Long time no talk... Although I've been traveling a lot this year, we've managed to get a few things done. Mostly light fixtures, which makes me very, very happy!
We need to take care of the kitchen ceiling since the old light was so large, but I couldn't wait to get the new fixture up so you'll just have to imagine it's finished. First, the lovely old kitchen fixture - the ballast (?) was going bad and it wasn't turning on consistently so we had to replace it anyway:
So I understand those large, fluorescent, ceiling fixtures were popular at one point, but why this painted wood frame overlay??? At least it wasn't difficult to take down (thanks to Jonathan, as usual). And here is the new fixture that is so non-offensive hopefully nobody will notice it:
The eat in had a light fixture that I think literally came from the set of "Golden Girls" (the ring was on the ceiling, but I am really bad at remembering to take pictures before we start tearing things down...):
And again, a new light fixture that will hopefully blend right in:
We're not doing a big kitchen remodel right now, but next up in the kitchen is paint and adding knobs/pulls to the cabinets to freshen things up a bit. We do have some other priorities first though, so news at 11. Also, more light fixtures to come in other rooms!