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Comments (26)Hey Vivian, spend a little time getting pictures of your house up and less time surfing ebay for ways to get me into trouble! Actually I am not a big fan of prism/crystals on chandelier anyway so no big deal. Hehe. I still have my fixer upper to finish fixing up and I got a great deal on some repro shades ($10 a piece) that will hold me until I find something fantastic. The nickel art deco piece went way too high for me, so I decided to go with the simple schoolhouse fixture with funky deco shade and replace the hallway lights with the same type of fixture but with a brushed nickel finish (only $10 at HD) and change out the shades for opal shades ($5 at Lowes). BUT my new find is this funky deco chandelier that I have fallen head over heels with for my kitchen. I will post pictures if I actually win it. It's a painted finish in that pale green (perfect for my kitchen) and light blue (which I am planning to repaint cranberry to go with my color scheme). I was unsure about the shades at first because they reminded me of 60's and 70's fixtures but the more I researched 20's/30's deco fixtures, the more they seemed to work and now I'm in love with the crazy thing. I can completely see it in my kitchen too. MaryLu, those lamps are fabulous! I've seen some gorgeous shades like that in singles, they would look great on a lamp like that. Something else to think about. bluerm, I will keep that in mind if I am looking for something specific, right now the things I love are slapping me in the face on ebay. John's wife (what's your name? :) ), you are in for a good time if you check out ebay. 1930's fixtures are WAY more reasonable than Victorian era and there are so many beautiful things, often for less than a "new" fixture. My mudroom/kitchen is definitely not victorian so I am doing them in more of a 20's/30's period style....See MoreAntique Lighting
Comments (26)Thanks, everybody, for the tips. I've been searching ebay and they really do have some great finds. :) igloo: Beautiful chandelier. Would love to see a pic of it in the whole room. :) Lisa: Your chandeliers are simply stunning. The shades in the second one are exquisite. I just spent 1/2 hour on Allen's Antique Lighting and they actually have a couple of flushmount fixtures that might work perfectly in my hallways (if not on my budget). Also? They are located about 40 minutes from my house, so I wrote to ask if they have shop hours! And I also found some sconces on ebay from Pegan! Thank you SO MUCH for the referrals. So, for the moment, I'm searching for replacement sconces over my mantel. The ones that are there now are of the cheap-o metal "antique brass" variety. So far, I've found three contenders. Which ones do you think would work best? My mantel: Contender #1: http://cgi.ebay.com/PAIR-1910-FANCY-BRASS-SCONCES-FRENCH-SHADES_W0QQitemZ120198170770QQihZ002QQcategoryZ63516QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Contender #2: http://cgi.ebay.com/Early-Brass-Wall-Sconces-1-pair_W0QQitemZ130183313150QQihZ003QQcategoryZ63516QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Contender #3: http://cgi.ebay.com/STUNNING-RARE-c1900-PR-BRASS-WALL-SCONCE-LIGHT-FIXTURES_W0QQitemZ180197305595QQihZ008QQcategoryZ13868QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem I bought these from an antique store about 3 years ago. They are solid brass--very heavy--and not antique--in fact, they are new. But I am concerned that they are not quite the right "look"--maybe too heavy-looking. What do you think?...See MoreDoor knobs for craftsman bungalow
Comments (11)I second townlakecakes' suggestion. I got push-button dimmer switches from House of Antique Hardware, and I wanted switch plates that looked like the one that was already in the house. None of the available options looked quite right, so I ended up buying their unlacquered brass plates and dunking them in brass ager to get the look I wanted. I now have no idea which one is original to the house. Another option might be a building salvage shop/antique store. I poked through lots of those too and bought milk glass knobs and plates for three doors that cleaned up nicely:...See MoreLow ceilings fan as only light source, dilemma.
Comments (22)Jennifer, I am reading all this talk about a hugger fan and trying to get your fan as close to the ceiling as possible. The thing is, hugger fans are not the best choice for an 8 foot ceiling. Almost all standard mount fans that have a 3" to 4" downrod are designed specifically for 8 foot ceilings. Hugger fans are for ceilings that are lower than 8 feet and should only be used when absolutely necessary due to their poor performance. The reason is, when you get any fan blades closer than 12" from the ceiling, the air does not flow freely around the blades. It tends to bounce between the ceiling and the blades, which causes reverberation that can make a fan vibrate and make noise. So most hugger fans are designed specifically to move less air so as to minimize this effect. A standard mount fan where the blades are 12" from the ceiling is what meets normal building codes and will give you much better and quieter performance. Also, by not eliminating standard fans from choices you will dramatically increase your selection. If you post some pictures of the rooms, our ceiling fan experts can make some suggestions. I represent a company that sells over 5,000 different models of ceiling fans, many of which you can pick and choose the lights and the blades to customize the fans to your needs. So we can get you fans with more than enough light and put them on a dimmer so you can have a lot of light when you need it and dimmer light when you don't....See MoreRelated Professionals
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