Restoration Hardware Lighting

Did anyone else receive the massive tome that is Restoration Hardware's Fall 2011 Source Book?  Poor trees - so many killed just to give us 615 pages of industrial meets antique French meets airport hangar furniture.  I'm not a huge Restoration Hardware fan and I'm obviously not their client base since if I had $1745 lying about there is still a 0.00% chance of me being a 8-feet tall replica of the Eiffel Tower.


So it's no surprise that I found the catalogue a bit of snooze.  In fact, it took me 3 separate attempts to get all of the way through it.  After a while I started playing "find the color" in a useless attempt to find anything that wasn't a neutral.

However, I've always had a thing for Restoration Hardware lighting.  Well, not this lighting - I think this is obnoxious.

I was smitten when I stumbled upon the barn light.


Vintage Barn Sconce Bronze

It was love at first sight when I spotted their 1940s Architect's Boom Sconce. 

What - you were distracted by the monstrous Eiffel Tower?


1940s Architect's Boom Sonce


Then I thought it was a little big (which is how I would describe 99% of Restoration Hardware's stuff).  But - lucky me! - it comes in three sizes.  (Unlucky me - the smallest is still $250.)  And unlike most of Restoration Hardware's sconces - these babies are plug-ins.

I kind of have a perfect place for it - a weird corner in the living room where I currently have the Audrey picture (still matless after a year and a half).  Unfortunately, the art is not working there.  I was planning on getting a statement floor lamp - but this multitasker would handle the lighting, wall, and decor situation in one fell swoop.  Which would make the big price tag a bit easier to swallow. 

It will probably be pushed onto the list of "Items I Will One Day Buy When They Are On Sale and Hopefully Before They Get Clearanced Out."  Man, that list is getting long.