Bessant Designs

I’m not fond of the fluorscent lighting we had to put in our kitchen. And our eating area landed exactly mid-way between those hideously bright things and the can lights in our family room. This left us often unable to really see our food, which isn’t the worst thing in the world considering my cooking, but that’s another story all together. But I finally bought this fabulous garland light fixture from Artenica to fill the void. It  is very simple – laser cut metal garland that wraps around a bare bulb – but so stunning. It was designed by Tord Boontje, who is one of my favorites (did you see that Icarus fixture from a few posts ago?). In my home, I added a couple extra details to work it into my decor. I purchased the piece with a white cord and socket – but I thought they looked a little wimpy. I didn’t particularly like the idea of a heavy black cord coming out of my ceiling, but a better white one was not readily available, and the black cord was free. So, to soften the transition, I added a tiny medallion and spiced it up with some silver rub n’ buff – I pretty much add this stuff to everything. To get it to hang in the appropriate spot over my table, I had to swag it (white spray paint and more rub n’ buff on a brass hook) and tie it off with some florist wire. After 20 minutes of “fluffing” the garland, I got it just right.