The dining room

It's almost Halloween which means Christmas is about 3 weeks away - OK, it will seem like 3 weeks.  I promised myself last year that I was going to strip the wallpaper (applied by the previous owners in the 90's) before I host Christmas Eve dinner in 2011.  But, umm, I haven't quite made it happen.  Procrastinators Unite - Tomorrow!  I'm thining of a fairly deep gray color, which will make my Ikea Maskros light stand out.  These are just rooms I like: 

Elle Decor

Elle Decor

Elle Decor

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My shopping trip to the Arhaus store

Arhaus opened a store near me about 2 years ago.  It's filled with great furniture, lighting and accessories - with a pretty broad range of prices.  I've purchased a few decorative items but not any furniture pieces.  I was in there the other day and snapped a few not so great photos with my iPhone.  I thought you'd want to catch a glimpse.  They do a magnificent job styling the space so it's always fun just to walk through since it changes up quite often!!!

Look what I bought this weekend!

I know, it's from IKEA and I'm a grown-up (mostly) but I really loved it.  And I think it's going to be grand in the dining room!  We don't use our dining room very often, but this is going to add a real element of surprise to Christmas Eve, don't you think?  It's enormous at 32 inches in diameter.   I've heard it might be difficult to keep clean so I'll keep you posted.  Now... what to do with the old chandelier????   hmmmmm....

Ikea PS Collection Maskros Pendant