Friday, April 12, 2013

Week 15 - Aged Beauty

Focus on Life....  focusing on aged beauty... 

well my first thought was another self portrait.. but I've been there already... 

I have an old porche rotting on the driveway... but it's rather lacking in beauty....  

So I spent 5 days wandering around the house before I decided on a glass light fixture that I bought at a flea market while we were still living in Sakatchewan

This was the second glass ceiling fixture we bought in Saskatchewan after we bought the house in NB, the first one is much bigger same colour but less interesting... it replace a wagon wheel (gack) in the dinning room.  I saw this one lying in a beer box at the flea market in Manitou Beach a couple of weeks after we bought the first one.  I think they guy wanted $28 I asked if it had all the parts he said yes but that I could have it for $20... I wasn' t trying to lower the price.  The lamp then spent the next couple of year under a bed in the cabin in it's beer box... I think it was one of the last things we brought East before selling the cabin. 



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18 comments:

  1. glassbead, isinglass designApril 12, 2013 at 10:44 PM

    I love that old light fixture! what a perfect subject.

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  2. brokenteepeeApril 12, 2013 at 11:24 PM

    It's really lovely. I'll bet the beer box is antique too, eh?

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  3. ClaireApril 13, 2013 at 8:45 AM

    it is a beautiful object, and the perfect subject for this week's prompt! any idea how old it is?
    a great post and have a wonderful week :)
    no. 21

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  4. Courtney BreulApril 13, 2013 at 9:10 AM

    What a spectacular piece! Would love, love to have that in my house!

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  5. AntiquityTravelersApril 13, 2013 at 10:04 AM

    that's gorgeous! I LOVE old light fixtures like this. It has such a flow to the pattern and the colors are soft. Really beautiful

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  6. AnonymousApril 13, 2013 at 2:06 PM

    I agree, I'd love to have this fixture hanging from my ceiling! What a pretty one! Good choice for this week :-)

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  7. Honey from the BeeApril 13, 2013 at 2:58 PM

    Pretty! It has character and that's what I love about antique and vintage items.

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  8. Therese's TreasuresApril 13, 2013 at 3:26 PM

    Very beautiful, I love vitage glass.
    Therese

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  9. AdrienneApril 13, 2013 at 5:04 PM

    It really is a beauty!

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  10. Karen WilliamsApril 13, 2013 at 5:09 PM

    Glad you brought it with you - it has such character!

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  11. AliciaApril 13, 2013 at 7:17 PM

    This week is by far the most interesting one! It's like having our own private virtual antique shop! Love your glass fixture :)

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  12. kath001April 13, 2013 at 7:48 PM

    I LOVE IT! A vaguely similar one found its way home with me when I sold my parents' house...replaced it with a generic modern one before we put the house on the market.

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  13. DonnaApril 13, 2013 at 8:38 PM

    I love old light fixtures like that. I used to have a really cool one. Great post...

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  14. Beti HorvathApril 14, 2013 at 2:00 PM

    I love some of those old fixtures! So great you can use this one!

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  15. Mary K. McGrawApril 14, 2013 at 3:04 PM

    Oh what a great find. I bet it adds a lovely glow a room when the light is turned on. And a great photo you took of it.

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  16. UnknownApril 15, 2013 at 1:28 PM

    Beautiful frosted glass. You don't see that kind of attention to detail anymore today.

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  17. LoriFApril 15, 2013 at 1:49 PM

    Ahh, I remember those well! Great find! Bet the flea markets in NB are more interesting, though. :-)

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  18. Becky PancakeMay 11, 2013 at 11:18 AM

    Great pic. I have a pink art deco style lampshade in my bedroom. I never thought of it for aged beauty.

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