Over the last week, I’ve been a little under the weather (negative Covid test, no worries there!) and I took some time to rest which translated into some time to think. I thought about how far we’ve come over the last year or so in this house. I thought about where we’re headed and a few places where we need to pivot or push it further! With the exterior nearly completed (we have a bunch of fun updates for you there this week!), the “modern” part of our modern cottage is really taking shape out there which made me think–where are we representing the modern aesthetic inside?!
I’ve been going hard on the traditional, cottage-y notes but as our bathroom comes together (with lots of traditional elements but super modern faucets), I’m reminded DON’T FORGET THE MODERN everywhere else too!!! Because, oops, in some places I haaavveee.  But fortunately, no room is ever marked with a “done” stamp. My favorite place to bring in modern touches? Lighting! There’s nothing like an unexpectedly modern light in a traditional setting that bends all the rules and makes you do a double take. It feels quirky and cool. Almost every room I’m drawn to lately has vintage and wallpaper and traditional and an uber modern light of sorts somewhere. It makes all the difference.
The epiphany came just in time for me to order a light for Faye’s room. We went all in on a trad bed and charming bedding (more about that here). I’d love to get some curtains with a small pattern on it and then–boom! A fun, modern fixture hanging from the ceiling. While her room was torn apart, we had an electrician add a box right above her bed in the vaulted portion of her room, which strangely didn’t have any lights previously.
Right now, I’m leaning toward a bubble chandelier! It feels fun and quirky and playful and modern but will also tie into the spindles on her bed.
Two of my favorite examples are this living room from Stoffer Home:
And this countryside sitting room from Chango & Co:
I’ve had a lot of you request more behind the scenes with design decisions, so I thought it would be important to share how I make these kinds of decisions but also why. Sometimes even I forget–oh yeah, we’re going for MODERN cottage, not just cottage.
Here are a few of my favorite bubble lights that I’m deciding between for Faye’s room! Which is your favorite?:
1. Clear Blown Glass Bubble Pendant $199
2. Saic Together Pendant Light $296
3. Bubbles Brass Ring Pendant $399
4. Satin Gold Chandelier $485
5. Bronzeville Wide Abstract Chandelier $485
6. Pelle Gooseneck Chandelier $639
7. Ramona Recycled Glass Chandelier $699
8. Cielo Chandelier $800
9. Cielo 3 Light 33″ Wide Chandelier $1065
I love how #6 conveys movement….or is that just me?
4 and 5 would look so cute with the bed????
We have been deliberating over a modern light fixture for our dining room in an old, OLD farm house and many of these are in the top of my list too! I personally love #6 & 8.
I like #1 :)
I put the Cielo 6-light (20 globes) over my massive kitchen island and I LOOOVE it, but I will say installation was intense. The electricians put it in, but then I had to go back and arrange all the globes individually. Each globe has its own length adjustment you can tweak. I ended up removing them all and replacing them one at a time. I’ve never wished for something to be made out of plastic so much, but I wish those globes were…each time you mess with one, the whole mass of them moves around like a giant breakable amoeba. But the visual impact is unbeatable :)