As mad mentioned in an earlier post, we have successfully replaced the light in the living room. Given that this is a living room and not a laboratory, we were not looking for something that was interrogation-worthy. We searched quite a bit for a lamp that would fit our taste and functional requirements and came to a quick conclusion–lighting is expensive. Given that we’re not chandelier people, our options were immediately limited. We found one fixture we mostly liked–but for the amount of money it cost, we felt that true love was necessary to justify such an expense. Instead, we found something from Ikea, our favorite Nordic big-box home goods store. We were happy with the shape, texture, materials (made from bamboo), size, and cost. the only thing we changed was the color–thanks to a can of spray paint. I will admit getting it up wasn’t as easy as other lights we’ve installed. However, with some online research complemented by our new friends at Victor’s Lighting (and less than $5 in addition parts), mad triumphed over the tarantula. The most important component to our victory was knowing that we didn’t need the tarantula becuase we were installing a much lighter fixture. Since we’re still a ways away from the big living room reveal, we decided to share a mini-reveal. Included here is the before and after–take a look at my earlier post for the during shot.
Before. The original light fixture in the living room. Did your grandma have the same one?
After. Our functional and fetching light.