New Home - Need lots of help!!!!!
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**new home help - lots of bad lightolier fixtures. pics attached!
Comments (3)It looks like you have a Lightolier 1129 adjustable reflector trim (see links below). I have experience with Lightlier fixtures, but not this specific model. My hunch is that the weak point is where the trim plugs into the socket cup (see the righthand side of the second page of the IS_1105.pdf below, figures K and L). Lightolier fixtures use a socket cup that clips onto the reflector *and* contains the bulb socket. However, on the adjustable trim (yours), the bulb does not plug directly into the socket cup, but instead plugs into a separate bulb socket which has some leads that plug into the socket cup. My guess is that this might need some retightening (by hand). By the way, you can probably twist and pull the entire fixture out of the ceiling (it's held in by friction clips around the perimeter). The fixture will be somewhat L-shaped, so it won't be a straight-down pull, but will require tilting it at the end. Pulling out probably won't be necessary if it's only a loose connection with the socket cup. ***Here are some good pictures on Ebay showing what the fixture looks like. The fourth picture is particularly good, as it shows the socket that screws into the socket cup. That big hole that the socket wires are coming out of is where the socket cup clips onto the fixture. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lightolier-1129WH-Recessed-Incandescent-Lytecaster-Light-Reflector-Trim-/151437517101?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0amp;hash=item234261212d ****Lightlier documentation below: http://www.lightolier.com/MKACatpdfs/1129.PDF http://www.lightolier.com/MKACatinstr/IS_1105.PDF http://www.lightolier.com/products/index.jsp?CATREL_ID=21031&CAT_ID=24316...See MoreLots of pics of new home empty need furniture
Comments (36)First of all congratulations on the completion of your build. I agree with the PP, take your time. I completely remember the excitement and wanting to do everything right away. We moved into our custom built home 3 years ago. We are just now getting to the point where the key homes feel complete: family room, library, kitchen, dining, master suite. I haven't even touched the basement or secondary bedrooms yet. The few items I rushed to purchase in the first 6 months are the only ones that I regret. The idea of an interior designer is a good one. Most will give you an overall plan and you can purchase pieces over time. Here are my ideas: Do not touch the formal dining right now. Iwould focus on the family room. I'm not sure a sectional will work bc you have traffic coming into the family room for all sides. I would probably do a sofa facing the fireplace and chaise along the window wall. Do you really want a rug under you kitchen table? For your family room, start with the rug and then pull your colors from there. I think 9x12 would be a good size. Your home is quite traditional but it seems like you lean towards a transitional style. I second some of the vendors suggested so far: crate and barrel room and board west elm Mitchell Gold Lee industries Oly studio Ethan Allen Ballard design Also, look at vintage/antique pieces. Especially for case goods like end tables, sideboards. 20K is a good budget. Personally, I tend to mix high and low. If you have a few key splurge pieces, it will raise the whole room to higher level. Good luck and enjoy the process!...See MoreNew house lots of plants -help
Comments (3)1. Astilbe 2 & 3 too indistinct to see detail 4. Sumac species - possibly. Or Aruncus. 5. Does it smell of Chrysanthemums? If so C parthenium, Feverfew. 6. too indistinct 7. Ranunculus but too indistinct to id more precisely. 8. too indistinct 9. Baptisia would fit...See MoreNew house lots of plants help -2
Comments (1)Last one is Aurinia saxatilis. I can only see 4 photos and 1 - 3 are not very clear....See Moremillworkman
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