Four Miles of Nickle Plated Chain

The Atlantis chandelier by Terzani just made its debut at New York’s Design Week. Press materials claim it’s made from four miles of nickel plated chain, but no matter — it drapes like silk. The website says the line is only available in Florida, but the press release indicates that it’s available at Hudson Furniture in New York, at least for now. Peggy says she thinks Lights Fantastic has carried Terzani before.

Color Quandary

It’s entirely possible that in the back rooms of paint stores all over Dallas, there are pictures of me hanging up.  Below those pictures are a warning to all those brave souls who mix paint:  Warning, Do Not Approach, Tell Her the Scanner is Broken.  Tell Her We Don’t Color Match on Days Ending in -Y. 

Okay, I will admit, I am a paint store’s worst nightmare, except my posse over at Texas Paint at Preston and LBJ.  I converted to Aura paint about a year ago. 

I swore off big box mass retailers for my paint purchases years ago.  They promise “expert” color matching, but I could never exactly what I wanted.  Oh, and when you hand them something, for example, a dog, and say, “I want this exact shade of brown,” they looked at me like I was nuts.  Also, I had issues keeping my dog still on the scanner.  Believe me, I tried. (more…)