It also had to be something pretty substantial with our vaulted ceilings. The only thing that kept coming to mind was a hideous antler chandelier. It’s very hard for me to find something I like, and doubly hard to find something a little rustic that will fit with our style. I have to say, I was kind of dreading the living room chandelier situation, because 1.) Chandeliers are expensive, and 2.) Chandeliers are ugly. This one, the living room chandelier, and the pendants over the kitchen island.įor everything else I picked out lights that I like so we could plan for wiring, but I’m going to be on the hunt for cheaper items, or DIY opportunities so I don’t break the bank. I realized pretty quickly I could run up a steep tab on light fixtures, so I’ve been setting aside a little extra something when I can and I’m letting myself dream big on three areas of the house. Hey, I don’t buy clothes often, and a girl’s got to splurge on something. We didn’t actually budget any money for “fancy” lights, as MysteryMan calls them, so all of the fixtures I’m purchasing are coming from my tool fund. The left wall running down the stairs will be covered in old barn siding from this beautiful structure, and I’d like to make the closet doors on the opposite side of the hall from barn siding as well.

The mudroom hallway, which will also be our most-used entryway, is the room I have the clearest mental picture of in its finished state. I’ve been dying to DIY a light fixture for some time, and upon closer inspection I think this is going to be my first attempt. We had the four cans on the plan for the master bedroom from the beginning, and I wasn’t planning on anything other than reading lamps in this room, until I found this lighting confection at Horchow…Įvery other fixture I’ve been looking at has an older more industrial feel, but I absolutely fell in love with the whimsy of this pendant and I was convinced I had to have it hanging over my bed, until I saw the price and my eyeballs fell out of my head. Here are a few of my favorite picks, and of course, things that I want your opinion on.

I think that balances out all the bragging I did about putting a good chunk of siding on this weekend, though.Īnd, speaking of lights, you may remember that I almost had a nervous breakdown about choosing every single light fixture in the house a couple of weeks ago. That puts us one step closer to insulation and drywall.Įither way, I totally squealed about that warm glow coming from the ceiling, and now I’m admitting it to the whole internet. It could be that for so long we’ve had to haul one panel of fluorescent lights around and plug them in whenever we want to see after 7:00 PM, or it could just be that having working lights means we’re making serious progress on the utilities in the house. I wasn’t sure if the cans in the master bedroom were going to be too much, but really… I love these lights. But I was in the house chatting with our friend Chief Electrician after work yesterday, when I stopped mid-sentence and screamed three octives higher than normal “oh my god, we’ve got light!” You could pretty much count the number of times I’ve squealed in delight on one hand, probably with minimal fingers. In general I like to give high-fives and maybe, if the occasion calls for it, do a little happy dance in my workboots.

Lights out kickass