Before:
After:
And the big picture:
I could not find a fixture I really loved so I settle for one I thought was kind of cute.
Once you have installed a ceiling fan, installing a light fixture is nothing. NOTHING. Unless of course it is a dangly one and the existing hole is not centered over where your table will be but you forget so you shorten both the chain and the wiring to the exact length you need and then have to re-lengthen everything so you can swag it over to the appropriate location and only barely, BARELY have enough wire to do the job.
Not that that happened to me or anything. Ahem.
The wall switch was already a dimmer so now I not only have light, I have MOOD light. Very groovy.
Here is what the original fixture looked like in all its gold plastic glory:
Yes, plastic, a fact I did not discover until I began cleaning it in preparation for paint. Those four hook-like things attach to the skinny part in the center for the sole purpose of holding more crystals, which I had already removed and cleaned:
I did get it painted:
But then I realized it would still be a curly, crystally, PLASTIC monstrosity no matter how much I tried to disguise it. Perhaps one day I will reattach all the crystals and sell it on Craigslist.
Have you done any home improvement projects lately?
