Light Fixture Deals!

Recently we made a run to the ReStore.

(Details on a new project will be coming next week!)

While we were there, we also checked out the lighting fixtures.

I had been eyeing this one when my mom & I were here about a month ago.  

I even took this picture to show Mike...

It was marked at $175- which we thought was a great deal.

Similar 12-bulb candle chandeliers like this and this were in the $500-$800 range.

Mike wasn't quite as convinced.  He wanted to see it in person.

Lucky for us, it was still there!

And even better... It was marked down to $75!!!!  Woohoo!

I didn't even have to convince Mike!

We plan to use it in the new dining room (after the kitchen extension is built), 

so for now it's up in storage.  

I love that it goes so well with the real antique candelabra that we have hanging in the family room...

Here's the second fixture we bought... another great price at $25!

I was searching for one to put in the attic hallway.

Here's what we have now- a dinky, modern, brass flush mounted light... 

This new light fixture we'd like centered over the stair well 

(approx. where that big chipped paint area is on the left of the photo!)   

I think that'll look much better, as well as provide more light on the stairs.

We had the electrician in on Sunday and he's working on the estimates.

It will probably be a while until the light gets installed, since there are several electrical projects we'd like to have done all at once...  Mostly related to that new project I was talking about!

All the small things...

Recently, we've been tying up some of the loose ends on projects we've already posted about.

Here's an update!

Family Room

The radiators are now both painted and the canvas prints are on the wall.

(The photos were taken by

 Bonnie Raley Photography!)

Mom bought us a wrought iron candelabra that dates to the time period of our house.  Out in the barn, we found a wrought iron hook and circle to hang it from the ceiling beam.
It looks great all lit up and reflecting in the mirror over the fireplace!





Nautical Kids Room

Offending jungle lamp circled in yellow

Due to the lack of overhead light fixtures, we quickly unpacked every lamp we had. In here, we were making do with the "Jungle Animal" lamp from the nursery decor- but I really wanted something that coordinated with the theme. We found a cute little lamp at the Morrow Memorial Turnover Sale, painted it, and topped with a 3rd nautical lampshade from Dad's childhood bedroom. 

Through most of the house
The door hinges were painted over in white. 
Repainting with flat black really brought up the details & gave a "finished" look.  If/when we dip the doors, then we'll strip the hardware down to remove all the old paint, but this will have to do for now!

Before



After

Basement

The new clothes drier has been installed.  This is definitely the "small thing" that made the biggest difference functionally.  I'll spare you the photos though... it's just SO not fun!

Kids/Guest Bathroom    


Before

After



 There was this awful crack between the moulding & the walls- all the way around the room.  I tried to do the "fill it in with paint" trick when I painted the room, but the space was just too large. 

I found a great tip on the "Young House Love" blog about filling it in with caulking which won't crack when it dries, like spackle does. 

It worked!  I feel so much better now! 

Master Bath      Shhhhh.... I did it!



New hardware

Old hardware

After looking at the old drawer pulls for 2 months, I couldn't stand it anymore.  I saw these at the store & couldn't resist!  Let's see how long it takes for Mike to notice ;o)

 

 




Old shade



New Shade

Another fast fix in this bathroom is the light fixture.  Since we don't yet know what the final layout of this room will be, I didn't want to purchase anything new that needed to be rewired.  So I settled on changing out the shades.  It's a slight improvement!