The previous light fixture wasn't bad, but it was definitely boring. And since this room is open to the living room, I thought it might be nice to have a little something pretty to look at out of the corner of my eye while on the couch!
Here's the boring before:
Replacing a light fixture is actually pretty straightforward, provided you have your breaker box labeled! I had my sister help me label the box when we was visiting last year (picture me flipping breakers and Taylor running around the house to see what turned off... good times) so it was simple enough to cut the power to the laundry room. After that I just followed the instructions that came with the new fixture.
It took about an hour, but only because I had some issues with the wiring box being pushed too far into the ceiling, which meant the screws provided were too short... but eventually I was able to fix that with some longer screws I had on hand. If everything had been normal, this probably could have been done in 15 minutes.
I didn't take any pictures in the process (I was too mad about the whole thing taking an hour to remember to take pictures!) - but here's the upgraded after:
I hadn't been to much of a fan of drum shades like this before, but for some reason I really liked this one at Lowes and I've liked it since. So maybe my tastes are changing! Still not sure if I like the look of the drum shades on ceiling fans, but maybe I'll be converted to that next (if I can keep up my flossing/vitamin taking well enough to earn some $$ towards new fans!!).
Oh and ten points to anyone who can spot a few future "Dude, Get on That Already" projects in the pictures above. Need a hint? One will involve ceiling paint (I don't currently have any that matches) and the other will make good use of my printer and some photo paper... like I've said, I somehow end up with a lot of unfinished projects...
Anyway, the total cost for this upgrade was around $60 for the light fixture, which was a little more than I wanted to pay, but it makes me happy to see the new light every day. I probably could have found something for cheaper online, but sometimes there are just too many choices online - am I crazy that I sometimes like it that the store narrows it down for me?
And in other news, today I weighed in at 139.4!! So it was a good redemption for yesterday's slight disappointment. And today is Day 100 since I started this whole calorie counting thing, so I guess it was fitting to hit a milestone by finally breaking 140. Here's to hoping the next 10 pounds will come off at the same rate and I can meet my May 12 goal!!
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