lighting

i'll just say it here - lighting is expensive. we've struggled in figuring out ways to make it work yet keep it affordable. thus, 85% of our lighting is A) used or B) ikea.


lighting the workroom has been our biggest challenge yet. having never had such a large workspace, we're just not sure what are needs are, nor any idea of what will go where.  above are the big yellow lights we found at an estate sale months ago.  a couple of sets of florescent tubes are going up, too.



here is the island lighting not yet complete. they're just basic braided cord and exposed sockets. we had ordered antique-style bulbs, but when they arrived, two of the three were broken. bare compact florescents are the placeholders until the re-order arrives. wire cages will cover the bulbs and that will be that.



you gotta love the ubiquitous ikea fado pendants. there is a reason one sees them everywhere - they provide a lot of look for very little money. these look particularly great from the outside lighting up the storefront windows.



ebay was the source for the mini-sputnik above. (another fado is in the background.)

here's a better shot.

it's one of my favorites.



this one is a $20 craigslist find.



this one was procured via the internets.  gotta love sample sales.



in the guest bathroom, we've gone with exterior fixtures as an experiment. why not?


here is another lighting experiment - perhaps gone awry. the fixture above is actually considered a "garage" light (i imagine a very fancy garage with some sort of sexy sports car would be illuminated by such a light). here, it looks a little small. what do you think?