Cape Cod Co. Lantern & Dining Room Update

Finally, at that topographic point is lite inwards the dining room!  

More specifically, a light.  Or should I say, a lantern.  The lantern. 

After chatting alongside Mike's mom, Joy, most my vision for the fixture, I told her that I wanted something that felt authentic for a "Cape Cod" agency house.  Being Joy as well as an skilful inwards all things unique as well as special, "Have y'all looked at Cape Cod Lantern Company?  They are inwards Chatham.  I believe they brand all of the lanterns at Chatham Bars Inn."  Only Joy would know non bad things similar that sitting inwards KC!

  Do y'all hollo back my postal service most our rest at the Chatham Bars Inn?  I oogled over the authentic fixtures as well as lanterns that hung seemingly everywhere on the property.  The photograph higher upwards (no, that is non my menage unit of measurement room...) is of the sitting room at the Inn.

So, I straight off searched their site as well as constitute the "5652 Concord" Lantern.  Not entirely did I honey the agency but I loved that this detail agency was a nod to our New England home, Concord.  Perfect.

I honey it.  It is simple, all the same rattling striking.  The scale is lovely, which I was a footling concerned most earlier it arrived... would it last likewise big?  Not large enough?  But, alas, it is simply right.

I honey that it is an authentic, handmade representation of our fourth dimension inwards New England that hangs inwards the middle of our home.  I imagine that nosotros volition get got it alongside us to all of our hereafter homes.  As Mike as well as I drove through Mission Hills on our agency to dinner final weekend, I noticed all of the graceful lanterns that hung inwards front end of the front end doors of the large stately homes... perchance someday...

I'm non large on souveneirs, I to a greater extent than frequently than non rely on photos instead of sweatshirts, but I get got to say... This is i non bad souvenir!

I had it made (all of their fixtures are handmade to order) inwards Antique Brass complete alongside clear drinking glass to compliment the master copy brass fixtures inwards our house.   The un-laqured complete volition atmospheric condition as well as historic menstruation alongside time. 

 You may also reveal a peek at our Christmas decorations that are outset to get got their places.  In our windows, I've hung fresh bay leafage wreaths.  They odor soooo good.

Here is to a greater extent than or less other await at the room - a twosome of stacks of plates, compote of tangerines, etc., piled inwards the middle of the tabular array from my vacation header shoot for the blog.

Another "authentic" determination for the room was to characteristic photos from our travels.  As I was getting ready to gild to a greater extent than or less random prints of botanicals as well as birds, I decided to get got a to a greater extent than authentic approach to the artwork that hung inwards our home.  I decided to get got 11x14 photos from our favorite experiences displayed inwards the room.  

They are framed inwards frames that are painted the same colouring every bit our trim, Navajo White inwards Satin.  The walls are painted navajo white inwards flat.

Above : Stowe, Vermont as well as Martha's Vineyard

I included a caption of the identify as well as appointment of each photo.

We conception to popular off on adding to our collection... perchance someday we'll get got an entire wall gallery devoted to it... I imagine it inwards a long hallway - inwards the same stately domicile inwards which the lantern hangs inwards our entryway. 

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