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Chosing a chandelier for our dining room

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I’ve been keeping an eye out for sites that specialize in lighting so that once we are finished our dining room and living room renovation I can replace the current light fixture in our dining room.

The current lighting fixture is too modern for the style of the house, and will more than likely clash with the renovations that we’ve made to the room once they are completed.

I’ve just been introduced to the company of Barnes & Wagner and I’m currently browsing their dining room chandeliers section.

Barnes & Wagner specializes in lighting for every room of your home and office with items ranging from table lamps to wall scones to chandeliers. They also sell home decor items such as lovely wall mirrors, clocks and stained glass windows.

I’m still not sure exactly what kind of chandelier style I’ll want to use in the dining room. I think I’ll have to wait until the room is almost complete before I finalize my decision, but it’s nice to know that Barnes & Wagner has a selection of 13 different chandelier styles from which to make my choice.

We’ll probably choose a traditional or transitional style, but I might find a contemporary design that works with our new tin ceilings, ornate molding and venetian plastered walls.

With luck our reno will be finished by the end of summer and I’ll be able to make all my lighting and decor choices and purchases.






Look no further if you are shopping for bedroom furnishings

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I’ve been asked to do a write up for the online bedroom furniture and decor store TotalBedroom.com.

Headquartered in New Jersey, TotalBedroom.com is an online store that specializes in the sale of bedroom furniture for both adults and children, as well as bed linens and bedroom accents. The company had it’s start in 2003, and since that time has built it’s reputation as a provider of top quality bedroom furniture and accessories.

I’ve viewed each of the sections of the website, and I must say that they have taken the time to select some beautiful bedroom furnishings in traditional and contemporary styles. You’ll find bedroom furnishings to suit small and large spaces. Beds with built in extra storage compartments for those who need to be economical with their space, and luxurious full sized bedroom sets for those who have large rooms to fill.

brookland-leather-bed-dark-brown-med2.jpgOne of the bedroom furnishings that caught my eye was this beautiful Brookland Leather bed. The bed comes in queen and king sizes, and is constructed with a hardwood frame. Isn’t it lovely? This bed is actually on sale right now too!

I’d imagine that most of us are used to shopping in department stores or smaller retail stores that specialize in specific types of furnishings. If you have been shopping for bedroom furniture recently you are probably familiar with retail prices. I’ve found that the prices are substantially lower at TotalBedrooms.com when compared to similar items that can be found in retail stores.

Navigating the site is quite easy. Just use the menu that’s located on the left side of each page of the site to select the items you are interested in.

The top of the menu begins with TotalBedrooms.com’s Best Values section where you can find queen sized beds under $399, Headboards from $149, Platform beds from $154, Queen sets under $1,999 and comforter sets from $169.

You can shop the site by brand name or by the type of product. Listings include Daybeds, Bedroom sets, Beds, headboards, Futons, Futon Covers, Bedroom Furniture, Bedding, Kids Furniture, Bedroom Accents, Mattresses, Bed frames and Trundles. Their selection of beds range from Twin size beds all the way up to California King size beds in styles that include platform, sleigh, leather, wood, metal and lovely canopy beds.

bedding-diamonte-med2.jpg If you are interested in purchasing sheets, bedding or comforter sets look no further. TotalBedroom.com has a wide selection of styles in a variety of price ranges to suit your budget.

I’m quite taken with this Diamonte Bedding set. It’s lovely and looks luxurious. I even like the metal bed frame that it’s being displayed on.

The Deluxe Diamonte Bedding pack comes with a comforter, bedskirt, shams and a tri pillow pack. Whereas the Super pack includes all of the above plus Euro Pillows. This set is available in queen to California King size and ranges in price from $359 to $419.

The main page of the site lists specials such as Platform beds at reduced prices, Items that are on sale for between 35% to 65% off, Bedroom sets that are on sale and new items that have just been added to the inventory. You’ll also find specials listed at the bottom of most of the pages on the site as well.

If you happen to find a product being sold on TotalBedroom.com that’s being sold elsewhere for less you can inform them of the price difference and they’ll try to beat the price that you’ve found. See their Price Match Policy for more information.

If all that I’ve described above isn’t enough what do you think of the fact that TotalBedroom.com offers top level delivery service free of charge? They even use an online tracking system that will allow you to check the status of your order. At this time they only ship to the 48 states in the Continental USA.

All in all I think this is a well thought out website. It’s easy to navigate and is filled with a wide selection of products that anyone would be pleased to purchase for their home.

Elegant D’Legne Chandeliers

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I love redecorating. The trouble is that I’m very particular about how I want the rooms in my home to look. I’m sure I’m not alone in that preference.

If you’re like me, you get a picture in your head of how you’d like a room to look – the type of furniture, the style, the decor … everything right down to the lighting.

I’ve said many times that our house is in a state of renovation. I’m hoping that before summer ends our living room / dining room will be finished. Then I might change the decor slightly.

I know that I’ll definitely be changing the lighting in the dining room portion of the room.

Originally I’d gone for a more modern style of lighting, but now that we are more than half done our renovations I know that I need to go with a more traditional form of lighting.

One of the types of lighting that I’ve considered has been a chandelier. My parents had lovely chandeliers in their dining room and in their living room. Perhaps that’s part of the reason why I’ve been thinking I might want a chandelier now.

shop-img-0.jpg If you’ve been looking for chandeliers as well you might try visiting D’Legne Chandeliers.

They have a beautiful elegant crystal chandelier that combines the tradition of crystal with a modern design.

The D’Legne Chandelier is made of had polished crystals, and has a chrome plated steel frame. It even includes the bulbs.

Visit the site to view more photos of this lovely chandelier. I think it’s an impressive design.

In the meantime I’ll try to get my renovations done and decide if a chandelier will suit the room or not.

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