What is Shades of Light? Besides being Katie's Best Friend Forever, they are the cat's meow provider of lighting, rugs and furniture. Just look at some of these amazing lighting fixtures:
So why are they my BFF? I am so glad you asked.
When they heard about my kitchen rug debacle, they swooped in to save the day. They actually offered me a rug! (insert bootie dance here!) And their fabulous design team already picked out some options! One word - "Moderndaysuperheroes".
As many of you know, I love it when you guys vote on stuff for me. Mostly because I get option paralysis...diner menus are the worst (too many choices!) but also because all ten of you have super-fabulous taste! Soooo this rug choice is going to be put into your very able hands. Here is the photo of the too-much-wood-ain't-so-good space:
Now please put on your design hats and pick me a kitchen rug! Here are the options:
So there you have it...the battle of the century. Even bigger than the one over Brad Pitt. Dear friends help me out by voting. Whatever you choose will be the rug I will live with forever :) I realize that a few of you may not be in the mood to de-lurk, so I thought I could give a little something to you too - here is the Shades of Light Blog. So now you can add that sucker to your reader and continue your lurk-dom!
And because those fine folks at Shades of Light are being so generous, I also decided to pay it forward.
For each vote I get, I am going to donate $1 to Locks of Love (up to $250). They provide hairpieces to bald kids who lost their hair due to medical illness. I know several little girls who suffered from cancer and losing their hair was excruciating. I figure I am getting a rug, so should they :) And it is all thanks to Shades of Light.
57 comments:
I say Option #3 is my fav!!
#3!!! I love the yellow and the print. It would look amazing in your kitchen.
And I love Locks of Love - I've donated my hair to them twice. :)
I love option #2!
I also love your blog :)
Coming out of lurkdom to tell you that I favor rug numero uno. Looks like I am alone so far. It's my favorite! (I think the yellow is beautiful, but it will show stains badly. I am always dropping/dripping something on my kitchen floor.) Good luck!
I like option #1. That's great that you are paying it forward!
I love me some green, but my vote is for #3- I loved the golden yellow of the PB rug, and this is similar.
I love option 1 for your space - I think you need a rectangular rug there. But if you don't mind, I'm totally thinking of stealing 2 or something similar for my own kitchen rug dilemma - rectangles don't work in our imperfect kitchen and it's the first round rug I've liked.
I have had a love affair with Shades of Lights for years now! I love #3, but in a kitchen, no way...stain city. So I say go for #2. The shape is fun and unexpected and I love the colors.
I LOVE option 2 and it looks like it'd be great for a kitchen.
Okay... I was so going to post on Shades of Light. They are fantastic! They're offering you a rug! Lucky you. Well, I love #1. Or maybe #3. Hmmm... This is why I requested a catalog so I can drool over it all. #3!!
Ooohhh!! Number 1!! So cute. It would bring a new color dimension to your kitchen!! Then again... Number 3 is cute too... number 2 is also...
Good Luck!
I vote for 3 because I loved how the yellow one looked before except that it was too small. The larger one will look so great, and I think I read that yellow makes people hungry, so it's perfect in a kitchen!
i say #1
This is the sweetest thing I've seen in a very long time, Katie!!
I LOVE option #1 in th fresh green color.
I love #2! :)
I love #3!!
#1 all the way. That color is yummy, as is the patt-er-in!
Delurking to say yes to number 1!!
I vote for #1! Nothing like a clean, mean, green, floor machine, unless Shrek's sleeping on your kitchen floor! If so, vacate the house immediately!
XOXO
Lurker still in hiding!
Love Locks of Love (I've donated 10-12 inch ponytails to them twice) so I'll put my vote in - Love the green one! I guess that's #1. The yellow (#3?) is lovely too.
The yellow rug from Pottery Barn is my absolute FAVORITE (I believe thisyounghouse has one in their living room?), so I'm going to have to vote for its look-alike, option #3!
Random fact for you: 7 years ago, I chopped 15 inches of hair off and gave it to Locks of Love :) So it makes me extra happy that I'm helping send a little more their way!
I love option #3, I'm so into yellow this year.
Option 2!!! :) What a generous way you will be paying it forward! I donated my hair to locks of love last March.
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I like the cleanability of number 2, but I'm not convinced that a circle would work best there. I love the color of number 3, and the way the yellow of the previous rug looked with the darker wood floors and cabinets. Plus, yellow inspires creativity in the kitchen! Number 3 is a winner for me.
Oh, and last Thanksgiving I chopped off 11 inches of my hair for Pantene's Great Lengths. Its not Locks of Love, it provides wigs to women, but they're both wonderful causes!
I really really like Option 1.
But 3 is nice as well :)
I agree, you need a rectangular one in there, although 2 is very cute.
BTW - I love their white chandelier in the header :)
I think I'm going to go with number 3 as well, because I love that it's a rectangle and I LOVE the yellow. I see the concerns about it staining easily though... but I still pick #3. :)
I think #3 would look great, not to dark against the wood floor.
Option 3! It will be a nice pop of color!
Option 3!!!!
Option #1!
A) Shades of Light rocks! Virginians get to go to a showroom and two outlets!
B) Lock of Love is a scam. They don't make wigs for sick kids. They sell donated hair to raise money for their promotional work. In 10 years, they made as many wigs as they could make with the number of donations they get in one month.
I only learned this after donating 20 inches of thick, never processed, red hair that I grew out for four years. The next time I cut my hair, I sold it myself and donated $450 to a charity I knew would put the money to better use.
Read these blog entries (Charity Navigator's president's blog) and then do some googling.
http://www.trentstampstake.org/search/label/Locks%20of%20Love
Oh wow--that so neat that Shades of Light is doing that!! I don't think you can go wrong with any of those options, Katie! And I love that you're paying it forward, too. I made the "big cut" and donated 15" of my own hair a couple summers ago! It was quite the change, but for a good cause!
#1! But I'm always partial to green. :)
I'm de-lurking to vote for # 1. :-)
I love #1, but I'm always a big fan of green. I think it would look great with the wood in your kitchen.
I love #3!
That is so AHHHmazing that they came up with those options. My favorite is the option #1 - the green one is dahvine.
Can't wait to see it come together.
And, way to go Bower Power for donating to LOL. You are so generous.
Option #2 is the best!
I really like #1, and I really like this post. My favorite line, "I figure I am getting a rug, so should they!"
That's so nice of Shades of Light! I live in Richmond so I can shop them locally... lucky me. :)
My vote is for #1... but #2 is a close second.
i love green, so #1 is my pick!
tammi
That's so awesome! Number 1 all the way. Or 3. Hmm. Either one is fabulous. Heck, they're all fabulous.
Can't wait to meet the winner in person...
Love the post...This looks Fabulous! Thanks so much for including us! My vote is for the Yellow Dhurri!
I love all 3 rugs. I love the cleaning ability of #2. The coloration is fresh. Definitely between #2 and #3!
I'm going to think of ol' Jer in this vote =) I know he likes his matchy-matchy, so I'm going with the green one to "match" your green accents in your living room. Just looking out for a brotha'.
(But I love them all)
-Steph
I am definitely voting for option #1 - the happy rug!
I'm in love with Option #1. I might even have to buy it - I've been looking for a rug just like that!
I love them all, but I vote for option #1 because I love the pattern and my favorite color is green. I read your post about your grandmothers things and I think that it is perfectly ok for you to ask for anything that you want reagardless of whether it has "value" or not because in all honest everything is valuable to you because it was hers. I'm sure that she is impressed at how thoughtful you are and I am sure that she would love for you to use her bedroom suite, it is rather purty. Oh, stop by my blog and take look at my newest creation.
New reader and LOVE your blog! So jealous about the free rug...my vote is for #3!
#3
Option 2!!!
My vote is for option 1. Especially if you can get it in another color.
<3
Austin
Hi honey, I got on here to leave a comment and it didn't let me before. Oh well. I hope you get this. I vote for #1. It looks like something you would pick and I know your sweet husband will keep it clean for you :)
xo - mom
Love option #1!
Beth
Am I too late to vote? If not, I pick number 2.
Also, I have donated my hair twice to locks of love. I agree with your other post- while they can't be perfect- some good is better than no good. right? I stand by you and your support of locks of love.
I am not to go with which is my favorite but the different vibe you will get with each:
#1 Earthy (thinking Spring!), giving some great color without overdoing it. I think green is just a feel good color.
#2 Adding a circle will draw attention, the pattern is wow and the colors are bolder including the black line which will help the rest of the black in your kitchen, such as coutertops, accessories and such to really stand out. This one will add a punch...and then you will walk into the neutrals of the other room. This may be too much for where you are going with the other areas.
#3 This is the safe color. It is beautiful, goes with everything, will just add a some extra color but nothing major.
Michelle L
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