Great Things

In February I introduced you to, "Great Things", and the owner. As I mentioned in that article, it is always changing with new items arriving daily. While on a shopping trip I visited the shop to find it with a beautiful uplift arranged in an array of colors, each vignette seems to display one treasure after another and how clever to arrange it in the colors you are looking for, from clothing to furniture and home goods items. Their talents for designing also shows with a flair and manner appealing to..." what women want"... beautiful clothing and home decor items!!!! Not to mention the fantastic prices and quality!!! How fun is this, shopping for a great pair of shoes and to your surprise you find a great piece of art or chandelier!!!!

At Great Things Showplace you will find quality pre-owned furniture/home décor and beautiful designer clothing and accessories. Many items never or barely used. Best of all, nearly 98% of all items brought into the store sell, and quickly. Everyday new items arrive.” It always changes, which is why you need to shop regularly, so you don't miss a "Great Thing".

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Bright Idea

Designers are getting inventive with their use of old books. Not too long ago we saw Not Tom’s Book Bookshelf, which is actually made of unwanted books, both paperback and hardcover (Not Tom does Not discriminate). And designer David Karoff presented Book Chair, a chair constructed of repurposed paperbacks.
Now Ragip Erdem is using old hardcovers to make lamps. The transparently titled Book Lamp (and why not be obvious, since you want people to see the light?) uses one tome to create a unique lighting fixture.



Available as a table light or pendant light, Book Lamp uses all the parts of the book: pages, spine, and front and back covers. The idea behind the design is to emphasize the metaphorical beauty of the book, as well as to take advantage of the book as an object, which may be disappearing as it gets replaced by digitized versions. The romance of the book struck designer Erdem quite early: “When I was in high school just glancing at my books on the book shelves used to take me to the exotic worlds.” His Book Lamp attempts to harness “that lost mysterious feeling.”



But Book Lamp works on a literal level as well, celebrating books as objects, turning them “into sculpturesque icons.” As such, Book Lamp is steeped in the atmospheric and the symbolic. The light it emanates works to set a mood; it is not meant to be used as a task light. Designer Ragip Erdem will custom make any order based on your literary tastes. Art and coffee table books lend themselves quite well to the creation of Book Lamp, which leaves open a world of possibilities. While he has completed Book Lamps around titles such as Maui and Chocolate, the possibilities are as far-reaching as the entire history of literature. You can create a beaming beacon out of fantastic fairy tales or weighty world histories.

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Markus Johansson’s Cirrata Lamp

Who knew that a behind-the-scenes look at design could reveal a process as multifarious and complex as that of making a major film? And a Tim Burton film at that. The comparison holds in regard to Markus Johansson's Cirrata Lamp, especially when one sees the dozen or so miniaturized prototypes that culminated in this over-sized lightpiece that resembles a gigantic octopus.




The large lamp’s name refers to a suborder of octopi characterized by an internal skeleton and a set of two fins—unusual qualities in an octopus and ones which actually make it more vulnerable to predators. Perhaps Johannson chose the name for this reason, because Cirrata’s increased vulnerability prompts it to favor deep, dark spaces.



In such depths the creature can avoid predation, and one imagines Johannson’s imaginative vision of Cirrata profited from this biological fact. It seems likely as well, that the designer chose the hard—and heretofore less malleable—material of Corian for similar reasons, not the least of which is the intriguing way in which it absorbs and reflects light.



Using a high-heat forming process in which he molded Corian around wooden boxes, Johannson was able to stretch the material out into the luminously-long and many-appendaged parabola of Cirrata: “a body with many arms which sweeps along and lights up the depths.”

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Add unique lamps in your space

Unique lamps you can add additional lighting, character and style of decoration of the rooms, as well as enhancing the beauty of the House. Lamps come in a wide selection of unique styles, forms, shapes and sizes, which complement the various décor styles and themes. If you want to spice up a room decor without spending a lot of money, you can add a unique lamp to your decor. You can find all sorts of unusual styles that you can add a definition and style to your room and an empty wallet. Choosing lamp as a decorative accent, you not only add functional mood lighting to her room, but will also add character and charm at the same time.

Option, you may want to consider when looking for a unique lamp to add to your home decor are lamps with unusual base or lamp shade that complements your home decor style. This is a great option for rooms with a common theme decor that you would like to add a dimension or skill. For example if you have a room with a beach feel or theme, you might want to add a lamp or lamp that has a nautical look at it. You can choose lamp, depicting a ship the size of the wheel, a piece of coral, or even a giant seashell as base. Any of these basic styles for a perfect beach theme room and will also give you additional lighting may be required. Today there are all kinds of unique lamps to choose from that complement many styles of decoration that can be found at great prices.

While there are many styles and designs to choose from, find unique lamps that suit your personal style or needs is not always an easy task. If you find yourself in this situation, there is another option, you may want to consider. You can easily make your own lamp by lamp kit purchased at a hardware store or arts and crafts. Home decor accessory that complements your decor theme such as figurine or Vase, lamp can be used as a base. You can purchase a lamp shade to a color of your choice and decorate it with accents and trim, if desired, making a kind of lamp and shade Empress all.

Detailed or colorful lamp shade is a great opportunity to show a bit of your personality and style. Although you can shade to enable the right amount of light in the room, there is nothing that you should stick with the basic white or cream coloured lamp shades. You can go with something totally different to bring a little interest or colors into your home decor. Whether you cast to the picture of vibrant color or decorative accents such as fancy TRIMS dangling braids and Beaded form at the bottom of the shade, it's all about adding a little originality to your space.

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