It's all just black and white

J and I finally bought bedroom lamps after being in the house

for over a year.  After pouring through catalogs and numerous websites, loving lamps

waaaay out the budget, and deciding how we really wanted the room, we landed on these

simple lamps from CB2:

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J surprised me and just ordered them one day!  So upon coming home from work 

to unexpected packages on the porch, we tore them open, set them up in the

bedroom, and voila!  Lamps!

Isn't it lovely to have bed-side lamps?

Just one problem...the shades were shiny.  We're not really shiny fabric people.

I tried to live with it for a few days but every time I walked into the room I was

overtaken with the shine.  And not in a good way.

The only thing to do was change it.  And now we have...

The perfect lamp with black shades!!! 

All it took was a little black linen fabric from JoAnn's and some adhesive spray.

Much better :)

I also made some Pinterest inspired art for above the bed. 

And tomorrow is Friday!

Ode to Paneling

Dear Paneling,

Why did someone install you, add incredible amounts of unnecessary molding, and then paint you poorly? Surely nothing deserves to be treated that way, even you, paneling.

Alas, you must come down.

And you will be replaced with drywall. Our back entrance (the one we use all the time) is being re-done with drywall, new paint, new coat racks, and some little cubbies. 

I can't wait till it's all done!!!