Updating Lighting

Finally!  We finished a lighting project.  And, I feel guilty even calling this a project because it’s not at all.  It’s so simple, but it did involve standing on a chair while removing one set of lighting and putting in another, so I figure I can blog about it, right?

As I mentioned before, we procrastinated on changing out any lighting fixtures.  It’s not that they didn’t bother me with all their ugliness, it’s just that there were so many other things that bothered me more.  And, honestly, messing with anything electrical scares me.  Actually, it still does, which is why I feel guilty calling this a project.  I didn’t mess with the electrical stuff at all.  BUT, I do have a project coming up where I will mess with electricity, so if you’re scared of it like I am, hopefully the next project will give you some confidence.

Anyway, we started with this typical light fixture:

Not too cute and pretty standard (and no, we don’t normally have a chair there).

So, while shopping at Goodwill, I came across a drum-type lampshade for $1.50.  I bought it, and put it on one of my re-purposed lamps.  But, I thought it might look cute as a light fixture so I borrowed it to put it here instead.

And literally all I did was take off the glass light cover and screw my lampshade in instead.

I think I want to recover it in a more fun fabric, but for now I’m still much happier than I was before staring at the other light.  So, one down at least 2 more to go.