Ok so I'm not a tv person. I mean I LOVE tv (extensive knowledge of B list television stars is my hidden talent) but hate the way they look. I do not get excited about 60 inch plasma screens. I do not get excited about wall mounts. I realize the necessity of a tv - I just don't want it to take up 90% of my available wall space. So after seeing this lovely vignette at the NYC outpost of Mecox Gardens I decided to replicate the look at home. A long buffet would provide excellent storage and the pop color gourd lamps would distract the eye somewhat (I hope) from the tasteful 26 inch television (is that possible?) I'd be placing on top. I enlisted some help from Momma to search out similar lamps at slightly less terrifying prices (Christopher Spitzmiller's beauties will have to wait til I win the lottery) - and she found these Robert Abbey ones at Croft & Little. They're a fabulous alternative to the Mecox numbers and come in a ton of fun colors - we went for the Egg Blue. These bright and cheery lamps on top of the Mao Now Buffet I picked up at the Mitchell Gold downtown replicate the Mecox vignette really well (and at a much friendlier price) - and while I'm still not a television fan, I think I can live with this.
Monday, April 28, 2008
Fabs Vs. the Television
Ok so I'm not a tv person. I mean I LOVE tv (extensive knowledge of B list television stars is my hidden talent) but hate the way they look. I do not get excited about 60 inch plasma screens. I do not get excited about wall mounts. I realize the necessity of a tv - I just don't want it to take up 90% of my available wall space. So after seeing this lovely vignette at the NYC outpost of Mecox Gardens I decided to replicate the look at home. A long buffet would provide excellent storage and the pop color gourd lamps would distract the eye somewhat (I hope) from the tasteful 26 inch television (is that possible?) I'd be placing on top. I enlisted some help from Momma to search out similar lamps at slightly less terrifying prices (Christopher Spitzmiller's beauties will have to wait til I win the lottery) - and she found these Robert Abbey ones at Croft & Little. They're a fabulous alternative to the Mecox numbers and come in a ton of fun colors - we went for the Egg Blue. These bright and cheery lamps on top of the Mao Now Buffet I picked up at the Mitchell Gold downtown replicate the Mecox vignette really well (and at a much friendlier price) - and while I'm still not a television fan, I think I can live with this.
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