Look up! We got a new ceiling light in the bedroom! The old light left a lot to be desired. Not only was it one of those basic, boring dome (a.k.a. “boob”) lights, but at 12″ wide, it also didn’t feel like the right scale for the space.
I wanted something just a little larger to hold the space better, but I didn’t want a ceiling fan or chandelier.
Nothing wrong with those things, but our ceilings are eight feet high, the room is small and I didn’t want anything hanging too far down and intruding on the space. My husband also nixed anything sparkly. He doesn’t ask for much in home decor, so I gave him that.
So with that tall order, I hunted and hunted and finally found this slightly industrial, slightly vintage-looking fixture (Independence by Hudson Valley Lighting). This was my one splurge for this room at $200. But in the wide world of non-big box store lights, that price is not outrageous. I mainly arrived at that price point after finding nothing I liked second-hand or at lower prices.
My dad put it up because I’m not prepared to deal with our house’s old wiring. (Modern light fixtures also don’t screw into old junction boxes in the way they do to updated boxes, so expertise and patience is a must.)
I loved it when I bought it, but after it was up, it took some time to grow on me. Our room is so small, you mostly see the light from underneath. I wasn’t anticipating that.
In fact, the only real way you can see the side profile is standing in the hallway. Maybe it belongs in a larger space so that it can be viewed from all angles?
Once I got the new bedding in place, I liked it much better. Why? I have no idea. But everything started to gel together.
What’s that? The new bedding isn’t in the photos above? Final room reveal tomorrow!
Yay – cant wait to see it all tomorrow! The light is beautiful, it’s old looking, yet sleek and modern. So nice of you to listen to your husband, lol. Your last picture has me intrigued though… I see the white trim in the hallway, but also a dark stain in the door frame, but painted trim in the room. I’d love to hear the story on that! Not gonna lie, the idea of painting my trim has kinda taken over my brain lately…
Ha, ha. Well there’s not much of a story because the trim (aside from a couple of recoats in certain areas) is pretty much the same as when we moved in.
It’s painted white (or off white) throughout the house with a big BUT. I guess whoever painted it was nervous about painting the actual insides of the door jambs for fear the doors would stick. So the trim around the door is painted, but the jambs aren’t.
It’s always looked a little weird to me, but I haven’t fixed it yet. (Well, I sort of forgot about it altogether.)
All of the doors are also dark wood (some in pretty bad need of refinishing). The quality of the trim wood is pretty poor (just cheap pine), but the doors look to be a bit better than that. So I hesitate to paint those.
You can see the trim v. wood probably best in these photos in Elise’s room. I think I’m OK with the white trim surrounding the dark doors, but maybe I should tackle those jambs!
Oh, Ann Marie, now you’ve given me another project to think about!