You may remember that several weeks ago I posted that I had found an almost identical replica of the Pottery Barn chandelier that my Mom had been eyeing on Overstock.com? Well, we finally got that sucker put together and hung. Let me tell you, it was no picnic getting the chandelier assembled. Each crystal had to be individually added, using little metal pins that you threaded through some holes and then twisted to secure. And then once that was done, each of the arms had to be added and the hardware that was included wasn’t especially high-quality so we ended up buying some more substantial lock nuts and spray-painting them brown so they would blend in. We also spray painted the candle sleeves white and after Mom bought a medallion from a local lighting store, we spray painted that too! Quite a process. But I think the results are worth it:

Here’s one with the light turned off so you can get a good look at it. Also a good way to see the detail on the beautiful medallion …

This final picture gives a good shot of the curtains that my mother-in-law and I together made for Mom. Mom actually bought the Pottery Barn Dupioni Silk drapes online but when she went to install them, we realized that the windows were different heights! It’s an old house and we’d never paid much attention before. But suddenly we understood why there was a valance over the drapes in the adjoining living room – those windows were different heights too! Mom found a valance design that she liked in a picture in a Southern Living and Karen and I worked until we had recreated it. I’ll post some pics about that process next … stay tuned!

In the meantime, yay for Pottery Barn looks at Overstock prices!