Festival of Lights – Day 3

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light fixture, makeover, paint, spray paint, update

From Brassy to Classy!

I had some spray paint leftover from the light fixture makeover. However, the shiny brass finish on the three hall lights was mocking me. The shape of the lights are fine, it’s just the finish that needed updating.The lights were fairly easy to take down, but I did make Hubster do the electrical part. The most time-consuming part was taping each little glass pane! I also taped over the sockets and the sticker warning me not to use more than 25 watt bulbs. After a few coats of oil-rubbed bronze spray paint and removing all that tape, they looked so much better.

Hubster then mounted them back on the ceiling for me. He decided he doesn’t like where this is going… 5 ceiling fans to update, 1 kitchen light, 1 more bathroom light… Oh, well! those are projects for a later date.

XOXO,
Young Wifey

Festival of Lights – Day 2

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home decor, improvement, lamp, light fixture, lighting, update

Kitchen –

This was the previous light fixture that we removed from above the breakfast table. It is obviously older than our house, someone must’ve loved it so much that they put it in their newly built house. However, we do not feel the same way, it’s just not our style. In fact, friends of ours have the same ugly lamp in their home and they feel the same way (as us) about it. Hubster and I think it would be funny to leave the twin lamp on their porch one night…

We reused the light fixture we removed from the dining room. I rotated the arms up to hide the lightbulbs from view and spray painted the metal oil-rubbed bronze. Once we decide the appropriate length, we’ll remove the extra chains and thread the excess wire into the ceiling.

What home projects are you currently working on?

XOXO,
Young Wifey

Festival of Lights – Day 1

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home decor, improvement, lamp, light fixture, lighting, update

No, it’s not Diwali or Hanukkah in July. Hubster and I just updated two lights in our home.

Dining Room –
This is the light we inherited with the purchase of our home. I don’t like the antique brass color, the fact that I can see the ugly lightbulbs, or the ugly cord visible in the chain…

Previous Light Fixture

Hubster purchased the new light at a yard sale for $10. The cord was missing from one side, and he thought he’d have to rewire the light. Luckily, the cord hidden inside the lamp and just needed to be fished through. It also did not come with a mounting piece and bolt, so he had to drill a larger hole in the existing one on the ceiling. I did have to spray paint the bolt from the lamp we removed from the kitchen.

New Light Fixture

XOXO,
Young Wifey