Dining Room by Craigslist With a Wine Glass Chandelier
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Julie
Six or seven years ago I sent my husband and email that read: "If I bought a pine hutch off Craigslist and it was in Nixa, MO, could we find a way to get it home?"
I should say that Nixa, MO is only three hours from where we live. On the other hand, it's three hours from where we live! And we were going to have to rent a vehicle to pick up this hutch that we had never seen in person.
Luckily I married a good guy and we did love the hutch, so all was well. Not long after the hutch came home we bought a pine table, also from Craigslist.
And not longer after that we bought six cherry Queen Anne chairs - again from Craigslist - that we painted black.
I love the Craigslist story and how the pieces came together to make our dining room. But what people usually want to know about when they come to our house is the wine glass chandelier.
The light fixture itself was a Pottery Barn purchase. It didn't come with the wine glasses, which was okay by me because I planned to hang my wedding crystal from it.
Our crystal was an inexpensive Mikasa pattern, which meant we got tons of it when we registered, and at the time it was stored in cabinets and boxes.
I liked the idea of displaying it somewhere where we could see it every day.
Putting everyday things on display is one of my favorite ways to warm up a house. And this chandelier warms up our dining room nicely!
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Julie, I absolutely love your style! Would love to have a bunny picture like this one. Do you know the name of the print?
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Great taste! I love your style! Everythings looks so good and picture perfect!
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