a new pair of lamps = store re-do

I bought a new set of lamps for the store at an estate this week-end...
my husband thinks they are horrifically gaudy...
but I had to have them...
and their shades were perfect!
so...because of the new lamps...I re-did every single display in the store!
of course, there was loads of other new fun vintage finds to work in...so it was fun to create new vignettes ...
so...gaudy or fab? sorry the photos are from a distance, but click on the pics and they will enlarge...
my vote is FAB!

in this store full of people, I feel very alone

WARNING...philosophical moment ahead...

the title of this blog was on the back of a bathroom door that I read recently...
and I wondered about the person that wrote it...
were they a worker at this big store?
were they getting a divorce?
were they new in town?
can they just not find the item that they were looking for and there were no clerks around?
or is it way more serious than that?
I often wonder about these little blurbs that are written in strange places...
and I wonder how many people feel this way?
and I vow to smile more often...for no reason and for whomever I pass...
and I wonder...will it help?