It started like this…
Then it looked like this…
Lastly, our current living room looks like this with our new arc lamp.
Gooness gracious! My daughter is crushing the cushion of the sofa!! You’re the one who deforms the sofa!
気がついたら、娘がソファーのクッションを潰している!!ソファーの形がおかしくなっていると思ったら、犯人は君か!!
BEFORE
AFTER
I was finally able to purchase the chrome arc lamp in Jakarta, Indonesia, which I’ve longed to buy for a while. My friend, The Diplomatic Wife, whom I met in the blog sphere and who also lives in Jakarta told me that she found an arc lamp at ACE Hardware in Gandaria City Mall, so I did go there several days after I learned about it. There were arc lamps in two sizes. The one I purchased is a smaller size and the price was IDR 1,200,000 ($130). Not bad, right? I wanted to see how heavy the stone base for the bigger size arc lamp was, so I tried to lift it and I could not even move it a bit. Crazy!
By the way, I purchased this lamp when my husband was away for business. I tend to make a big purchase when he’s not home for work. Is it a coincidence or intentional…? I don’t even know the answer myself.
Since we have a weight limit for our shipment and do not get to move with all of our own furniture, I find that lamps play a significant role by creating ambiance and adding a character to the interior of our house. I am very pleased with the new look of our living room with the new addition to it, an arc lamp.
やっと以前から欲しかったアーチ型のランプが手に入りました！！！ブログを通して知り合った、ジャカルタ在住の友人ブロガー「The Diplomatic Wife（外交官妻）」さんが、ガンダリアシティーにあるACE Hardware（エースハードウェアー）に２種類置いてあったと教えてくれたので、それを知ってから数日以内に行きました。私が購入したのは、小さいサイズのアーチ型ランプで、お値段は1,200,000ルピア（1万2000円）。なかなか良心的なお値段ですよね？大きなサイズのアーチ型ランプの重しがどれくらい重いか試してみたところ、ピクリとも動かず。ありえない！
ちなみに私はこのランプを夫の出張中に買っちゃいました。夫が出張となるとなぜか大きな買い物をすることがあります。これって偶然、それとも故意的？自分でも答えが分かりません〜。
私たちは自分たちの家具と一緒にお引っ越しできないので、ランプが家の中を飾る上では、ムード作りをしてくれたり、部屋の個性を出してくれる、とても大きな存在であると感じます。新しくアーチ型のランプが加わり、今のリビングルームに満足です。
What an INCREDIBLE lamp
Thanks, I like it!
your living room is nice. i bet the rest of the house is nice too. 🙂
Aww, thanks, Angie! I hope people think so…
Your living room is beautiful!! I love the Arc Lamp but I don’t think our place could afford the space for it now.
Oh, I spy with my little eye, these initials ‘P & K’ decor items that you have on the shelf. What are they and where can I get them? Only in Jakarta?
Thanks, Lady J!! It is a huge lamp… Those P & K are from my sister-in-law and she got them in the States. They actually came with a hook and they are supposed to be a towel hook in the bathroom. Since we can’t make holes in our bathroom walls, I use them without the hooks as a decor on book shelves. Thanks for noticing them!!!
You know I’ve been seeing letters used as decor a lot in many US design blogs these days. I wish they sold some here in Jakarta too. I asked Danni my furniture maker and he said he can make but I’m sure it’s not as cheap as the states wherein they probably have machines that mass produce it. While Danni has to do it by hand. Hope to find some someday too! =)
If Danni can make one, that’ll be cool! Yeah, the prices…. Since you buy so much from him, you deserve to receive a big discount!
Beautiful! You have a real eye for design and use of space. The trees give a sense of the outdoors and open the space up in an organic way. I love it!
You think so? Thanks!! I love the “organic” way!
Wow, your place is beautiful! What a difference you made from how it was when you found it!
Thanks, Clayton! Now I feel very much home at our place. 🙂
Love your living room Kaho, my new home has a similar feel to yours, earth colours and a lot of wooden furniture 🙂 We are also planning to put our initials which were left over from our wedding decor, at our bookshelf too!
Cool!! Thank you for your sweet words, Z!!!
I like it!! I think you got a good price – my friend just bought a vintage lamp JUST like that with a stone base from a designer…for 1500. eeep!
Excellent Kaho! I am a tiny bit jealous as I also would like this arc lamp… my living room looks awful at the moment, I love how you changed yours and that you show us here the different stages .
You should come to Jakarta then! Well, the problem here is that they are not always available at ACE Hardware where I got mine. There are some lamp shops that I haven’t been yet where I heard you can purchase an arc lamp. Thanks for the comment and compliment!!
oh i love it! i always want to do the wall print/mural like that but never got around to actually do it.
You should! Especially if you’re going to stay in your current place for a while. It was fun! I’m bummed that when I move next time I have to leave it with the house. Boo.
Aw, this was an incredibly nice post. Spending some time and actual effort to
make a great article… but what can I say… I procrastinate a whole lot and
never seem to get nearly anything done.