Day Trip

I’ve made it to a few more stores over the past couple weeks to gather ideas for the new house.  I stopped by Lumber Liquidators and got more information on the floors we are considering along with some more samples (more on that in another post).  I’ve spent a lot of time looking at light fixtures online, but also stopped into a couple local lighting stores to see some in person.  Below are a few things that caught my eye.

James R. Moder Florale Chandelier:

Thought this would be neat for the garage or porch (needs a different color blade though). (Quorum International Hudson Galvanized Patio Fan)

I’ve seen this online, but never in person.  It would be neat in the family room, but doesn’t really go with our style.  Not to mention, it’s really expensive.  (Casablanca Candelier)

Possible Exterior Light:

ET2 Inca Pendants

Here’s a possible fan for the family room although we would probably get it in the nickel finish. (Fanimation Levon)

Industrial Pendants

I had seen this chandelier online and thought it was ugly.  It’s really neat in person though.  It’s made up of thin chains – almost like necklaces.  (Maxim Lighting Chantilly Chandelier)

 I would love to have this one over the piano, but it’s too expensive, of course.  When you get up close, you can see all the little details – flowers and leaves in the design.  You can see a more detailed picture at the link. (Schonbek Ekaterina Chandelier)

Thought this would be neat over the staircase, although it’s a bit much.  It’s about 8′ tall.  (James R. Moder IMPACT Crystal Rain Chandelier)

These completely don’t go with the style of our house, but they were beautiful.  After some research, I believe they are Turkish Glass Mosiac Lanterns.  They look like they are made of beads and glass.

Friday, we finally made it to Nashville for a shopping trip.  It had been a couple years since I used to worry about driving there only to get a call from someone wanting to show the old house.  First, we went to the Ferguson Showroom which was about 4 times larger than the one here.  I could have spent hours there.

This caught David’s eye in their outdoor display:

We also liked rock wall water feature and talked about whether we could build one ourselves.  I saw the bases for it at the patio store.  Building the rock wall wouldn’t be difficult, we were just trying to figure out how the water was coming from at the top.

I also liked this idea for lighting the staircase.

Even the woman’s bathroom was fancier than most houses 🙂

Some ‘bling” cabinet hardware (Creations by Alno):

They had the Kohler Pinstripe Pure faucet I love along with the Kohler Kallos Spun Glass sink which was neat.

Next, we stopped at a tile store which was full of incredible options.  This one from Artistic Tile would make a great backsplash although David thinks it is too “frilly”.

This is a little too fancy for my style, but it’s pretty spectacular.  (Artistic Tile Vetromarmi)

3D Glass Tile

We saw a lot from Sonoma Tilemakers, again.  I still really like their crackled glass tile and hope to use it at least one place in the house.  (Sonoma Tilemakers Tantrum)

Sonoma Tilemakers Salvestrin

Sonoma Tilemakers Basketweave (love this but would use different colors)

They also had the Mosuprema Bella Cosa Medallion, but in a different color scheme.

Finally, here is a hand carved field tile from Artistic Tile.

I’ve pinned more tile ideas here on Pinterest.