Lamps Your Home Needs

I love a good lamp, let's face it good lighting is everything. In my home, have many lighting options for each room, for instance in my living room we have recessed lighting and center overhead lighting. But the lighting I love using the most in my living room is our lamps. We have three lamps, two are twins and one is a cousin, lol so to speak all gourd lamps. If you have outdated or too small lamps in your home, I've put together a guide to help you swap out those dated lamps and bring in new pretty lighting. These lamps bases will look good in any room: Gourd lamps, Jug Lamps, Column lamps and Ginger Jar lamps.




These lamp styles are timeless and look good in both modern and classic homes. If your home is more on the modern side, consider using a more modern silhouette of the Ginger Jar Lamp and Column Lamp, since those lean towards more classic. When selecting lamps for your rooms, keep in mind the scale of the lamp. The last thing you want is a dinky pair of lamps in a large living room [ trust me ]. In the past, I've bought a dinky pair of lamps and once they where home, realized very fast they where way too small, back they went to the store. Consider looking for lamps that are 24 inches and taller, also keep in mind the diameter of the lamps, making sure they're not too wide for their intended space. 

 Let's be real, lamps can be crazy expense and range in prices from $50 bucks to hundreds and hundreds of dollars. For pretty lamps at fantastic prices shop Wayfair // Overstock // Marshall's // Home Goods and Target (with most Target lamps carried in store, remember scale is key!) I've seen several amazing ginger jar lamps at Home Goods, they also carry lots of Gourd lamps. Also check out West Elm // Crate and Barrel // Lamps Plus 

 If you love the thrill of the hunt,  visit your local consignment stores and thrift stores, you just might luck out and a find a perfect pair of lamps. In the past, I've found a few lamps for a steal for my home at consignment stores and thrift stores. Cheers to good lighting and happy lamp shopping. What are your favorite lamp styles? 

Quick Patio Update

Morning friends! I wanted to share a quick update today, about our patio. I recently shared my plans on transforming our patio into the perfect spot to drink coffee in the mornings and enjoy a glass or wine and s'mores at night. This space is fairly a new addition to our backyard and was added almost two summers ago, so my husband and I could enjoy the outdoors just steps away from our bedroom. 


At the end of the past two Summers, I've been buying up containers on clearance for plants. I love the mix of plants in both containers and in the ground look together placed in garden beds. I recently realized, I'm totally a cement, grey, black container type of girl. They'll be no colorful containers in my yard, lol.  




I'll be honest winters in the part of Northern California, where I live are very mild, so there's not really a lot of clean up to take care of from winter. However, we have this fantastic shade tree, that I adore but has the tinest leaves ever which me they fall everywhere. The little leaves completely cover our patio and when it got went, gunk formed. We wanted to try using a concrete cleaner and brush, before renting a pressure washer. 


 We followed the directions closely and a portion of the gunk and grime has been removed, but not entirely. For instance, walking barefoot on my patio doesn't sound appealing at this time, but at least most of the grime has been washed away. This week, we'll be renting a pressure washer and cleaning off both patios. 



There's still so much to tackle in this space before I can bring in the fun [decor / candles / and textiles] We need to pressure wash our patio, build a pair of wood planters to flank the French doors [this week] continue filling in the pots with plants, I'm doing a mix of perennial water-wise plants and annuals. We also need to trellis on the fence for vines, can't wait to cover up that icky red paint....I hate painted wood fences, totally not my jam [too much upkeep for our hot climate] Lastly, drum roll please add a pergola above our French doors. I'm most excited about the pergola and of course finding the perfect daybed to lounge on. I've narrowed it down to a few options and will share them later this week. 

 How's your outdoor Spring cleaning / planning going so far?