Affordable Chic

the most amazing store in Raleigh

Christmas from Across the Pond

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We’re so happy to have Kate Mason and Across the Pond at Affordable Chic in time for Christmas!  Some of you may have found her at the State Fairgrounds; she’s still there but we have better parking!

Make sure you check out her decor and holiday items.

Furniture and decor from Across the Pond.

Furniture and decor from Across the Pond.

Regulator clock.
Maid and fawn.
Large gold ornaments.
Furniture and lamps.
Find the perfect finishing touch!
Crystal decanter and lamp.
Cut crystal.
Lady’s desk.
Arm chair and beaded pillows.

Arm chair and beaded pillows.

Affordable Chic is a great place to shop!

Pre-holiday Sprucing Up

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Need to dress up your home just a little before the guests arrive? Touch up that scratch where your nephew played with his remote control helicopter, and crashed into the sideboard?

We have what you need. Polishes and finish restoration products from Restore-a-Finish and Restor-a-Shine.

Finish restoration.

Finish restoration.

Put your collector’s plates up out of reach before the grandchildren arrive this season.

More plate holders.
A variety of plate stands and hangers.

Finally, look at our collection of finials, new shades, and tassels and other lamp decoration. You might just find the perfect thing for a tiny update that really makes a difference!

Lampshades for a multi-lamp chandelier.
Decorative tassels to dress up your drapes.
Fancy lamp finials.
Lamp and fan pulls.
Lamp finials, from Finial Showcase.
Lamp finials, from Finial Showcase.

Stop by Affordable Chic soon, before you get caught up in the rush. You’ll want to take your time, and see how we can help make your holiday season easier and more fun!

Sparkly Chandeliers

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If you love sparkly chandeliers, but all your light fixtures have already been upgraded, you’ll love this pair of prints.

Pen-and-ink print of a chandelier, with real sparkling rhinestones!

Pen-and-ink print of a chandelier, with real sparkling rhinestones!

Pen-and-ink print of a chandelier, with real sparkling rhinestones!

Pen-and-ink print of a chandelier, with real sparkling rhinestones!

Look closely at the detail images and you can see how this pair of prints has been augmented with real sparkling rhinestones!

Detail of added rhinestone on chandelier print.

Detail of added rhinestone on chandelier print.

Detail of added rhinestone on chandelier print.

Detail of added rhinestone on chandelier print.

Vintage Kerosene Lamp

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We’ve been fortunate in a lot of ways this summer; no major storms, not hot enough to brown-out the power grid. So maybe a functional kerosene lamp isn’t at the forefront of your consciousness.

But isn’t this a beauty?

Vintage kerosene lamp, with globe and chimney.

Vintage kerosene lamp, with globe and chimney.

Even if you don’t ever fill and light it, this lamp will draw oohs and ahhs where ever it sits.

Vintage kerosene lamp, with globe and chimney.

Vintage kerosene lamp, with globe and chimney.

It truly is an amazing and rare piece. Stop by and we’ll wrap it up for you.

Paris Drop Chandeliers

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These just in: three Paris Drop chandeliers, small, medium, and “seats 12.”

Small Paris Drop chandelier.

Small Paris Drop chandelier.

The two smaller chandeliers are toward the back of the shop, on the right.

Medium Paris Drop chandelier.

Medium Paris Drop chandelier.

The largest chandelier is hanging over the front counter.

Large Paris Drop chandelier.

Large Paris Drop chandelier.

They really are charming. Stop by and see them up close!

Odds and Ends for a Pretty Room

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We just love these seashell wreaths. Perfect for a foyer, beach house, sun room, or even a powder room.

The table lamp will add a note of drama to any room, too.

Seashell wreaths and a dramatic table lamp.

Seashell wreaths and a dramatic table lamp.

Add a bit of sparkle and shine to your dressing room with furnishings and finishing items from the Shabby Rose.

Boudoir finery and accessories.
Two-tone dresser and striking accent pieces.
Striking fashion jewelry.

Have you noticed these carpet bags in the shop? Big enough to tote everything you need for an afternoon outing.

Carpet bags.

Carpet bags.

And finally, wouldn’t this chandelier look darling in a little girl’s bedroom? Modern wiring; added crystals and dangles.

Pink crystal chandelier.

Pink crystal chandelier.

Stop by Affordable Chic soon and see what we have to make your space more special!

Table Lamps

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Walking around the newly reorganized spaces this week, we noticed we have a lot of new table lamps and thought we’d share some of them with you.

Painted table lamp with white shade and tassel.
Crystal lamp with black shade.
Painted table lamp with wicker shade.
Table lamp with shell and octagonal shade.
Tall table lamp with black shade.
Short table lamp in greige.

This picture shows one of a pair of lamps with clear (dare we say “Duke?”) blue resin crystals and white shades.

Pair of table lamps with blue resin crystals.

Pair of table lamps with blue resin crystals.

Update an end table or shadowy corner with this fashionable lamp with an orange chevron shade!

Table lamp with orange chevron shade.

Table lamp with orange chevron shade.

Stop by Affordable Chic soon to see all of our new things for your home!

Ball-o-Shells Table Lamp

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Our photographer had trouble with this beautiful table lamp; the image simply doesn’t do justice to the way this lamp glows in softer lighting than we have at Affordable Chic.

Shell table lamp.

Shell table lamp.

By day, it’s a white sculpture. In the evening, it’s a softly glowing globe of seashells and starfish, just what you need in a dull corner or foyer. Put it on a timer for the best effect, so it comes on as the sun starts to set.

Ask one of us to show you what it looks like the next time you’re in the store.

Fine China for Every Room

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We have an interesting assortment of fine china accessories at Affordable Chic this month. Some we haven’t seen before, so don’t wait if they catch your fancy!

Wouldn’t it be fun to have tea with your granddaughters and their friends and pour from an Easter Bunny teapot?

Easter bunny teapot.

Easter bunny teapot.

Fine china teapot.
China dessert set.
China mantle clock.
Painted lamp.
China cherubs.

Dining at home? We have a beautiful tiny soup tureen that will hold just enough soup for a two.

Tiny soup tureen.

Tiny soup tureen.

Finally, a beautiful china birdcage hanging lamp, just the thing for a guest room reading chair, powder room, or dressing table.

China birdcage hanging lamp.

China birdcage hanging lamp.

Stop by Affordable Chic the next time you’re on Creedmore Road at Lynn. We’re full of spring things to help you chase dreary winter away.

Lightbulbs. Yawn.

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As exciting as a lightbulb? Until you can’t find the one you need, the one that matches the others or the one that makes your chandelier look like it did in the showroom.

We have a wide range of chandelier-base lightbulbs for all your specialty lighting situations.

Specialty lightbulbs for your chandeliers

Specialty lightbulbs for your chandeliers

The Dowager Duchess at Downtown Abbey can run gas to her chandeliers, and we’ll agree, there’s nothing like a real flame. But she didn’t pay the insurance bills for that lighting, either!

Lamp finials, from Finial Showcase.

Lamp finials, from Finial Showcase.


Details matter. We have decorative pulls and finials, too. Dress your lamps as carefully as you would dress yourself.

Lamp finials, from Finial Showcase.

Lamp finials, from Finial Showcase.

More finials, and some pulls to mix and match. You see that fan pull every morning when you wake up. Why not make it beautiful?

More finials, in crystal, shell, ceramic, and brass.

More finials, in crystal, shell, ceramic, and brass.

Lamp and fan pulls.

Lamp and fan pulls.

And while we’re making slightly silly jokes about lighting, “anybody got a light?” There was so much Art in lighters!

If you know someone having a mortgage burning party, and you’re looking for the perfect mortgage burning party gift, take this crystal cigarette lighter, from Ronco. You don’t want to burn a mortgage with a flickable bic.

Ronco cigarette lighter, in crystal.

Ronco cigarette lighter, now for burning mortgages and other “done with” documents!, in crystal.

Affordable Chic. The perfect gift for every occasion.