So one thing we brought with us from our old house was our Ikea candelabra which we had hanging in the dining room. It didn't cost us a whole lot of money when we bought it eons ago but I always loved it. We often dined by candlelight on special occasions like Christmas or New Year's & even Easter. It was a piece I loved & wanted to incorporate into our new house.Only thing with it was that it was powered by candle light only and we needed an electric element to make it work in our new space. Using an existing fixture from the new house (pictured below) & retrofitting it into our candelabra plus a little black spray paint, we got exactly the look we were going for. And yeah it has LED bulbs instead of old fashioned energy inefficient ones!
Light Fixture After
Not the best pic but this is the existing fixture that came with the house. We took the inner part of this fixture and fitted it into our candelabra after spraying it with a black matte paint.
Light Fixture Before 
Another item we brought was our pot rack. Stained it to match the open wood shelves & added some lighting to it. The metal containers on the light fixtures are actually plant pots also from Ikea, We also had these lying around waiting for a purpose so all in all lighting was not a big expense in our kitchen renovation.
Subway tiles have all been grouted now with a light gray grout. New kitchen window is trimmed, painted & now has a ledge. Just a few more minor things to do (sealing the grout, touch up painting, electrical outlet covers) and YAY the kitchen is done! Can't wait for spring so we can take it outside!
It's coming along very nicely Debbie! We had that same candleabra for years on Brucedale! Too funny and very ingenious of you to make it dual use...I'm very impressed! Love the pot rack too. You seem like you're having a blast and it's nice to be able to follow your journey. xo wendy
ReplyDeleteThanks Wendy it has been lots of fun! And good thing we've had lots of projects with this long winter!
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