Last week, I shared how we replaces a semi-flush boob light in our guest bath. That really just sparked us to replace the remaining two boob lights in the house. One of them was installed in the entryway and its mate in the hallway with the guest bath and 2 extra- bedrooms.
One Saturday I was walking around Lowe's waiting for Tim and spotted this light hanging on one of the displays.
Tim really liked it as well and we decided it would work great for our entryway. See the Oil Rubbed Bronze (ORB) guy below him with the awesome Edison bulb? He came home with us too!
Both lights are buy Allen and Roth. The gold mosaic light was $89 and the Edison bulbed light was $54.
The hall entryway light was a breeze to replace. We simply disconnected the power, removed the old fixture, matched up the wires and installed the new fixture.
The Edison bulb light... not so easy! After shutting off the power, We removed the existing light and found this:
A 7.5 inche hole in the ceiling with paint sticks running across for support. The electrical in this house always seems to hold surprises. Needless to say, our light fixture did not cover the opening. So we went back to Lowe's and purchases a ORB ceiling medallion. This was rather easy to install and matched the finish of our light fixture.
However, because we added the medallion the mounting screws provided with the light were now too short. Enter another trip to Lowe's.
Last night we finally got the light up.
I love the yellow light given off by the Edison bulb. It provides the perfect amount of light for the hallway and the best part is that we know have a boob- light free house!
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