over the tablescape!

here's a quick decor tip that truly works any time of year:

i just happened to do this in the fall with the 'Tattered & Torn' room scheme

that's been featured in a few recent posts...

i had a perfectly serviceable chandelier

[mine was an old brass one from the 1980's, bought for a few bucks at a thrift shop.

sprayed with KRYLON WHITE GLOSS ENAMEL APPLIANCE PAINT.

it sticks to EVERYTHING]

that i popped some wicker 'top hat' shades on, but it needed some more pizazz

i simply screwed in a few cuphooks up in the ceiling and hung some curvy old wire lampshade frames from them.

yes, i meant for them to hang crooked and wonky - it's more interesting that way!

stagger the sizes, the distances, the heights.

in this photo above, the frames hang ON the hooks.

in the top photo, you can see how  i dropped those wire shade frames down lower

by suspending them with velvet ribbons.

they work either way - AND you can also embellish the lampshade frames!

add ribbons, flowers, crystals, or add some vintage photos & papers 

using wooden clothespins to hold them on. 

what else could you hang like this?

birdcages. branches. baskets. wire garden fencing. bike wheels.

i just HAVE to share this here (already did on facebook):

i saw this cool wood wall made from RE-CLAIMED old wood in a casino on the las vegas strip! yes, i did!
[my logo wasn't on it]

you know that old door that i showed in my last post?
i say go big or go home - do a whole WALL of old doors or wood planks,
then add old hooks up high to hang seasonal decor from!
what a backdrop in an entryway!
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