I found the chandelier of my dreams

But I have no idea how to find it in real life.  (The blog post I saw it on had no sources).  Dreams are more fun anyway.

Interiors: Blue on Blue

I am not alone in craving dark walls lately.  But something about the light blue details in this dark blue room has me tripping over a smile I didn't realize was there.  Okay, the salmon pink is pretty happy too.

LGN

Been recreating it in my head:

One of my favorite parts of this room is the chandelier.  Naturally it's "vintage" meaning "good luck finding anything like it."  I tried anyway.

Foremost is the Ochre "Light Drizzle Chandelier"  Available only to the trade, and probably thousands of dollars.

There's also a small knockoff on ebay - looks like a knockoff though.

I'm wondering how hard it would be to DIY something like this with teardrop chandelier crystals?

The rug in the photo is "Bright Flame" from Dash and Albert, and is no longer in production (of course).  But these two are comparable:

Rainbow Seashells

Steps

Or you could easily go with a more traditional rug like a Kilim with a similar color scheme.  It would un-retro the feel of the room considerably, but could still work.  

Haystack Needle's Ebay find

I love the white credenza in an otherwise color-filled room.  And it wouldn't be hard come up with one if you were willing to replace the hardware yourself.  With a little imagination all sorts of statement pieces could happen.  

style of design

pepper

LGN

cococozy

house beautiful

left coast luxe

Faux bamboo chairs are becoming ubiquitous, and are pretty easy to paint, I'm a fan of these variations:

bakati

Midcentury Design

V and M

kaboodle

The Brick House

Elements of Style

Cover the seats in something fabulous and you're set. 

All by Schumaker

Myy favorite think in the room may be the little decanter and glasses.  Something about them makes me feel spot-on.  And luckily such a thing is not hard to find.

Nancy's Vintage

ioffer

Nonna's Keepsakes

The Artwork I love, but the Anthurium and vase, while perfect in color for this room, are also a little personality-less.  Why not a container more like this: 

Maison Luxe

With some hanging amaranthus:

flickr

And the pale blue tapers in the lotus candlesticks top it off perfectly!

1st dibs

creative candles

AND... time to stop.  Neglected children alert!

Dining Room drama

My husband is out of town picking up a family heirloom dining set for us to restore.  While I wish he was home (I'm going into labor any minute now), I'm really excited about our new furniture, and I've got dining rooms on the brain.

This is not necessarily a good thing.

But instead of actually buying anything I shouldn't - I'll just share where my brain is taking me.

The dining table is large enough to seat 8-10 with leaves in, but only has 4 chairs. The seats are currently covered in century-old black leather that's beginning to show it's age.  I'd like to stick with something easy to clean, maybe a faux ostrich leather?  Maybe in Navy?

  I found this loveseat on KSL classifieds for $75.  I can't tell if it's real leather or not, but I think it'd make a great banquette along one side of the table, and be an easy-to clean surface.  All it appears to need is a few upholstery nailheads where they've gone missing.

Add a long colorful (more coordinated than the one shown below) bolster pillow and it's just about perfect.

I have become completely smitten with this rug on ebay.  $375 is steep for me right now, but for a persian rug this size in this condition, it's a steal.  And the colors are insanely gorgeous.

 Add a Buffet/Server with a limed finish, with white and silver serving ware, plus a spattering of colorful pieces, possibly a collection of mosser cake stands: 

Either side of the buffet will have perfect little lamps trimmed in blue grosgrain instead of the olive green,  and green slag candlesticks with pink tapers: 

Wall Color - a pale blue-gray like Farrow and Ball's Borrowed Light

Art - I've got this floral painting rolled up under my bed, waiting to be stretched and framed:

Plus an image or two (or some ephemera if I can find any) reminiscent of turn-of-the-century dining halls... 

Curtains in a bold navy horizontal stripe, with red or yellow trim on the leading edge.  

(image via Jenny Komenda)

(via etsy)

And someday I need a dining room just so I can start collecting and displaying Aynsley China....

in a hutch like this:

(Jenny Komenda.... again)

And if this dining room is set for guests, I'll need a Saipua-esque centerpiece

in the midst of a toned-down Eddie Ross-esque table setting

Just brainstorming...... and swooning over the rug........