Hick Pendant by Thomas O'Brien

Besides my new iPhone, there's a new obsession in my life- the Hick Pendant by the fabulous Thomas O'Brien.

The Hick Pendant is the perfect mix of modern and vintage, warm and cool tones, sleek and antiqued, etc.  Can't decide to go with the gold tones that are coming more and more popular or stick with the oil rubbed bronze that has been all over the place for the past few years? This pendant is for you!  Are you in need of more white and silver tones for your room? Don't worry, it comes in polished nickel, too.

The Hick Pendant isn't just for the kitchen, either.  Look how fab it looks in the bedroom:

in the living room:

even in the entryway:

Here are some more samplings of rooms with this gorgeous light  fixture:

This little beauty comes in 4 different finishes and 3 sizes.  I bet you could find one to fit every room of your home!

{images via Decor Pad, Rue Mag & Circa Lighting}

Design Crush: Ron Marvin

This home made my jaw drop. I am a HUGE contrast nut and I have not seen a designer master the art of contrast quite like Ron Marvin did for this home.  From the layered art and accessories to the mix of traditional and modern pieces, Mr. Marvin's work is perfection.

Do you think this room was inspired by the moody Ralph Lauren bedroom, as seen in this post?

Le Corbusier's Pony Chaise could possibly by the sexiest chair that has ever existed. Grrr....

You too can achieve this chic and masculine look.  Mr. Marvin used more budget-friendly sources like Restoration Hardware and Ralph Lauren Home.  Check out my best picks to get add a little contrast to your home...

(items listed clockwise from top left)

1. Hickory Chair's Hallings Secretary

2. Restoration Hardware's Solid Ribbed Tibetan Rug

3. Ralph Lauren's Limited Edition Photography (Paul Newman, Audrey Hepburn, Louis Armstrong)

4. Arterior's Silver Tray

5. Circa Lighting's Caged Lantern

6. Le Corbusier's Pony Chaise

7. Z Gallerie's Faux Coral

8. Chinchilla Faux Fur Throw

9. Arterior's Ice Bucket

10. Eduardo Garza's Stone and Lucite Box

11. Benjamin Moore Paint Classic Brown #2109-10 and Edgecomb Gray #HC-173

12. Quadrille Fabric's Aga Reverse in Brown on Tint

13. Circa Lighting's Stacked 3 Ball Lamp in Quartz

Check out more of this fabulous home in the premiere issue of TradHome!

{décor inspiration: always chandeliers}

. . . if you have been reading for a while, you will know about a certain and enduring love for chandeliers, and whether in a quaint café or a cozy british pub, an ultra modern living room or a château in the french countryside, things always seem to look a little better under the romantic glow of a chandelier, and this beautiful antique is pure and simple elegance . . .


{photography by patrick cline for lonny magazine}

Perfect Pair: Grey + White

Still obsessed with grey. Obsessed. Clean white, too. And the combination? Perfection.

This last one is for you traditionalists out there.  Doesn't this look like a Parisian apartment?  Stunning.

{images via Rosenberry Rooms, West Elm, Canadian House & Home, & ThisIsGlamourous}

Meurice by Jonathan Adler

I Love Lamp. Well, chandelier, that is.  Jonathan Adler's Meurice fixture is a modernist's dream.  So sleek, so chic, so perfect.  I want one in every color.

 And of course I'd pair the nickel versions with Jonathan's Meurice Butler Table in nickel. 

Sigh... a girl can dream, right?

{images via Jonathan Adler & Houzz}

Globe Pendants

Do you know how hard it is to find unique lighting these days?  You typically have either traditional chandeliers, drum pendants, or small glass cafe pendants.  Now these all come in a plethora of different styles and colors, but sometimes you just need a little unexpected funk.  That's why I was so excited when I came across these little beauties the other day while doing some research for a client's home.  It's like a glass covered light bulb went on over my head!  Take a look at these glass globe pendants:

{via West Elm}

{via Dianne Ross Interiors}

Isn't the above effect just magical?  I think it's the perfect touch of whimsy to the polished and serene scene below.  Just lovely.

{via West Elm}

{via West Elm}

 Such a great idea to cluster several globes together for a funky faux chandelier!

{via West Elm}

 These globes are beautiful in a group or by themselves.  Gotta love that.

{via West Elm}

 Another option is to use chandelier versions of the pendants.  It's an easy way to add the impact of multiples with only one installation.

{via West Elm}

{via CB2}

{via CB2}

{via CB2}

And if you can't get enough of these glass baubles, check out CB2's blog to make this diy Christmas wreath!

{beautiful details: marble & gold}

. . . carerra marble and graceful archways, floods of light and artful chandeliers, elegantly panelled walls and bits of gold -- sometimes all that's needed are a few beautiful details . . .

{images: the diversion project}

{eco chic: decanterlights}

. . . p's mother has a beautiful cut crystal decanter collection displayed in their formal living room and have always loved the way they glimmer and add such elegance, and so was much delighted to discover another use for them -- decanterlights, by british designer lee broom, are pendant light fixtures created from vintage crystal decanters sourced from antique markets and vintage shops and available in a natural clear crystal or polished gold -- aren't they lovely?

{p.s.} more stylish eco chic inspiration:

cushions | cork | wine bottle centrepieces

{images: lee broom via moco loco}