Sunday, November 11, 2012

Dining Room Lighting

Time for a belated update to my dining room lighting situation. The hanging lights that I mentioned in a previous post continue to be an ideal solution for brightly illuminating the space. With those guys handling the actual light production duties, I was able to choose an overhead fixture without having to consider light output. I looked for a brushed nickel fixture to match the window and door hardware, but couldn't find anything in a style I liked. Finally I decided to go with basic black - you can never go wrong with black. :)
Hardware House Tuscany semi-flush ceiling light from Amazon

Naturally, the installation didn't go quite right the first time. The mounting plate included with the fixture did not fit the 37-year-old box in the ceiling (which is, by the way, tilted). Luckily I had on hand the plate from the fixture that had previously donated its glass globes. I was able to make it work despite the tilted box. (Let me just say I'm glad I've installed light fixtures before because the instructions included with the fixture were USELESS.)


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  1. I love that you're so handy! I admire that skill so much, and I love how your house is coming along.
    Hope I can visit one day!

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    1. Thank you very much! Would love to have you visit! You are welcome any time. :)

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  2. It looks great! I hope it's possible to shorten the pendants because that would make the room look more uniform. I have very low ceilings in my new home ( I had at least one extra meter in my old) so there is always tricky to find proper lamps.

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    1. Thank you! Yes, I would really like to have all the lights match since they are so close to one another. Lamps have been a real challenge in this house.

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