so the summer of chevron came to a rollicking close this past week when we had a 5.9 earthquake followed by miss irene. everyone jokes about how dc overreacted, but i am truly thankful most of the city and environs stayed intact, especially because we did not lose power (like the week in 2003 when miss isabel thwarted my plans of showering, cooking ramen, and watching hours of antenna tv). however, the earthquake of 2011 did leave casualties in my house. the earthquake took out my glass hurricanes, sitting on the mantle and hearth. foreshadowing at its best? somehow the mirror over the fireplace jumped its moorings, crushing everything in its path on its way down. i came home to check on sweet angel dog and saw millions of teeny tiny glass bits all over the basement.
as someone with obviously way too much time on my hands as we hunkered down on saturday, i couldn't help but bow to the irony by trying to think of how to replace my hurricanes and get ready for fall (read: replacing my broken hurricanes with new hurricanes during a hurricane).
i love the idea of multiple candles or gas lamps inside of one giant hurricane.
forget the glass (in case another earthquake strikes), add pops of color. good for a dark cozy basement.
fill hurricanes with things other than candles. who doesn't love a baby pumpkin?
i love these 'prospero' candle holders from napastyle, and lord knows we have a few spare wine corks.
a rustic votive (or julienned vegetable) holder made from a sugar mold, also from napastyle.
footed mercury glass hurricanes from west elm. i like the idea of using these with a few mercury glass votives.
as i dwell on this further and contemplate God's subtle hint to spruce up our basement, i'm ramping up for this weekend's ekster barn sale! maybe i'll find some great gear from france, belgium, or scandinavia!
as someone with obviously way too much time on my hands as we hunkered down on saturday, i couldn't help but bow to the irony by trying to think of how to replace my hurricanes and get ready for fall (read: replacing my broken hurricanes with new hurricanes during a hurricane).
i love the idea of multiple candles or gas lamps inside of one giant hurricane.forget the glass (in case another earthquake strikes), add pops of color. good for a dark cozy basement.fill hurricanes with things other than candles. who doesn't love a baby pumpkin?i love these 'prospero' candle holders from napastyle, and lord knows we have a few spare wine corks. a rustic votive (or julienned vegetable) holder made from a sugar mold, also from napastyle.footed mercury glass hurricanes from west elm. i like the idea of using these with a few mercury glass votives.as i dwell on this further and contemplate God's subtle hint to spruce up our basement, i'm ramping up for this weekend's ekster barn sale! maybe i'll find some great gear from france, belgium, or scandinavia!
