La Maison

Ah with every step comes more excitement...last week we actually wandered around the main floor (didn't bring my camera boo).

I'm still stressing over lighting...I have 2 pendants over the island that I am NOT giving up on, but I feel like the other 2 pieces I have for the living room and the dining room don't quite "go".

THE pendant

This is the current Living Room piece...the Dining Room consists of a 1-tier piece

My thing is that the pendants are sort of industrial and eclectic. The other pieces are a little more elegant maybe? Can't quite put my finger on it- plus I originally liked the 3-tier chandelier as opposed to the 2-tier, but was told the room wasn't big enough for it, so what's the friggin' point?
In the meantime, I found THIS lovely piece by the same designer (murray feis).

This is from the "Sullivan" collection!...but should maybe be called "Too Expensive for Joa"

Lighting is important to me...I know I can always change the pieces, but this is a new house! To me, more than anything else, lighting can make all the difference! (BTW, no, I do not want the oil rubbed bronze that is so popular now...I don't want popular, I want shiny and bright and clean).

While I dwell over this- tomorrow is the electrical walk through which may or may not help my lighting budget, and will have time to take more pics...but for now- here is the house (I was told shingles are going up today).

Those white doors will be painted (maybe grey), after construction.

The back will have a full length-of-the-house deck! On the left is the dining room, living room where the fire place is and the master on the right there. The front is a window to the den/office.

And finally- here is a picture of me playing in the falling petals of the apple tree in the back yard. *Like*