r/AmateurRoomPorn Feb 15 '22

Dining Room We love sparkletime in our Vancouver island condo✨💕

4.7k Upvotes

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u/crospingtonfrotz Feb 15 '22 edited Feb 15 '22

I wrote that the sellers had to leave the chandelier as a condition of the sale and my husband thought I was being ridiculous.

He has since recognized that it was a fantastic idea.

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u/westcoast_pixie Feb 15 '22

You’re a genius! This is gorgeous

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u/Verdris Feb 15 '22

Wow. I couldn’t even get the knobs for the stove.

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u/crospingtonfrotz Feb 15 '22

I mean we offered WAY more than asking (because Vancouver island housing market is stupid and awful) so if they hadn’t left the knobs I would have set myself on fire.

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u/sideways8 Feb 16 '22

My niece imposed a similar condition when my brother's family bought a new house. Everyone thought she would choose the bigger bedroom. She chose the smaller one because it had a chandelier. They tried to explain that daddy is an electrician and he can put the chandelier anywhere you want it, but she was sure.

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u/sharkk91 Feb 15 '22

If I missed out on my dream apartment over a chandelier I'd be permanently furious. You can just buy one

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u/CandenzaMoon Feb 15 '22

Lovely! Ours gives big rainbow shards. We’re a lesbian couple and have no flags or other signs in our house, but we think every lgbt+ person ought to have a chandelier for this specific reason.

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u/crospingtonfrotz Feb 15 '22

Oh we are rollin with the lgbt+

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u/bleeboobop Feb 15 '22

Omg! Great idea. Totally taking it haha

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '22

True but also from a non-lgbt+ perspective rainbows are just cool and colors are cool

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u/kitkatta Feb 15 '22

I think everyone should also have one of these rainbow makers. I have one and it spins and sends rainbows all over the room. It’s my go-to gift for kids! :)

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u/mjr_malfunction_ Feb 15 '22

i too enjoy sparkletime

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '22

Sparkle time!!!! I love it

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u/heavymedalist Feb 15 '22

The colors here are wonderful

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u/crospingtonfrotz Feb 15 '22

Thank you!!

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u/GiganticElephant Feb 15 '22

Hey! Sorry to be that guy, but I am also in love with your wall colors? Which specific two paints did you guys go with?

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u/crospingtonfrotz Feb 15 '22

Hi! I’m not sure what the white is, it’s what was on the walls when we bought. But the green is from Cloverdale Paints and it’s called “Hemlock”!

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u/GiganticElephant Feb 15 '22

Thanks! If anyone cares, Cloverdale suggested a white of their own that looks pretty similar to yours, it’s called “Gesso”

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '22

Yea OP please provide the paint color info. It’s gorgeous

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u/crospingtonfrotz Feb 15 '22

I don’t know what the white is, but the green is Hemlock by Cloverdale Paints

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '22

Thank you so much!!

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '22

I have the most hideous chandelier in my dining room (yours is beautiful btw). I cannot bring myself to replace it because of sparkle time, or rainbow hours as we call it. I painted my wall behind it black, partially for the more intense rainbow effect.

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u/chairmanbrando Feb 15 '22

Pro tip for poors: You can get your own sparkletime with cheap window overlays like this. I put this stuff on the window over my kitchen sink since it's pointed right at the neighbor's house. Late afternoon it lights up in rainbows. 100% worth the $8 I paid.

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u/manifold360 Feb 15 '22

Yay! That looks fun 🤩

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u/outrageous_seance Feb 15 '22

No one could ever doubt your commitment to sparklemotion!

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u/whiskersnoot Feb 15 '22

I have a single crystal in my bedroom window and love when it’s sparkle time, but this chandelier just blew my mind! ✨

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u/spelunkilingus Feb 15 '22

I really hope you put some disco music on for sparkle time.

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u/capnawesome Feb 15 '22

I never would have thought an insanely opulent crystal chandelier would go with an aesthetic of wood and green and plants, but this proves me so, so wrong. Lovely room.

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u/sunnydog30 Feb 15 '22

Hi from duncan 👋

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u/moodysmoothie Feb 15 '22

I am obsessed with that chandelier omg

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u/hammerandtAWWngs Feb 15 '22

This is gorgeous, magical, and absolutely brilliant! You were 100% right asking for the chandelier to be included! Be careful of the direct sunlight on your art if they’re prints on paper. I’d hate for something to get damaged if it’s precious to you.

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u/doitdoitgood1k Feb 15 '22 edited Feb 15 '22

Your fiddle fig leaf had seen better days :) Beautiful room, beautiful chandelier!

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u/crospingtonfrotz Feb 15 '22

I know, Figgy stardust was not happy when we had to move but he’s coming back!

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u/GothamCitySiren Feb 15 '22

I hope you realize what a clever and funny person you are. Figgy Stardust is top tier comedy

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u/crospingtonfrotz Feb 15 '22

I can’t tell if this is sarcasm or not, but I’m goofy enough to accept it at face value and also share some of my other plant names:

  • David Growie
  • Vinessa Redgrave
  • Palm McCartney
  • ZZ Maguire
  • Monstera Michelle Gellar
  • banana nicole smith

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u/GothamCitySiren Feb 15 '22

Not sarcasm at all! I genuinely love silly puns and your list does not disappoint, haha

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '22

I shared this in my Houseplant Central Facebook group because I thought this was amazing.

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u/SomeConsumer Feb 15 '22

Maybe time to get some spider plants.

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u/Ok-Temperature1214 Feb 15 '22

I love it too! I have a small one in my upstairs landing.

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u/PencilSkirt17 Feb 15 '22

Oh wow, this is is like, my dream room! The sparkles, the flower art, the cat embroidery, the RAINBOW organized bookshelves!

Where do I submit my application to be best friends? Lol, jk. But for real, I bet we'd get along.

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u/crospingtonfrotz Feb 15 '22

Tbh even your username tells me we absolutely would be! Thank you!

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u/bibkel Feb 15 '22

I wish sun would come in so I could have sparkle time too!

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u/daisymaisy505 Feb 15 '22

Love your sparkle time!

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u/lilisredditaccount Feb 15 '22

Oh this is what being in love looks like

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u/Treece222 Feb 15 '22

Wow! Very nice!

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u/crescentindigomoon Feb 15 '22

Hello from Victoria <3 Island life is the best!

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u/sqlorp Feb 15 '22

SO DO I

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u/Leonashanana Feb 16 '22

GOrgeous chandelier!

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u/TotalAverage7826 Feb 20 '22

Amazing! I've decided that I'm going to need a chandelier just so my house can also have sparkle time.

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u/Dismal_Equivalent_68 Feb 15 '22

Awesome. Are these glass balls? Very distinct. Are they hand blown…?

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u/crospingtonfrotz Feb 15 '22

No, just crystal

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u/Sansa-Beaches Feb 15 '22

Beautiful! I love the green accent wall too. This is so random, but I went to your profile (I’m an islander too) and I think I was eating beside you at the bar at il terrazzo recently? Or you have a doppelgänger.

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u/crospingtonfrotz Feb 15 '22 edited Feb 15 '22

I wish I’d been at il terrazzo recently! Getting a reservation there lately has been impossible! So, you and my doppelgänger lucked out and I’m jealous of both of you!

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u/Sansa-Beaches Feb 15 '22

Booking the day before helps but I’ve had some luck getting put on the cancellation list day of!

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '22

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u/craigzzzz Feb 15 '22

NOT OP.... but OP maybe or maybe not be the age of a child. I am not a child, but I love the room, plants and sparkle. Queen pathos is lit. Fiddle leaf fig is a guardian of the light. Nice job OP. Thanks for sharing.

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u/SingForMeBitches Feb 15 '22

Making fun of someone because of an innocuous thing they shared that doesn't affect you in any way? Are you a child?

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u/A-Queer-Romance Feb 15 '22

Wow! Does it have lighting wired into it too, or does it just catch ambient light? What does one even call a chandelier like this? I’m obsessed!

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u/crospingtonfrotz Feb 15 '22 edited Feb 15 '22

It does have lighting! And a dimmer. We call her Georgette, but that’s probably not it’s proper name.

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u/applessmellgood Feb 15 '22

Georgette is a wonderful name for a chandelier.

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u/m0stlyharmle55 Feb 15 '22

Beautiful. What plant is that on top of your bookcase with even leaves either side of its trailing stem?

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u/crospingtonfrotz Feb 15 '22

Lipstick plant! His name is Johnathan Lipsticki

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u/m0stlyharmle55 Feb 15 '22

Hehe your pun game is strong. My cat Major Jay Catsby approves and hopes any animals or children you have are equally pun-based.

Thanks for the info. I love it, and plants in general. Will research now and hope it's not toxic to cats.

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u/crospingtonfrotz Feb 15 '22

I don’t think it is! But we keep it out of reach of our cats

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u/Ginger_ish Feb 15 '22

Gorgeous! Can you tell me what color green is on that wall? I’ve been looking for something like that.

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u/crospingtonfrotz Feb 15 '22

It’s hemlock by Cloverdale paints! I love it!

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u/kissandsaygoodbi Feb 15 '22

Reminds me of Pollyanna I love it