Pieces on Lighting

First of all today, we will continue on some lighting.  I showed you a picture of a hall light in progress.  Here is the light hung.

 

Upon arriving home, I realized that it needed a different bulb and a dimmer switch.  They have both been rectified.  More about this hall later.

 

Let's get back to bathrooms.  Today may be a lot of pictures day.  As again, visual is always the way to go.  The light above is from the late 60's, and is more beautiful that fixtures you can find today.  If you are lucky enough to find salvage places with items from torn down old homes, or vintage lighting, it is ever so much more attractive.

 

The following are some bathroom pictures:  I will start with the lighting.

 

 

This particular chandelier is above the master bathroom bath tub.  You must seek out what you would like, and buy it.  Make sure you have a place for it, or make a space for it.  I have had so many different places wired for different types of lights n the most unlikely places..

 

I love to use different types of lighting, not the traditional types.  If it's different or used in a different way, I love to use it.

 

 

 

This is a pool bathroom.  On the far left is a light made out of copper with enamel.  I will show you tomorrow  as I didn't get a good picture of it today.  The curtain divides the bathroom in half.  It is a pool bath, but you would never know it.  There is the door leading out to the pool.  As I told you before, I think a bathroom should be elegant, gorgeous and suit everyone.  This is what someone might call feminine, but on the contrary, you have so much to see in a small place, that I have been told it is overwhelming.  I also love to put pictures, or pediments above doors.  As below, It is just wasted space.  I hate wasted space.  By the way, this is our pool bath.  The valance changes a simple wood  1' blind into something very eye appealing. The top picture shows only a little of it as there is a shower on the right.  Since there is a shower there, there is a lot of wall space opposite it.  I do not like traditional towel bars.  I know they are a must but I only have one small one in the master bath.  I have hooks and a towel bar on the back of the guest bath

 

 

So you add things that you find.  The fish came from an art fair and the arrangement came from a flower shop.  See the variety of color being used together.  I forgot to tell you, this bathroom has a lavender tile floor, non skid as it comes in directly from the pool, absolutely not my choice, but it is workable with blue, yellow ,green and touches of pink. I also have several different colors of rugs that I change out  every once in awhile, to give myself a different look.  I do change out the art a lot, as I paint something new, I like to look at it.

 

I also hang a lot of art in my bathrooms.  In quite a few magazines lately, they are talking about art.  With all the art fairs, galleries, craft shows, and the like, great art is much more affordable and will last through your lifetime.  Buy WHAT YOU LIKE, DO NOT MATCH IT to something!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Start keeping your eyes open for ideas, they are all around you.  More on baths tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!