May 26, 2011

Drawing A Design Blank

So as I mentioned earlier this week I am going to move my attention of freshening up my house my piano room {formal living room}.  When you walk into my house {my rented house} it is the room you walk into.  It is two stories with contractor white walls.  I have no plans on painting the space so I need to inject my furnishing with some color.  In there I have a piano and an armior that are both the same walnut color, a single wing back chair that I am going to attempt to reupholster {click HERE for before pics and possible fabric options}, and a small side table. Currently the side table has an old black table lamp.  It is just like the wingback... I have two, but only have room to use one of them.  



I purchased these lamps when many years ago when I was a Manager at Z Gallerie in San Francisco.  They were in the basement and marked down to $5 each shade included!!!  I am still in love with them, but really want to change the black finish and maybe spruce up the shade.   Here is my problem... I have no idea what to do!  Do I want to go with a color like red or blue?  I am thinking maybe a gold, but would that look to traditional on the modern table?  {even though that eclectic modern is my current style by default...}  Do I do a mix of color or create a great pattern on them.  I am at a serious design blank! 

What would you do with the lamp?
 

1 comments:

LynnR said...

I would dry brush or rub on/rub off a bronzy-gold into the creases of the lamp and add a whit on whitw texture fabric or trim to the shade. Imo