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My week has been so insanely busy, I have not had the chance to do a proper photo shoot of my new pagoda chandelier, but I promised to show it to you this week and a promise is a promise. Here is a little peek of it above and just below. I will take more photos of the room today for a post, but I absolutely adore it.


I posted before about how much I like this silver leaf pagoda mirror just below. I am about to start on a little facelift of my entryway and I really wanted a silver Chinoiserie mirror for it. I was envisioning a DIY with silver leaf and a vintage mirror and it was not a pretty picture. Pretty much my idea of DIY is knowing who to call for a project. When I was in HomeGoods yesterday on a little outing with my daughter, I found this mirrored Chinoiserie fretwork mirror for $79.99. Sorry for the lousy Instagram shot, but you get the idea.

Next I need to decide on a paint color for my entryway walls. I want a really pale ice blue and I'm thinking of Benjamin Moore Glass Slipper or Farrow & Ball Borrowed Light. Any other suggestions on a really soft gray blue?

I adore Chinoiserie mirrors in gold or painted in virtually any color, but isn't there something elegant and sophisticated about this silver pagoda mirror? Consider silver if you snag a great vintage Chinoiserie mirror - DIY options include silver leaf, Rustoleum Metallic Silver Spray Paint, Silver Leaf Rub N Buff, and even a Krylon Silver Leafing Pen.