This Christmas, we had a couple of exciting new additions to our dining room.
The first was a present from my mom. This pretty little chandelier:
She really hated the admittedly ugly lighting fixture that was up when we purchased the house three years ago (sorry – no before pics – never occurred to me to capture its hideousness on film). I never cared for it myself, but when pregnant with twins, moving house and chasing after a 17 month old, one can only focus on so many home improvement projects…
The other gift was from me: a charming oil painting from Lisa Hirst, whom I’ve featured here before.
She’s beeen a favorite of mine for months and it makes me so happy to have one of her pieces in my home.
We actually got another painting from my brother, but I’m going to do a separate post on that tomorrow. So check back then!

I love chandeliers and that one is beautiful!
What a nice gift (the painting) from you…well, to you!
they are both lovely!
Wow…those are incredible. What special pieces!
Chandeliers are probably my fave thing ever! Love the one you received from your Mom, it's super cute!