For those that don’t know me, you might assume I’m on some kind of controlled substance.  Not so!  I just got some new lights and it makes me want to dance a little jig.

Check out these gorgeous crystal morsels given to me as birthday gifts by my parents, mother-in-law, grandmother-in-law and husband.  It’s all I can do not to just stand in the hallway and gaze at them.  I loved them last year when a decorator friend suggested they might be just the thing for our 1930′s Cape Cod home.  And now that I see them installed, well, it’s love all over again.  Sigh.  Let me know what you think in the comments!

This one is in our downstairs hallway.  See how the crystals make patterns all over our original textured plaster walls?

I had to get a close-up of the downstairs one.  See how it has some extra little droplets of crystal around the sides?  The upstairs one doesn’t have that extra little touch but I thought the formality of it was too good to pass up.

And then here’s the one at the top of the stairs that’s hung on just plain old drywall ceiling.  A little smaller than the first one.  Still gorgeous.

I love these in our hallways.  These spaces instantly feel more special – especially when considered against the builder-grade flush mount that was downstairs and the pink (yes, pink), mini (yes, mini) ceiling fan with light kit that was upstairs.  But I do think they would be gorgeous in a bedroom or entry way too.  We thought they were a good investment because they could be used in so many different places in our home when it one day gets renovated or expanded.

We found these for substantial discount over local lighting galleries on lightingcatalog.com.  I really do try to support local companies and retailers whenever I can but sometimes when the price differential is substantial, I gotta go with the online.  I found my husband online for heaven’s sake; sometimes online is the ticket.  Send me an email (look to the right under stay connected) if you want specifics on theses fixtures.

I have at least 3 more projects that would be easy for anyone to replicate so I’ll be posting heavily through the rest of this week and weekend.  Be sure to check back for more stolen ideas!