-oGGt_4DB3DuT8TehfFGWmBIbDzOB7RTytstahipMEagTKDUhG8M7ougVyYB38PEPo-5_ccqz96nl4gbn_6NC6mNrQtjjzV8WzJI5fGgBn-/s400/RedCover_bh0015871247.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 294px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></div><div> <br /></div><div>I wanted the same style so, after much (very enjoyable) searching, I found a lovely mahogany version to match (but not too matchy-matchy) our mahogany sleigh bed.</div><div> </div><div><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493307977328183810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip2fL9TBZ9jau6WtUw5Rg2_VupXsw_PGUTmlp_HM_nOufuAu9_1Pca1jwuGn6woh0Ud4EeWyb_gPTv-LCJaP-AQHlyC5aAb4riLhyjxhXlIZfGPMQJkUHOSVKph6bPo24OMATdKR8YRwJu/s400/1july10+187.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></div></div></div></div></div><br /><p>I really like it's understated elegance. It's a good height, too, so casts a lovely glow.</p><p>My final light choice was for the other end of the room. This was one of those serendipitous finds that I didn't really know I was looking for......UNTIL I FOUND IT! </p><p>Light of my life, I love you! </p><p><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493307988908786162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhp99uTR9-mcqDhxFwdVeGzUNx0XiHVtw9aPTAsAl39_xjk2iAaq9MWZbN3qcmGVynWcnX9YEF0IqYItqW3WZIWoACwjlJqTk_Z6EajdtHO5mUDUFtQ3EhMr-oMJRXjMgLyb1iP5eB_gNP/s400/1july10+189.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></p><p>It's a scrumptious lamp, in chrome and leather. It's beautifully articulated so can be angled any way you please. Pure lighting yumminess. It makes my heart sing when I see it. </p><p><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493307995158277906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvHw5l581Zsr6OHIf6FTLrs32FFPHScWUYnpMEC32d1rVCKNaHF0tDc9o6Sa5jvZvG7lIsIDQogrIFUeayHCKQZ8MwhJ0F_rIPt1k_Ar7EhxLLOt89xfnUTFoKvygS-pGKBvd1pqN5ctSW/s400/1july10+190.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></p><p>And that, ladies and gentleman, is the lighting tour of our Modern Country Style bedroom!</p>

Modern Country Bedroom: lighting

In the early days of choosing everything for our bedroom, I actually went as far as ordering a chandelier but it looked wrong, wrong, wrong....

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Modern Country bedroom ... details

As I said in my last post, this was the first room we renovated big-style. The whole process was pretty new to me....and I was pregnant with twins at the time. Not the calmest period of my life!<br /><br />After playing around with lots of ideas, I knew I wanted to go for a Modern Country style bedroom (see <a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.com/2010/06/modern-country-style-bedroom.html">inspiration photos</a>) and for our bed, piled with pillows and gorgeousness, to be the main focus of our master bedroom. Possibly, the fact that I was absolutely shattered during that pregnancy helped with the appeal of the bed! It's a mahogany sleigh bed, the very first piece of furniture we ever splashed out on. It's eleven years old now but is aging beautifully!<br /><br />I thought a picture would look great above the headboard but wanted nothing too big because of the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">asymmetric</span> slope of the ceiling. I chose this restful photo by Jeff Teasdale called <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Westwater</span> #1. Not quite black and white, yet not quite colour, I love the way it tones in with the feel of the room.<br /><p><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492935148738101394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8lCM3bZjR7xcMgSFtm3Gxzo8VOldqLAxn3eGHHYmdGQRFYUzseTnCyZ5DD8VOG4RKaPIX03G-hoO1WgmBefCEuQVAouWSA_5vGQABpQydHM1HQ1nxl3UBfuqohdERat2jCSOaehLnNig0/s400/1july10+179.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></p><p>At the end of the bed, is an old leather suitcase. This is great for storing winter bedding during the summer, as well as for adding a vintage note to the room.</p><p><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492935140561337954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFkkuhy9J91WZ_a_fQJqxN-yETKYUNgCCQjQQK6mB4fL10hXGtz14M5XqNEp3TZtdgypMs4T3VTkuSr_mecU97aXNLJcYJ6tculyKBrGGG_z5qu24RbeuTS0qOgodTUNBW3JSmz-wcJmuL/s400/1july10+176.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></p><p>I'm especially thrilled with the bed cover/ quilt (there must surely be a better name than this!). It's total luxury. It's made from thick velvet and silk and makes you feel like a princess at night (always a good thing!). The colour is officially 'Dusk', which translates as <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">browny</span>-grey. It's lush!</p><p><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492935186995248082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbhdMBrPZT0GX3PjbIndivr3OiDYLXkPGLNtywTrHIPyIha_C72eipdt8X8mYL0k5rHD0mJfuzHt6OrAO_edO2mC56zFdd04C35iU7F1dWWl3P8MFJX8KJbU-10Ys8b38OBxJ6JnpJihek/s400/1july10+184.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></p><p>Colour-wise, I chose: white, brown, Farrow and Ball's Light Blue and a couple of touches of black. It was in here that I first started to appreciate the look of a limited palette. There's nothing bitty in this room. Blocks of muted colour are what I like best.</p><p><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492935180637105234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi67YBNo2BkW8lPq1WNY-xPpgtezoVrT515rjoWX6H1pQEbvcNKWcYiozeawma0Jnx85BMgjF0oMvaKjwoa9rBwVs-GPuMHvldw95EzT4e53FJB8J431eVVo8M01P5UmaGaIgvSmuVoCvvh/s400/1july10+010.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></p><p>We even chose a Modern Country Style bin! I'm obsessed with getting the details in place!</p><p><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492935196910950482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGzjGgCAX_jOkaV_5zZXr_Ez7wLSpgmgtS9L7eEienf_apK-fI2qUiFRItdSFSKMFJDS3Gu4xC4cLHgVtRJUQF5aNECiyHkl9U-O_k3oU5SM21R9toXpFIZkObEl9l9Zrtu6QA0db-cnNm/s400/1july10+197.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></p><p>A peaceful master bedroom is just the ticket with baby twins!</p><p> </p>

Modern Country bedroom ... details

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Weekend In Paris

<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dXPlbSD6RUVnYt2mAXLK7dyvRTQFtwOEh0zM4EckZ_6qL67tQUwZHeYmiFhe3GH5LfYuBniPLuGVQvOmIpCDG7xVDDM8tNLuahOSp0IuAl_gW_j3uwkXRNqO7eR4r-CHUqXEPEP9yPwa/s1600-h/image16%5B1%5D.png"><img alt="Hervé Pierre,Toast Soldiers, Three Minute Boiled Egg, Homemade Blackberry Jelly " border="0" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhuvH5lxJD3c3snYhaNNWGV3bsiyVeEzuc3jmoJtGZxW9dUnYPxbSklTEKsFiDxwrzYLRiuP8lY3ApNu0m9K0yDDNRxR7UInW0GAbteyOWulLrh66iNY3soG9cl8KO3GaRZ6qPP1bHiBrs/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Hervé Pierre,Toast Soldiers, Three Minute Boiled Egg, Homemade Blackberry Jelly " width="500" /></a>  <br /><font size="1">Toast Soldiers and 3 Minute Boiled Egg <br /></font>This picture is my inspiration for Sunday brunch, when I like to take my time and read the New York Times, <br />over a leisurely breakfast of three minute boiled eggs and, toast soldiers with homemade blackberry jelly.  <br />I am going to cut my toast into strips like this and serve on my best china!</p> <p><font size="1">Postscript comment from </font><a href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6842244027880136050&postID=297916720073997781&isPopup=true" target="_blank"><font size="1">Herve Pierre</font></a> <font size="1">the owner of this plate: The plate was made on Bastille Day 1789 !!!! its in the back of the plate ! the man who made it signed and put the date, didn't know at the time that it would became eventually a famous day !!! </font></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqv9qJyDlgg4cGniPcsHWM9O_gDU5r61Arkk2xNCa2mxSntvN0SQOXoRBSzHekiyomV2Da3IHQrUNkhtWXOdIoj3WG51g9QI_YGb6dh5_oImaCs3yz6MvFmnDmoVYwsoTaz90iBeWaaCir/s1600-h/image5%5B1%5D.png"><img alt="Hervé Pierre, Sevres Porcelain / Laduree Macaroons" border="0" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXRubINXnmj3Az8RnACMq7oo2fduhNfPkERrX0Y8qdxywttCbBDbbCJd7Y861KVmJDUHQR7x1m6aNMM8ivQK9BG9yWXWXhjeNaezdhtYEEg-J6xs3hlDDnTJVzVky9YtkOH8wS2FLEp38s/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Hervé Pierre, Sevres Porcelain / Laduree Macaroons" width="500" /></a>  <br /><font size="1">Macarons from </font><a href="http://www.laduree.fr/public_en/produits/macarons_accueil.htm" target="_blank"><font size="1">Ladurée</font></a><font size="1"> in Paris <br /></font>And then for Sunday afternoon tea, this silver tray of goodies looks delightful.  <br />This tea-service porcelain is from the Manufacture <a href="http://manufacturedesevres.culture.gouv.fr/site.php?type=P&id=3" target="_blank">Nationale de Sèvres</a> and is an exact replica <br />of those made in the eighteenth century. The macarons are from <a href="http://www.laduree.fr/public_en/produits/macarons_accueil.htm" target="_blank">Ladurée</a> in Paris. The best thing <br />about them, as well as being delicious and melt in your mouth, are the beautiful colors.</p> <p align="center"><strong><em>Macarons:</em></strong> Small, round cakes, crisp on the outside, smooth and soft in the middle, <br />are made every morning in Ladurée’s "laboratory".  <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAoKNDs1GdBOYcamyl2Qg69sDZKXQAbdEYWz3pObCHjdZAcAPGv7X1010w0fAx9Tp0cUX007Cbk9gNNJK8jtzJd4HEqUajwQ2xoj3Tq7FR5hz3mThk75m32x1VSqX7hvYrXDtclwB9R9VI/s1600-h/image11%5B1%5D.png"><img alt="Hervé Pierre, Evian, confiture, foie gras, Céte d’Or chocolate" border="0" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBF-2-XKo8dkudwMxcyewTWYyeK4sc_vo5U6J8znKT-BtNEVMagOE-PsL2cK58viz485fZiaj1rstV6AAgTX0KQA0nE4uYhMyqHMiomZF2xCOLcvouhEWM7wGrYiwu629BABdaGWz6z4gh/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Hervé Pierre, Evian, confiture, foie gras, Céte d’Or chocolate" width="500" /></a>  <br />To live as if you were in Paris, in your refrigerator, you need Evian, confiture, foie gras, and <br />Céte d’Or chocolate, which friends know to bring back for Pierre from France.</p> <p><strong><em>con·fi·ture</em></strong> (<i>n) </i>A confection, preserve, or jam <br /><em><strong>foie gras</strong></em> (<i>n)</i> A pate made from goose liver (marinated in cognac) and truffles</p> <p></p> <p align="left"><font size="1">Credits & Photos: </font><a href="http://www.theselby.com/3_17_10_herve_pierre/" target="_blank"><font size="1">The Selby</font></a><font size="1">, </font><a href="http://nymag.com/homedesign/spring2010/65750/" target="_blank"><font size="1">NY Mag</font></a><font size="1">  - The New York lower Fifth Avenue condo of Hervé Pierre, the creative director of </font><a href="http://nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/designers/bios/carolinaherrera/"><font size="1">Carolina Herrera</font></a>.<font size="1"> <br /></font></p> <font size="1"> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.patriciagrayinc.com/">Patricia Gray Inc</a> is an award winning Interior Design firm  in Vancouver, Canada who blogs about Lifestyle and WHAT'S HOT  in the world of Interior Design. <br /><a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/2010%20%C2%A9%20Patricia%20Gray%20Interior%20Design%20Blog%E2%84%A2">2010 © Patricia Gray | Interior Design Blog™</a></p> </font>

Weekend In Paris

  Toast Soldiers and 3 Minute Boiled Egg This picture is my inspiration for Sunday brunch, when I like to take my time and read the New...

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