Posted in Just for fun on July 19, 2009|
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Opinions are sought. I find myself undecided. With about a week in which to make a decision.
The kitchen will be closer to 1930 than 2009. But with a couple of zigs. I am going to use two colours on the cabinets. A mossy green underneath the windows and cream/white over by the stove and fridge. I have one vintage light that will hang above the desk in the kitchen. And then I was going to buy some lighting from Hudson Valley Lighting to use in the centre of the kitchen over the table and in the stove prep area for more light.
Then we need light over by the sink and the length of counter under the windows. And first I thought I would hand three small pendant lights in this area. And now I am thinking something modern. Out of sync. And colour is the issue.
One of the blogs that I follow from time to time – Things that Inspire.
http://freshpalette.blogspot.com/
In June there was a post on this blog with a kitchen whose windows are very similar to ours. And I was quite taken with the lighting.

http://freshpalette.blogspot.com/2009/06/light-on-two-sides.html
This photo was posted on this blog, above, and it is there noted that this kitchen was designed by Atlanta kitchen designer Cynthia Ziegler.
Here is our kitchen. This pictures shows half the windows and just a peak of one of the two side windows.

Two things caught my eye. The dark colour on the trim??? And the lighting over the sink. You have to look closely. It is very modern.
Here is the problem.
I am going to use this vintage light over the desk

And then I was going to use lighting from Hudson Valley Lighting that looks like school house lighting with dark bases.
http://www.hudsonvalleylighting.com/productDetail.aspx?CollectionID=EDISON%20COLLECTION&ItemID=15
So I can’t find this lighting in dark bronze or black – not that I like anyway. So now I have to decide to give up the idea or take a leap and do it in a finish that is more like nickel.
Risky. Can’t picture it. It either works really really well. Or it is an expensive mistake.
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