Still on my mission to spruce up our new digs on a limited budget, I turned to my favorite technique - updating lighting fixtures - to help me modernize some spaces that were just rubbing (and in some cases, "fanning") me the wrong way.
Let's begin in our master bedroom, which housed the biggest, most dated offender. Behold the 1986 brass ceiling fan:
Quite the beauty, eh? Somehow our modern bedding and furniture just didn't mesh with the basket weave inlay of the fan blades.
When I hunted for a replacement I really wanted to hang a dramatic chandelier or a trendy light surrounded by an even trendier drum shade. While I fell in love with quite a few fixtures, there were three problems... 1) all the fixtures I found were not only dramatic in looks, but in price... 2) I have pretty much taken over the house and I don't think the hubs could bear to sleep beneath hanging crystals, which would probably strip him of his manliness as he slept... and 3) both the hubs and I turn into furnaces when we sleep, so having a ceiling fan is the only way to realistic keep cool under the covers.
So now I was on the hunt for a functional ceiling fan that had a trendy, semi-masculine look that still would give me the elegance of a modern chandelier or shade. Easy task, right? I was surprised when I found the solution at Lowe's of all places, for $180... check it out...
This fan is "exclusive" to Lowe's, made by their house brand, thus the low price.
Pleasantly surprised by the lighting selection, I thought it was time to replace these hall lights...
(Which aren't THAT bad, just not our taste and weren't jiving with the rest of the rest of our decor)
Into these:
Modern, different and 80 bucks. Gotta love it.
So today's lesson? Don't stay in the dark and remember what a dramatic impact the right (and inexpensive) lighting fixture can make.
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