Hey Guys!

One thing I've gotten to do in this whole bathroom remodel that I haven't gotten to do in any other space is choosing lighting! I've made overhead lights for two other rooms I've designed. And the living room didn't have any hardwired lamps. In the bathroom, we are replacing the dated 80's vanity lighting. I've seen fabulous makeovers for these exact lights, but I just didn't want to mask a "problem" in this space. Choosing new sconces to flank the mirror were a given for us and our situation.

Wish List/Blows The Budget Lighting:

Heirloom Wire Guard Aged Brass Wall Sconce $320	Stratford 11” High Wall Sconce $386	Artcraft Legno Rustico 12" High Dark Pine Wall Sconce $210
Pelham Collection 11" High Wall Light $300	Sonneman Chelsea 14" High Satin Black Edison Sconce $180	Taj Collection 11 3/4" High Antique Brass Wall Sconce $272

But, considering we're totally human and we're working within a very real and very tiny budget, I have a second wish list of lighting I'm considering. If you're already following me on Facebook, you hopefully saw my call for your help in making a decision on our lighting last month. It was so helpful because it got me thinking about a lot of things I hadn't considered, but it also made my decision harder because you guys had good arguments for lights I was thinking of pulling off the list.

 Wish List/Total Reasonable Pricing

Hinkley Collier 17" High Heritage Brass Wall Sconce $99	Quoizel Edison 4" Wide Western Bronze Wall Sconce $99	Congress 13 1/2"H Clear Glass Oil Rubbed Bronze Wall Sconce
Kichler Braelyn 9 1/2" High Olde Bronze Wall Sconce $107	Feiss Urban Renewal 10 1/4" High Rustic Iron Sconce $80	Congress 13" High Clear Glass Oil Rubbed Bronze Wall Sconce $149

*Money Saving Alert: If you're totally loving the Artcraft Legno Rustico Dark Pine Wall Sconce, the Quoizel Edison Western Bronze Wall Sconce is SO similar and half the price. Mount it onto a piece of wood stained in a similar tone and you've saved yourself dollar dollar bills, y'all.

There are a lot more Oil Rubbed Bronze options in the budget friendlier choices. I'm pretty much right on the line as far as which finish I love more. True Story: I actually had made a decision on the bathroom sconces. But when I went to put in the order they were discontinued! Why?! It's actually the last lamp shown under the "totally reasonable pricing" lamps. I just had to have it in that brassy finish. It's now only available in oil rubbed bronze and chrome. I just don't completely love the lamp in those finishes. So the hunt continues...

Up to this point I've made little progress to show! Completing this task in a mere 6 weeks is looking unlikely. A disappointing craigslist exchange left us 2 days behind schedule with the new tub installation. But that was both a blessing and a curse. We've got a much nicer one that's deeper now. It's this one from Lowe's if you're interested in checking it out.

So far everything is coming together beautifully. At least everything looks very well coordinated and beautiful laying on the floor in the corner of my living room. My contractor is really wonderful and hard working so even if we miss the 6 weeks, it'll be very soon after.

There are loads of showstopping pieces in the space, but I think a subtle and beautiful detail like lighting can really tie together lots of eye catching elements and help make them make sense. That's what it'll do for us in our space. Lighting can also be the show stopper. So if you're working with a bland space that you're wanting pretty a pretty instant upgrade in, check out lighting. It's easy to swap lighting out and just skim above and you'll see possibilities are endless.

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