The chandelier in the foyer is gone and in it’s place is some serious bling! But, as usual, there were some mis-steps on my part before arriving to the final light fixture. Here was what was originally in the foyer:
It’s the Belora Chandelier from Pottery Barn and I loved it when I got it but I’m an idiot and didn’t take into account that our ceilings are low, so it ended up hitting anyone in the head who was over 5’9″. Luckily, my family consists of short people, but when “normal” people came over, we always had to warn them to watch their head. And in the case of the kids’ piano teacher who comes once a week and who is tall, he hit his head on the thing just about every week even with the warning!
It was also too wide and when we opened the front door, the door banged into the light. About half the time, the really heavy crystal balls would fall off when that happened and either land on the ground (“whew”) or land on someone’s head (“sorry….”). What a way to welcome guests into your home, right! “DUCK and try not to break our chandelier!”
See the heavy, concussion-causing, crystal balls?!
So, I knew that I needed something that was either flush against the ceiling since the ceilings are low, or maybe semi-flush if it didn’t hang down too low. I went to Lamps Plus online and found a light that I thought might’ve worked, but as my husband ALWAYS points out, I’m really good at getting things right the second time around. So here’s what didn’t work:
It was super easy to install but I didn’t like it because it didn’t go with the “theme” of the foyer… It was too modern whereas, the foyer, and really the whole house except for my husband’s traditional office, is eclectic. It was a nice fixture and I liked it but I just didn’t like it in MY house.
I went back to Lamps Plus because their selection is huge , their prices are reasonable, and I knew I’d find something else when I came across this light for about $300:
It was love at first sight! It’s a little fancy because of the crystals but it’s also eclectic because of the “cage” around the crystals. After a quick 20 minute installation, viola!
See how well it goes with the dentil detail in the crown molding? And, I love how I can see the light from the two mirrors in the living room. It also puts out major wattage since the bulbs that came with it are halogen so when it’s turned on, the entire foyer is bright, bright, bright!
This is a picture of it looking up which I did a lot the first night I installed it because it was mesmerizing! Also, when the light’s on, it makes a pattern on the ceiling that is an extra little plus:
Now everyone’s happy, my piano teacher with the soon-to-be lump free head, the kids because they love the pattern the light makes, my husband because of the price, and me because it really is a beautiful light!
