Lighting

I've managed to spend as much, if not more, time and effort picking out lighting as I did plumbing.  Way too much to choose from!  Unlike the plumbing, I rarely saw the light fixtures in person.  (I'm completely comfortable buying almost everything from visuals online.)  I'm amazed how many fixtures I need--every room has its own pendants or sconces--in addition to recessed lights.  I lost count of the recessed lights at 200.  I brought my vintage rooster chandelier from my old house, but my lighting will all be new--or old, but newly acquired.  First, the new.

This is probably my favorite and most contemporary fixture.  I'd seen it years ago in a neighbor's house and hunted it down.  It's by Paul Ferrante and I'll have it custom-sized to fit my space over my stairway.  My favorite company overall for handmade light fixtures is Lantern Masters.  I'm getting my dining chandelier from them, and also these sconces for my powder room and lanterns for my hallway.

 

These candle-like sconces--from Holly Hunt--are going on my glassed-in porch.  These vintage French Andre Arbus sconces will go in a guest bath.

Here are a few more hanging fixtures.  The first two are antique (bar, breezeway sink), the second two are new (guest room from Mecox, master bedroom from Visual Comfort).

 

And finally, here are my outside lanterns, by Sheryl Stringer.  Mine will be electric instead of gas.  Very simple.  The two over the front (North) windows will have the curly "mustaches".