Vintage Lighting

If you read my blog occasionally, you will know that

I love all things vintage and antique.

If I need some special touch for the house,

I don't shop in stores....

I hit the antiques mall.

Wednesday Hubbs and I did a little antiquing.

It was my birthday, so I got to pick the

activity for the day.

Of course it was antiquing!

I was searching for the perfect oil lamp for my

guest bedroom.

You know, the fussy lavender bedroom.

(See Here)

A little searching, and 

I found exactly what I was searching for.

This lamp is a beauty.

It has wonderfully intricate cast iron work.

But, the best part of it is the mercury glass reflector.

It is almost impossible to find these lamps complete with the original

mercury glass reflector.

Hanging next to it (see top picture) is a cast iron

match holder.

Could there possibly be any more romantic lighting than this?

I can hardly wait for the sun to go down,

so that I can light it.

This lamp hangs above my turn of the century 

Thomas Edison Victrola...

...that still plays its very thick records....

by hand crank...

another one of my family treasures.

Here is the current display on the top of the victrola.

I love antiques, but antiques that still work and are useful
are my favorites.
I have decorated my home with items that could
actually save us if, heaven forbid, we lose power for
an extended period of time.
Or, if perhaps, someday I decide to get off the energy grid, altogether,
well, I suppose I am ready!