Posts Tagged ‘lighting’

Since I had to call an electrician to fix whatever went wrong with the GFI in my basement, I decided to have him install the foyer chandelier and a new ceiling fan in my living room.   Now I don’t have to borrow/buy a huge ladder to be able to reach the ceiling, which was my plan when I was going to do it myself.

Ta-da!  The new foyer chandelier:

New Foyer Chandelier

This is what it looked like before:

Ugly Brass Chandelier

Next, I bought the white ceiling fan with the pretty chandelier light kit and had him install it in my living room.  It makes such a big difference, and I love the sparkle:

New Ceiling Fan

Close-up of New Ceiling Fan

Here is a picture of the old brass and oak ceiling fan I had previously:

Old Living Room Fan

Old Living Room

That picture is a waaay “before” picture!  I took that when we were having the hardwood floors installed, which is why the fan is so dusty.  I do clean!  However, when they installed the floors the dust went everywhere.  You can also see the old popcorn spackle ceiling as well as the old living room paint colors.  This place has come a long way.

Like a crow, I’m drawn to shiny objects.   It’s strange because I’m not really a jewelry person, and I don’t like diamonds when I do buy jewelry.  I like emeralds and colored stones best.  However, when it comes to things for my home, I like sparkle!  In particular, I’m fond of chandeliers.  I one day hope to be like Nita at Mod Vintage Life and become rich in chandeliers. 

So, I was thrilled when my latest purchase from Overstock arrived.  I’m replacing my outdated brass foyer chandelier with this one:

Ooooo - Shiny Glass Balls!

Can I just take the time to say that I love Overstock?  I love to shop there almost as much as I love to shop on eBay or at thrift stores.

At any rate, I spent all of last night putting it together and attaching those wonderful glass balls to the fixture.  I think it’s going to be lovely once I hang it.  That’s the really tricky part, isn’t it?  I have to attach the canopy to a ceiling 20 feet off the foyer floor!  Wish me luck.  I’m hoping the fact that the current chandelier has some sort of coupler about 1/3 of the way up the chain will make this process a little easier.  At least I won’t be wrestling with the canopy cover and wiring with a 20-pound chandelier still attached to it.

And while we are on the topic of crows (sort of), can I say that I really do like them?  I always call them party crows because they seem mischievous, like they’re up to no good, walking beside the road and looking for a beer can and hoping there is still some beer in it.  Yeah, I’m weird that way.  Anyway, I got the latest catalog from Ballard Designs and fell in love with this art:

Crow Canvas

It would be perfect in my living room, and it’s just in time for my favorite holiday, Halloween.  I would leave it up all the time, though.