The lighting in our master bedroom is BAD. When we moved in, the only light was from the fan. Since then we have added lamps to either side of the bed which gets used nightly.
Since our house was built in the 70's we also had a weirdly placed electrical box in the ceiling which was once the home to the infamous
swag light.
We decided we could really use a light on the side of the room but didn't want the 1970's feel. I found an expensive light kit at Lowe's ( under $20) and a shade to match our existing lamps ( around $15). We decided we could just run the electric over to be centered above the chest of drawers without swagging anything.
The only glitch was that we had to hang the shade upside down so that the bulb was not visible underneath the lamp. I wasn't sure at first but it has grown on me.
Oh and I was waiting to hang the
Harrigan Sign until after we installed this light so we could judge placement better. So I am happy to announce that it finally made it's way onto the wall!
As you can see, we left the old electrical box for now. We may change this in the future but it really doesn't bother us. Plus, you never know when we'll get all crazy and want a swagged light.
We still have several other lighting projects to address in this room, including adding a splitter to the fan light and adding light to the closet (ours is almost non existent). Funny aside: The lack of lighting in the closet cause the husband to wear two different shoes to work last week! :)
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