Simple Changes

Hey everyone!  I don't know about y'all, but when it comes to diys and home projects, we have to do some prioritizing.  Putting things on the "back burner" is not always very easy for me, but I can usually get myself busy with other things and try not to let little things bother me.  Some times I can even wait until it becomes The Man's idea.  We made a lot of light fixture and ceiling fan upgrades when we first moved into our home, but the only thing that changed in the breakfast room was the removal of a very tacky light and replacing it with this lovely one that had been in the dining room.  It was originally some awful coppery color and The Man spray-painted it when we painted the table and island.  We had also replaced the globes, so it wasn't truly awful, just not what we wanted; but it was not on the priority list.......until last week.  The Man was in Lowe's looking at something else and ended up looking at light fixtures. 

He came home and got me to take a look.  Well, obviously replacing this light fixture had moved up on the priority ladder and I was all for that!

This is what we found, and it's perfect for this small and very informal space.

We are both very happy with how it looks.

The Man was all set to install a dimmer (just because I like dimmers), but we use fluorescent bulbs throughout our home to be more energy efficient, more green conscious, and to keep the heat down -- this is Arizona, you know!  It seems you have to have a special fluorescent dimmable bulb for this to work, and they are expensive.  But, being the sweetie that he is, The Man ordered some.  They arrived a couple of days ago, but they are huge and stick way up above the globe.   I said, "No, those are hideous."  The Man is a bit miffed at me and doesn't see the problem.  How would you feel about that?  Truly, they stuck up about 3" above the rim of the globe.  We could use regular incandescent bulbs, but this is a fixture that is on a lot, and because it is right next to the kitchen, it will get very warm.  I've opted to do without the dimmer......oh well.  And, The Man doesn't stay miffed at me for very long......lol!

We didn't stop with the breakfast room light.  Isn't this a beauty?  We had a matched set of these in the hallway that goes to my craftroom, the guest room and the Mancave.  I tried to ignore these half-moon orbs as much as possible.

Well, I guess it was our day to find light fixtures that we liked, because a set of these little cuties appealed to both of us.

Much, much better!

These were all inexpensive fixtures, but they look nice and that's all that really matters to us.  Sometimes it is just the simplest of changes that can make a big difference.  What simple changes have you made lately?  Please share.

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