Vintage Egg Basket Pendant Light

Before beginning this post I want to apologize for the pictures...

I used my phone camera on a gloomy day...

Finally got the dining the way I want it. We needed a light...And realized I can make one myself. I was inspired by my many vintage decorating magazines and Pinterest to make this pendant. It just so happened that I already had an egg basket...It's not antique or vintage however but was made to look like an old basket. All I needed was to get a pendant light kit. If you are interested in making one...

Go to you local hardware store and pick up a pendant lighting kit for less than $20. You can find an egg basket in antique shops or flea markets or try to find them reproduced. I found mine a few years ago at TJ Maxx for about $15.00. It just so happens to have a round opening in the bottom of the basket to put your pendant through.. (no fuss no muss)...Now for a light bulb. I found this vintage inspired bulb at The Home Depot for $15.00.They have other vintage inspired bulbs that are a little cheaper but I wanted to get one that would work with my dimmer. I know that 's a lot of $$$$...But I really wanted that vintage look. Get your hubby to help you hang it...I couldn't have done it without mine...I probably would have shocked myself!

That's it...Need more help! Look up wire basket pendant lights on Pinterest...You will find all kinds of inspiration and perhaps more direction on how to hook it up. 

Happy Lighting!

The Great Room

We moved to our new home in February. Things got busy with life and I haven't taken the time to share better pictures of our home. I thought I would start out with sharing our great room. This is the room of our house where most of our time is spent together as a family. It's one big room hence the name for "Great Room". Our living space, our dining room and kitchen all in one space.

 And we love it!!!!

We bought a couple new pieces for our living room before we moved in...It's bright and cheery. I love all the windows in this room...All together we have 8 windows. 

Missy wanted to sneak in a few shots!!!

 She sends a big hello your way!!!

We also swapped out our mix match wooden chairs for some metal industrial chairs. I will be painting the dining table white and distressing it soon. Just been a bit busy to get it done...But for sure will do it this Summer while it's warm out.

 love my roomy kitchen and huge island...Lot' of room to move around in and surfaces to work on. I am also enjoying my walk in pantry. Every house needs a walk in pantry!

Our home is a nice mix of old and new with cheery colors. I will share more pictures of the rest of our home soon! Thanks for joining me in my great room!

My Birthday

I celebrated my 43rd candle last week. Can't believe how fast the years are flying by. I had a good birthday this year...Even though we spent it a bit sick...It was quiet yet sweet. My Hubby spoiled me this year for our anniversary and birthday...giving me a bit of spending money. So...I went to a vintage/salvage shop and found a few pieces that fit perfectly in our home. I got a little old window, an old screen door, an awesome metal tool box and a vintage kitchen stool.

I didn't get very good pictures...I used my phone. But will share a little home tour soon with better pictures. I hung the old window in the kitchen area and the old screen above our television with a basket of flowers. I'm using the metal tool box on my dining table, just not sure what I want to fill it with as of yet. Then I added the stool to our breakfast bar. I'm going to be painting my dining table and switching out the chairs for a new look. Everything in our new home is coming together nicely. We are making it our home sweet home.

Thank you to all my friends, my MIL, my in laws, my dad and step mom, my brother and sweet Mr. Darling and my kids for wishing me the happiest birthday. 

You guys are a very important part of my life.  

You are blessings.

Gather

Hi all...Yes, I have been on a bit of a hiatus. We got moved and working on getting everything unpacked and organized. Happily we are pretty much finished with the whole downstairs....Just need to finish up the upstairs rooms. Hanging ruffled curtains and organizing Freckles room, getting my studio put together and decorated and actually making our bedroom cute, which is always the last room to ever get done. We are so happy with this house. It is brand newly built. Everything is all new and feels so roomy and big compared to where we just moved out. We have an open great room and spacious kitchen with a walk in pantry....I am so thrilled about my walk in pantry!!! I am a bit late for choosing a word for the New Year...I decided to use the word Gather. This is a whole new year for us. We finally are settling in the area where my hubby pastors our church plant. We are finally able to open our home for bible studies, fellowship, functions, dinners and gatherings. That's where my word of the year comes in. To Gather with God's people in our home, 

filling our home with love, laughter and good things. 

"For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.” Matthew 3:18

These pictures are kind of blurry. I used my phone...Sorry. I will get around to taking better pictures when I have more of our place completed. Just wanted to drop in, 

say hello and share some peeks of our new home.

Will be back soon!!!!

Blessings!