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Decor / Erika's Home

Be Our Guest…Please…No, Really…

WANTED: an excuse to throw a dinner party to complete this room!

in need of sconces

There are several pieces I’d love to get for our dining room (new table; Philippe Starck Ghost chairs; Missoni placemats), but for now, I’m in need of a pair of sconces to flank the mirror, and add some extra illumination plus a little drama to the dark gray walls. Any ideas? I was thinking something like this crystal waterfall sconce from Shades of Light:

crystal waterfall sconce

Of course I’d love this Jonathan Adler sconce, but alas, we have the pendant version already:

Jonathan Adler Sconce

I think either matches the other pieces in the room, such as the pendant lamp from West Elm, the Pottery Barn beveled mirror, the Nate Berkus ikat bowl, the mirrored tray from Z Gallerie, and the 1970’s gold Italian ice bucket from Etsy…

drinks anyone?

…and of course the absolutely gorgeous Japanese handpainted gold-rimmed bone china handed down to me by my grandparents, that I’m absolutely thrilled to have:

how lucky am I?

And I would be remiss if I didn’t mention these quite groovy vintage napkins from Spain, also picked up on Etsy:

vintage napkins from Spain

So won’t you be our guest? Seems like these days we can only finish projects with a deadline in place. Have your people call my people. Let’s do this.

…xoxo

Update: this room has been completed (sans sconces)! See my easy solution here.

Erika Brechtel

Erika's passion for guiding women to "Style Your Biz, Your Home, Your Self, Your Life" led her create 'The E List' (formerly the Small Shop blog) in 2010. Since, she's expanded globally into speaking, mentoring, course offerings, angel investing, and social entrepreneurship through the Élanoura Collective for women founders.

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The Comments

  1. Jules says

    January 19, 2011 at 10:43 am

    Ooooh I’m really loving that bowl. When can I come over? :-)

  2. elizabeth says

    February 4, 2011 at 1:27 pm

    what about global views fortune teller sconces? shameless self promotion – but I have some new ones for sale on ebay right now.
    Really enjoy your pictures!

  3. Nicole says

    June 3, 2013 at 8:07 am

    Hi! This room came out so beautiful. I would really love to know the name of the paint color if possible. I think it’s the color I’m looking for for my bedroom.. I love your style!

  4. Suzanne Hendricks says

    February 22, 2016 at 11:58 am

    Love the mirror!! Can you please tell me where I can find it? Many thanks.

    • Erika Brechtel says

      February 22, 2016 at 10:32 pm

      Hi Suzanne, it was from Pottery Barn but years ago….I just looked and they still carry it!
      http://www.potterybarn.com/products/bevel-mirror/?pkey=cwall-mirrors1&&cwall-mirrors1

      Thanks for reading!

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