We have sconces!

It’s been a long time coming but… we have sconces! Yeah! No more horrible ’80s can lights! At some point in our bungalow’s history, someone had the bright idea (no pun intended) of ripping out all of the original lighting and putting huge recessed can lights in the ceiling. Even on a dimmer you always felt you were being interrogated when you were in the living room or den at night.

We’d been looking for something “right” for months. We wanted to go vintage but needed a matching set of four for the living room and another matching set of four for the den—it’s tough enough finding a set of two you like, this was impossible. Then, Rachel discovered Revival Lighting.

After several calls and emails with Dave at Revival Lighting (thank you, Dave!) we decided on The Peyton for the den and The Carlton for the living room. Installing them turned out to be more dificult than expected, but then, is that a surprise? Now we’re on the lookout for some nice lamps to compliment the sconces. It’s always something.

Push Button Light Switches

There were original push button light switches in several rooms when we first bought the house, but they were in bad shape. Rachel and I decided we loved the look and feel of them and wanted to replace them. Rachel found some at Rejuvenation but I noticed “Classic Accents” written on them and a quick search turned up Classic Accents own site. Not only did they sell the push button switches (and cheaper) but also had amazing aged antique brass cover plates with a dark naturally aged patina that I loved. They also have push button versions with dimmer, perfect.

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I called them up and placed an order for switches and cover plates today. The guys were friendly and helpful on the phone, highly recommended.

No Phone Home

Today the phone lines stopped working, in the middle of the work day. No one seemed to know why, but the Sinai Construction crew were hammering and cutting around the phone lines for hours. Of course, when I asked them to look into it they said it was the electricians (who’d been in the attic all day—where there are no phone lines) who broke a line. I explained the impossibility and they suddenly couldn’t speak English. Nice.

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Dave Normington from ADD-TEL Wire Systems was able to get out, make sense of the insane wiring, get things working again, and even add a few more phone jacks. Thanks Dave!