Wednesday, March 7, 2012

New Website, New Blog!!!

I have been very fond of my blogspot blog, but in order to streamline my online presence, I have moved my blog to Wordpress.  Please visit my newly relaunched website and blog at:


www.mi-interiors.com


www.meghansinspiredinteriors.com/blog


See you over there!

Monday, February 20, 2012

The Look For Less

I am currently researching ideas for a new project.  While flipping through the new CB2 catalogue I noticed these pendants:


I immediately thought of Tom Dixon's "Beat Light Fat" pendant, which I've been admiring for years. 


The CB2 price: $250, Tom Dixon's light: $500 for the smaller pendant and about $1000 for the larger version.  The beauty of Tom Dixon's light is in the details.  It has an architectural appeal and the interior is hammered gold.  Its a real beauty.  If you have to save a bit on the budget, I can see the CB2 version working quite nicely as an alternative.  To recreate the gold interior,  apply a bit of gold leaf paper to the interior or even gold spray paint could do the trick.  I might suggest doing something different to the maple wood as well.  A walnut color might work better with the gold interior.