Did I screw myself over with my wall sconce placement?
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Are these wall sconces in the wrong spot?
Comments (18)Hi, If the GC changed from ceiling fixtures to sconces, you should have a CHANGE ORDER and it should have been signed by you BEFORE the change was made. This is a CUSTOM home, right? In additon, you absolutely should have been consulted as to the position of these fixtures. Nip this kind of unilateral decision-making on your GC's part immediately. Tell him since you weren't consulted as to the position (as in an electrical walk-through)of these new sconces, he will need to move them at his expense. Don't pay him one red cent, or you are setting a dangerous precedence for him to make decision for you and then make you pay when they aren't the decisions you neccesarily would have made. We went through the same miserable things and it can get worse - believe me. . . . Good luck. Let us know how this one turns out....See MoreWhere to position bedside Wall Sconce?
Comments (18)Ok, I think I'm going with centred over the night tables! I did some experimenting with bulbs and heights and should get enough light if they're in that location. Thanks everyone for your pictures! Beagles, the room I was thinking of painting blue is smallish, orthern exposure, very little light. Sigh. Oh well, the nice thing about being in the military is you get to move a lot! Maybe our next house will have a suitable room for blue? Cyn, thanks for the link! Annie, the lamps are going in the room you suggested usimg BM bone white as a trim color--I love it! Once the lamps, pictures & curtains are up, I'll be able to post pictures!...See MoreNo hood... How about a sconce over my range?
Comments (52)Just wanted to add one more thing I noticed today. Background: I have white liners in all my cabinets. We use the range hood fan 99.9% of the time. We have a 30" electric range with a low cost 30" fan that exhausts outside. I fry things occasionally, DS fries eggs every day but has the fan on high. Today I noticed that in a cabinet close to the range....the white liner has discoloration around where drinking glasses sit. It actually is darker the closer to the range. What does this mean? That even with using the exhaust fan 99.9% of the time dirt particles are getting inside my cabinets closest to the range! Exhaust fans do matter. Yes, you can live a healthy happy life until you are 105 without a fan but particles of stuff WILL go somewhere. If it not for the liners being white I would not notice. I have dark cherry cabinets that I wipe down somewhat regularly so haven't noticed anything there but obviously there is still grime floating around. My lesson to myself and others if you care..... Next time get a hood that extends 3" on each side of the range to increase the capture area. Get a higher quality exhaust fan. Now I feel compelled to clean out all my cabinets which isn't really a bad idea....See Morehelp needed with use/placement of sconces by bed
Comments (12)Jill, sounds like you’re an artist so you must be creative/ crafty, yes? How about repurposing or up cycling the sconces since you haven’t found a place to use as is? Take both rings off & hang horizontally as part of wall arrangement or above that back door bench? Or use as is in an outdoor protected or covered area with solar candles? A Google search for repurposed wall candle sconces received some interesting results. BTW, I agree with the suggestion of lowering, just a bit, the art on wall with door but I don’t think the art over your bed is too big. The scale balances with headboard size. I don’t dislike the image of morroccan mirror over side table but I wouldn’t do it as detracts from art over bed, will be cluttered when you add lamps, the 2 side tables may be different sized so symmetrical look will be messed up & mostly will be just too cluttered & over decorated. I did like the blue throw over bed to add some color. All these different opinions is what makes things interesting & sparks new ideas!...See MoreKW PNW Z8
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