Why Not Be Swell?
I was just flipping through the stack of books I leave in my guest room and reacquainted myself with Home Swell Home: Designing Your Dream Pad by Cynthia Rowley and Ilene Rosenzweig. Before there was Anti-Depressive Living, there was Swell Living. Now that the weather is warming up, here’s a fun tip from the book:
I imagined including one of the beautiful photos of outdoor chandeliers I’ve seen around lately, but I can’t seem to find any today! If you have any outdoor chandelier photos to share, please leave a comment and a link!
Also, if you don’t have a copy of Home Swell Home, they start at under $5 at amazon right now - click here to order a copy!
April 12th, 2008 at 7:45 pm
Good to know about the chandelier, and the book!
Thanks for the tips!
Happy weekend,
Melissa
April 14th, 2008 at 9:51 am
A friend of mine found a cool old candle chandelier and hung it from a tree in her backyard right over her picnic table. The chandelier is sort of frou-frou and the table’s totally basic - it’s a very cool combination of fancy and practical.
She uses citronella candles, too. I don’t know if they really help keep the bugs away, but the whole effect is really great.
April 14th, 2008 at 9:55 am
Also, I was so in love with the Swell books when they came out. Enough that my roommate at the time and I painted lime-on-dark lime stripes in our kitchen (OK, she really did all the work) and that my Swell pj pants from Target still make me happy.
April 24th, 2008 at 1:42 am
Not trying to be picky, but you misspelled Ilene’s name–should be Rosenzweig–