The Alabaster Chandeliers are Up in a Week Filled with Light!

Guys, Oh my God!

How blessed am I to have you! Your comments and stories of love, courage, and immense strength made me gasp and cry. A few of you I wrote privately. Oh, I wish I could answer each of you personally. I am so incredibly touched and grateful.  Truly, thank you for taking the time to not only share your stories but support me as I navigate this health issue.

Okay, other big things are happening, and they’re all fantastic.

My younger son, Aaron, has decided that he needs his family. This has nothing to do with me, but the timing couldn’t have been better. He has reached out to us and is talking. Wasband, Cale, and I are all overjoyed by this turn of events.

Then, on Tuesday, the 19th, I was back at the doctor’s, but this time only for a routine annual eye exam. There have been no big changes there.

In addition, the electricians came to install eight light fixtures.

I found some new LED bulbs that are awesome!

More about that in a sec.
If I had been smart, I would’ve collected many bulbs in the last year or so. This time, I took a chance.

The tubular E26 bulbs in the picture lights are passable, but I’ve never been thrilled with them. When they are turned low, they go gray; mid-way, they’re a little too white.

On Tuesday, I also received the new rug for the den, which I haven’t shown you yet.

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It’s late on Wednesday now, and today was a BIG day.

The rest of the light fixtures were installed, and then my friends Wendy and Cheryl stopped by.

And look what they brought me!

Oh, how sweet of them!

And the little paintings are so charming, too!  But, that note! I am blessed!

Cale is coming from Texas on the 23rd of December and is scheduled to arrive that afternoon, so we’re all set.

You guys are the best. I can’t thank you enough for the best comments ever!

WAIT, Laurel. I know you’re trying to take it easy, but I’m dying to see those alabaster chandeliers when you can.

Oh, sorry. I have them right here. ;]

Sorry about the mess. This was taken at 2:20 PM, near the end of the light fixture installation. Please notice that we changed the hanger for the kitchen glass shade to a semi-flushmount. The identical one is in the entry. It’s so much better! The kitchen looks a bit yellow here but doesn’t look yellow in real life.

The drop of the alabaster chandeliers is 60″, so the bottom of the bowl is roughly 8′-6″ from the floor.

Today, Pedro, who works for Bob Mahoney, did the work.

He did a great job with everything. Bob helped with the alabaster chandeliers and held the latter over the staircase for the lightbulb exchange.

As I said earlier, I found a new LED light bulb on Amazon, took a chance, and bought 24 of them.

They have a longer filament and are a bit brighter. The biggest difference is they have a lightly tinted amber glass surround.

I like these so much better. They are very warm, and my photos don’t capture the beauty of the lighting. They are perfect for those pieces and the milk glass lights, too. I also like them better for the picture lights. The difference isn’t that much when the lights are on all the way, but they never are, and when I dimmed them way down, they went quite gray.

These new bulbs become only slightly gray but never lose all their warmth. They are also a better color match with the incandescent candelabra bulbs in the sconces.

The colors look very close to what they are in this image.

Yes, Pedro helped me put the rug over the pad, vacuum, and break down the boxes.  Oh, it’s difficult to see, but there’s an outlet hidden behind the indoor air handler console. So, Bob got a strip and managed to plug it in and then they attached it to the wall. I definitely need to be able to plug stuff in behind the settee, which is coming back very soon.

Back to the Alabaster chandeliers.

Remember when I was going back and forth about the size?

At one point, I thought the 24″ alabaster chandeliers would be a mistake. Well, no. The 24″ size is perfect, and I’m so glad I went with that size instead of the 30″.

Here’s the den with the new rug. I think I’m going to layer this one with a seagrass rug. The light fixture looks more yellow here than it does in person. Sometimes, getting accurate wall colors and lighting color temperatures in the photos is difficult.

These are all in the afternoon. The evening shots weren’t as good. The alabaster chandeliers do not look this yellow, but the evening shots make them look too white. In any case, they are stunning! The chains are substantial and very rich-looking, too.

So, here’s a big shoutout to Janel Previn at Brass Light Gallery. She’s such a pleasure to work with and took the time to help me get the perfect pieces for my home! They have gorgeous fixtures and not just alabaster. Plus, all their lights are manufactured in their downtown Milwaukee, WI factory.

Finally, we can see that the ceiling color (Mayo Teal) is indeed lighter than the wall color.

Above is a nighttime shot in which the ceiling disappears without the alabaster chandelier. Recessed lights create a strong shadow on the ceiling.

Okay, more light fixtures and furnishings are coming very soon! Tomorrow, Mike Patti, who rewired the sconces, and the electrician who put them up, Chris Bagnall are coming to fix the Anglo-Indian sconces.

xo,

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