July 9, 2010

Perfect Lighting + Happy Friday!

Hallelujah! There's finally a breeze in Chicago and I can stop melting away. Friday just got a whole lot sweeter!
I leave you this weekend with a few of my favorite images of late. Have you ever seen a more perfect light fixture than this? As beautiful as the rest of the room is, saarinen table and all, the fixture indisputably steals the show!

A room filled with white, gray, and rustic elements is a no brainer for me - it practically has my name written on it. But the intricate inlay on the pretty lamp shade is what has be perked up with new found interest.


And finally, a lantern light that's just as stylish inside a home as it is outside on the porch or backyard deck. I'll never tire of its classic form...

Have a wonderful weekend! I have some girlfriends from college in town and we are ready to paint the city red! Also, a huge congratulations to Rue Magazines very own Anne Sage, for being listed as having one of the top style blogs in the world by Cote Maison. Congrats Ms. Anne!

xo,
Crystal

17 comments:

Ludmila {creamylife.com} said...

the pictures are beautiful and you have a fantastic weekend, Crystal! p.s. congrats to Anne! xoxo

Janell @ House of Fifty said...

Enjoy the weekend with friends, I remember the hot summer days of Chicago, glad its cooling down! Great images...Janell

a lovely being said...

Ahh I love the light fixture in the first photo. Enjoy your weekend, Crystal!
xoxo fallon

LindsB said...

Love that last photo- everything is just perfect there!

McKenzie said...

So glad there's a breeze in Chicago -- that's where I'm headed for the weekend! Maybe we'll bump into each other out on the town. Have a good one!!

Jo said...

Ooooh. Second row on the left. The room with the slate gray floors. I want to live there!

_ffyona said...

I really like that lantern light. And that slim wooden rack too.

Connie @ SogniESorrisi said...

Yay Anne! These rooms are gorgeous, Crystal. It's cooler here to which I'm happy about. We have a wedding on Saturday and I wasn't really interested in melting during.

Have a great weekend!

Helena - A Diary of Lovely said...

Love the first one!
Have a lovely weekend with your girls and congrats to Anne! xo

Caitlin said...

I'm in LOVE with the light above the dining table in the last photo. Could I have it for my dining room? :)

Have a wonderful weekend! xo

Mise said...

That beautiful light-fitting looks like an industrial ballerina, if one can imagine such a thing. And look, you've reached 1000 followers! Bravo!

Sally@DivineDistractions; said...

I'm having some lantern envy. What a beauty! congrats to Anne! Hope you have a great weekend.

Sarah Klassen said...

Beautiful, Crystal! I'm really drawn to their slip covered sofas -- they're so comfortable and look chic at the same time... great post!

Wishing you a weekend of fun... and perhaps a little innocent trouble? :)

xoxo,
Sarah

escapade said...

Just adore the contrast between that really linear chandelier and the eliptical table. Stunning!

Hope you have a lovely (cooler) weekend!

Anonymous said...

I think I know the company that manufactures this lighting fixture (I featured them in a post of mine not long ago). Lindsey Adelman is the designer (I think...or at least it looks like it). You can visit the feature here: http://hilaryinspired.wordpress.com/2010/06/17/bringing-barnacles-to-light/

As always, thanks for a lovely post, Crystal!

Anonymous said...

That first light fixture is brilliant. I am gushing right now.

Anonymous said...

hi!
the fixture looks like the work of Alison Berger. Love her.
xoxo-jade

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