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Good lighting in your home office is a must… and there’s no reason why it can’t look great on and off. Absolutely loving the long industrial pendant… fab!
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Hanging a cool pendant very low adds to your light and your look!
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Dual pendants give great individual lighting and have a gorgeous aesthetic.
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My favourite desk lighting would be … the humble desk light of course! Fantastic for directional lighting… and just a stunning design.
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Love love love a yellow attachable desk lamp!
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And two is twice as nice.. and twice as groovy!
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Suspended from the ceiling… v. cool
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And hello??? The mothership of home office directional lighting!
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Everything about this vintage desk lamp is fantastic… check the fastening harware.. yum!
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Probably not as effective… but cute.
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Ditto…
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Mixing it up is always a great look. How fab is this with two entirely different light sources?
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My fave combo…
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Lamps are one of the most important elements in your home. And not just as light sources! Floor lamps are the perfect decorative element for an empty or dull spot and table lamps take up a large amount of visual space whether they’re on or off. So a lamp purchase is one to be considered carefully. Never just buy a lamp because one is needed. That’s how you end up with boring lamps that you can’t in a good, green conscience chuck. Consider the space it’s going to be in, and make a confident choice…you will never regret the purchase of a gorgeous statement lamp…but you’ll almost immediately regret buying a boring one.
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This year we’re all having a love affair with colour, and the addition of a bright and beautiful lamp base is a great way of injecting colour into a neutral space. Some images to inspire…
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Check out www.iwanthomewares.com.au for this stunning, one off table lamp and gorgeous shade.
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For an on-line or at- home styling consultation email me at ria@iwantiwantiwant.com.au
I want I want I want! on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/iwantiwantiwant
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Yippee!!! I’ve finally got my facebook page properly up and running!
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Which means you can access all the videos I’ve been making ( …yes, the making of them look just like this ) that I can’t upload on the blog. Finally! The videos are a fun mix of gorgeous images and tips…and so far we have…
Chalkboard walls
Multiple mirrors in bathrooms
Trunks and old suitcases
Stencilled floorboards
Decorative ladders
Quirky bedside tables
Pendants in bedrooms
Organised hallways
Hanging a wall gallery (very handy tips!!!)
Not hanging prints
White painted floorboards
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So… to follow me on facebook all you need to do is click on this link
http://www.facebook.com/iwantiwantiwant
Click on the “Like” tab underneath the main photo. Then click on the “Mailing List Sign-up” and enter your details.
Easy peasy!
Don’t forget to click on the “like” tab!
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This means not only can you see all existing videos, but I can also let you know when there are new ones to see, and even when I’ve posted a blog and what it’s about (to save you from going to the blog when I’ve been lazy and not posted!).
I’ve also been able to load up on Facebook lots of photo albums I’ve compiled…
21 so far and counting! …including room makeovers.
So yay! I’m looking forward to having you all join me on FB x
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That link once more….!!!
http://www.facebook.com/iwantiwantiwant
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Your bedroom should have an intimate, soothing feel to it…and lighting plays a crucial part in achieving this.
If you have an awful pendant in your bedroom …or worse, two down lights…or worse, four down lights…then every night I’m guessing you lie there looking up at them. Wouldn’t it be nice to lie there looking at a pendant you love?
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And how great would it be to have your bedroom look as fabulously complete as the two above do? I must admit… I’d never turn the exposed globes on while I was in bed…way too much light…but it looks amazing from across the hall!
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From groovy retro pendants like this one, to classic drum pendants with diffusers (to hide the globe and soften the light, see below)… …there’s the perfect pendant out there for your bedroom. btw.. How fantastic are the murals on the cupboard doors! What a cool way to pimp up what would normally be a boring, entirely practical wall.
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I love the pendants with diffusers for bedrooms…it’s great not to see a naked globe… the light is so much softer.
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Love this mix… and a chandeleir with a yellow chain is a perfect fit for this room.
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As is this simple retro pendant for this sweet wee room.
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Love the red cords…
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You do have to get an electrician in…but don’t be put off by that. If nothing else…get a quote…it may be a whole lot cheaper than you think.
Check out http://spacelighting.com for a great range of modern pendants, http://www.davidmetnicole.com for fab vintage industrial ones and http://www.kasbahimports.com.au/ for stunning Moroccan pendants.
Visit our online shop http://www.iwanthomewares.com.au/
For an at home or online consultation email me at mailto:ria@iwantiwantiwant.com.au
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If you have a room with poor natural light…it’s almost impossible to make it look fresh and welcoming.
But…
a basic skylight costs under $500 so there’s absolutely no reason to have a dingy, unlit room. Of course, there’s a million different types with a million different price tags…so do your research…always get three quotes, and think outside the square when designing. Use your angles, consider the space and be inventive.
Lots of great skylight designs to inspire you….
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So… if you’ve got a dark room that you rarely go into … or worse, a dimly lit room that you’re often in…make a call to a skylight manufacturer near you. Better to get a quote and a few ideas, than to continue hating your room.
Visit our online shop http://www.iwanthomewares.com.au/
For an at home or online consultation email me at mailto:ria@iwantiwantiwant.com.au
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I push this every year…Christmas decorations don’t have to be garish and cheap looking…and you certainly don’t need tacky tinsel to get festive. There are loads of cool decorations you can buy or make yourself. Love these silver balls with red bows!
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And this is gorgeous! All they’ve done is skewer pretty paper doilies with the globes of the fairy lights.
V. clever.
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We may have crazy temperatures over Christmas, and no snow, but white is a beautiful theme to have. And we shouldn’t have to do without snowflakes…they’re the prettiest Christmas decoration you can find.
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For those of you after a more realistic Australian Christmas look fresh foliage is a great accessory
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These home made labels are very cute.
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And you’ve got to love a gingerbread man who can multi task.
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Candles en masse are always amazing…for Christmas it’s worth taking a little time to theme them.
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This is such a cool idea! If anyone has a groovy Christmas decoration they make let me know…I’d love to see.
Some more images for those thinking about toning down the tinsel this year…
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This type of deco is also great for place names.
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For an at home or online consultation email me at ria@iwantiwantiwant.com.au
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When you’re sorting out your lighting please, please don’t just run down lights throughout the house. Take a little more time thinking about each area and the best light for it. There is nothing intimate or welcoming about downlights and a dining table should be both. Pendant lighting, on the other hand, ensures that the focal point is the table … drawing you to it.
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There are thousands of amazing pendants out there if you want to make a statement.
Some images below to inspire…
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Chandeleirs are a great choice for the dining room. Elegant and beautiful, they can complete a more formal look. Or, when teamed with distressed walls and metal chairs as they have been here, you get a groovier, informal feel.
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Love the idea of overhead candlelight!
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I don’t love the direct light you get from an exposed globe. But these types of industrial globe pendants do look amazing, and mulitples can look even better.
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Open plan homes are the norm now so your kitchen and dining will often share the same lighting plan. That doesn’t mean they have to be the same. I love how they’ve paired a chandeleir with a porcelain pendant here…very cool.
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A cool step away from the tradtitional bedside table lamps is the pendant light.
A great design idea particularly if you don’t have a lot of space.
There are so many different types of pendants out there you can have a lot of fun with them. From ultra modern orbs to romantic chandeleirs there’s one for every type of bedroom. Symmetry doesn’t have to rule. You can have just one pendant and a lamp on the other side…ot two diffrent sizes ones…or two entirely different ones. A few images below to inspire….
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Love this room! If you are keen on pendant lighting, don’t be boring…make a statement.
Check out www.aboutspace.net.au, www.mattblatt.com.au , or www.studioitalia.com.au all of whom have fairly wide ranges to choose from.
Ria FitzGerald has worked as an interior stylist in Melbournes inner east for the past twelve years.
Now based on the Bellarine Peninsula, Ria continues to offer in-home styling consultations for both the visual and the practical elements of your home, renovation and colour consulting and event styling.
Rias work can be seen featured regularly in Home Beautiful Magazine.
\"The I want I want I want! blog is a weekday (ish!) update with reviews of the best online homewares shopping, styling tips, peeks into my favorite homes and commentary on design, interiors and art.
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