The electrician has been here quite a bit this week, installing bath fans and new light fixtures.  One of the first fixtures I purchased  for the house was a total score: it was a clearance floor model and the last one left.  At first, I thought it was just too large for my house, and walked away from it, only to realize that it would be perfect for the hallway after we removed the drop ceiling.  I came back and picked it up and am so glad that I did!  It was hung this week and I just love it.

The fixture is by CobiStyle:

As my husband said today, our house is looking more like a home: we have electricity and light fixtures at last.

Yesterday, my mother-in-law and I primed the living room ceiling in preparation for the new fixture going in there.  The primer dripped in my hair and my face and also spattered all over the floor even though we had drop cloths everywhere.  Still, the primer somehow managed to land in the sliver of uncovered floor, which meant we had to stop and scrub the floor about every five brush strokes.  But it's done. That ceiling in particular was in serious need of primer, as a lot of water stains from the leaking roof showed through the plaster.  

Remember this?

I now recall from past experiences how terrible it is to do any work on a ceiling (specifically, the ceiling we wallpapered in our last home…but it did look amazing when it was done).  My mom swore she would never assist me again in wallpapering a ceiling, but these are the stuff memories are made of, right Mom?

Here's the peek of some fixtures installed today:

Also, I think I finally found the kitchen cabinet hardware: