Fall is officially upon us, and I for one am beyond ready! I'm not a huge fan of summer. I wasn't blessed being one of those girls who "glisten" when the temperatures spike. My makeup starts running. My hairspray isn't holding. I'm standing in front of my freezer trying not to die. I'll blame it on my Scandanavian roots...
When the weather starts cooling down I want to put an apron on and bake, but my kitchen isn't exactly the happiest of places. Knowing I plan on spending more time in the kitchen I decided it was time to start working on the heart of our home, starting with changing out this crummy ol' fluorescent fixture that was driving me CRAZY.
There is a special place in hell for fluorescent lighting. I hate it. It's unflattering. It's cold. It's sterile. It doesn't belong in my kitchen. So I went off to Lowes in search of something with a bit more charm.
If I could have my way I would have had the wall mount removed in favor of a pendant, but due to the placement of the skylight in the kitchen an electrician would have to shrink himself down to the size of my two-year old to fit in the spot where I wanted the pendant so I decided to stick with a wall sconce.
When I went to Lowes I didn't really see anything in the wall sconces section. Everything seemed to be a little too small, or the wrong finish. (I needed oil rubbed bronze to match the cabinet hardware.) I was starting to feel a little disheartened when I thought I'd check the outdoor lighting, just for kicks. Lo and behold, I saw this baby...
An oil-rubbed bronze wall sconce with a vintage inspired shape, and it was the perfect size. I couldn't stop thinking about how cute this would be over my kitchen sink with an Edison bulb in it. So for just under forty bucks this little guy was on his way home with me!
I got home and made Patrick switch off the power in the kitchen. (Safety first!) We then proceeded to remove the old, ugly fixture, which revealed several layers of old, ugly wallpaper.
Yay!
After the fixture was down Patrick got to installing the new fixture.
It's like night and day difference!
I tried to remove the wallpaper, and ended up having to spackle a lot of the area due to random holes/ missing bits of plaster. So out came the ol' trusty Dap spackle. I LOVE this spackle. You put it on pink, it dries white. It has a great consistency to work with, and is an overall great product.
I like to let the spackle dry for 24 hours before I sand it, but that's because I'm an overachiever. Actually, it's because we have plaster walls and I want to give it the chance to fully dry so I don't end up sanding off our plaster walls too.
With all that being said my kitchen is going to have to get a fresh coat of paint, and I am so over the tan/brown/gross color on the walls.
Prepare yourself for
Benjamin Moore's Nimbus Gray. It's a little bit blue, a little bit gray, and a whole lotta amazing!
Big stuff's coming...
Until next time, hugs, kisses, and warm fuzzies from me to you!
-Victoria
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