Whew! Riley and I did a shopping marathon and picked out ALL of the lighting for the house today! We stopped by SchoolHouse Electric and like a few things there, but we felt they didn't have the right fixtures for all our spaces. For the sake of simplicity, we decided to get everything from Rejuvenation instead. They have a larger selection and we can get all of our interior and exterior lights there.
Leading up to today, I was committed to using only Craftsman style lighting to stay true to the house, but once we were looking at it, it didn't feel quite like "us". Then, Riley said something that changed our plan completely. It was so simple, "Why not just pick what we like?" So smart. I do like the look of traditional craftsman interiors, but our personal style is much more modern. All of the furniture we have picked out so far is in the mid-century modern style with an eclectic twist. So after debating for a little while and starring at the craftsman lighting section, we decided to throw out sticking to one particular style/period of lighting. Instead, we just picked out the fixtures we like. They still have an overall 1920s schoolhouse feel, but we threw in a couple non-traditional, more modern pieces as well.
Lighting done.
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Saturday, March 17, 2012
Monday, February 27, 2012
Lighting Placements & Tile Inspiration - Week 16, Tuesday
Today we met with Oliver and the electrician to chose the location of all the ceiling and wall lighting. I was a little nervous about this meeting because I don't know the first thing about where an appropriate light placement is. I've never had that option (besides table/floor lamps) before! Oliver was very good at explaining why and where things should go though and we picked all the placements very quickly. I think we will have a good mix of 4" & 6" can lights to cover the areas that will not have an overhead feature light or sconce.
Here is a quick rundown what we ended up doing:
Bedrooms: a ceiling light in the center of the room and cans in the closets.
Bathrooms: can lights over the showers/tubs and wall lights over the vanities. The master bath got a couple additional can lights as well because it is quite large. I would have loved to have a chandelier over the tub or in the master closet, but apparently it's illegal! I was surprised to hear this because many of the designer inspiration photos I have seen have them. Sneaky sneaky....maybe this can be a "after-market" item....
Stairwell: a couple sconces in each upstairs & basement hallway and a ceiling light mount in the center of the upstairs stairwell. It's a 2-story ceiling in this stairwell area so Riley and I are on the lookout for a cool statement piece to put here. Something unique, modern and artsy would be really cool here.
Living room: a center ceiling-mount light, a few adjustable 4" cans to shine on the built-ins
Dining room: a center ceiling-mount light and two wall-mount sconces over the built-ins. That's where I hope to use the lamp shade pictured below. There is a set of two that belonged to the house my Grammie was born in Jerome, Idaho. The house was built around 1915, and they were original to the home. Very cool to take a piece of family history and use it in our own house :) They are solid brass with pink marble glass. I'm going to have fixtures built for them locally. I got a quote for about $50 at Hippo Hardware to "sconcify" them. Not sure if I am going to change the glass or not. I'm not really a pink person, but they are pretty cool.
Kitchen: can lights in the ceiling, 3 pendant mounts over the island, and under-cabinet lighting where appropriate
Basement: pretty much all can lights. We want to keep it as light and bright as possible down here. Also we don't want to sacrifice any of that valuable ceiling height!
With all the "guts" going into the house, Oliver encouraged me after our meeting to start thinking about surface finishes. First on the list is tile. I have developed an addiction finding inspiration any and everywhere. My current favorite site to collect images on is Houzz.com. It's a really cool site where you can place images from other users into ideaboards that you manage and create. Very much like Pinterest for home design.Here is a link to my ideaboards if you are interested in seeing the design ideas I like for the house.
Here is a quick rundown what we ended up doing:
Bedrooms: a ceiling light in the center of the room and cans in the closets.
Bathrooms: can lights over the showers/tubs and wall lights over the vanities. The master bath got a couple additional can lights as well because it is quite large. I would have loved to have a chandelier over the tub or in the master closet, but apparently it's illegal! I was surprised to hear this because many of the designer inspiration photos I have seen have them. Sneaky sneaky....maybe this can be a "after-market" item....
Stairwell: a couple sconces in each upstairs & basement hallway and a ceiling light mount in the center of the upstairs stairwell. It's a 2-story ceiling in this stairwell area so Riley and I are on the lookout for a cool statement piece to put here. Something unique, modern and artsy would be really cool here.
Living room: a center ceiling-mount light, a few adjustable 4" cans to shine on the built-ins
Dining room: a center ceiling-mount light and two wall-mount sconces over the built-ins. That's where I hope to use the lamp shade pictured below. There is a set of two that belonged to the house my Grammie was born in Jerome, Idaho. The house was built around 1915, and they were original to the home. Very cool to take a piece of family history and use it in our own house :) They are solid brass with pink marble glass. I'm going to have fixtures built for them locally. I got a quote for about $50 at Hippo Hardware to "sconcify" them. Not sure if I am going to change the glass or not. I'm not really a pink person, but they are pretty cool.
Basement: pretty much all can lights. We want to keep it as light and bright as possible down here. Also we don't want to sacrifice any of that valuable ceiling height!
With all the "guts" going into the house, Oliver encouraged me after our meeting to start thinking about surface finishes. First on the list is tile. I have developed an addiction finding inspiration any and everywhere. My current favorite site to collect images on is Houzz.com. It's a really cool site where you can place images from other users into ideaboards that you manage and create. Very much like Pinterest for home design.Here is a link to my ideaboards if you are interested in seeing the design ideas I like for the house.
Around town there are a TON of tile showrooms. Two of the most famous being Ann Sacks and Pratt & Larson. After viewing Ann Sacks online, I knew that it would be a place to solely look for inspiration. Their product is amazingly beautiful, but priced accordingly. Maybe a source for a small backsplash?
I decided to give Pratt & Larson a visit. They have a similar price point to AS, but they also have some more affordable options and a bargain/outlet room.
Here are some photos of tile that I really liked from Pratt & Larson:
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| This could be neat for a bathroom floor - 1920's traditional with a twist |
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| Craftsman style |
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| Very 1920's - I don't think this quite goes in our house, but I like it. |
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| Traditional Black & White hex tile |
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| Simple 1" Hex tile |
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| Nice diamond pattern in hex floor |
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| White subway tile dark grout - will definitely use this in at least one bathroom |
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| Calacatta marble hex - I love this! Apparently it's one of the most expensive marbles though... |
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| More marble - I like the combination of sizes for the top tiles |
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| Marble hex tile inlay with rectangle surround & trim - This would be ideal for the master bath flooring |
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| Marble showroom display - Just plain cute! |
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| Close up of the above walls |
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| 1" Carrara marble hex tile under the pedestal sink & extra-large basketweave floor |
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| Close up of basketweave - I love the scale of this. |
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| Close up of hex tile |
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| Fun pattern porcelain - Riley will probably hate this, bit I like it :) |
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| Plus tile - modern pattern with a soft palette |
I didn't see anything I can't live without, but I did get a lot of ideas of how to combine different tile patterns. I also decided that I have to have some Carrera hex tile somewhere. It's so elegant, but it can take on a modern look when paired with the right things.
More to come soon...I'm sure this just one of many tile inspiration trips I will be taking!
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