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Hallway Light

Apr 11, 2012 By Layla

We’ve had this hole in the ceiling in our hallway for, oh…let’s see…maybe, like, two years?

After we painted the ceiling, we just never got around to installing a light, and to be honest, we’re not really “overhead light people”, so we didn’t even really miss having one there. But, ever since I got my Notebook app, I’ve been on a mission to cross something off my “House” to-do list every couple days. The first task on my list was “install light in the hallway”, so I made a trip to Home Depot and picked up this little guy on sale for under seven bucks…

(Hampton Bay Classic Collection – Acorn Ceiling Fixture)

It was the right width (we need to be able to open that ceiling vent up there to change the air filter), but it wasn’t the right finish, so when I got home from the store I hit the base with a little white spray primer and a little white spray paint…

It’s nothing fancy-schmancy, but neither is our little cottage-that-could, so I thought it would work just fine for a light that probably won’t even get turned on- ha!

There was four too many wires sticking out of that hole in the ceiling though, so we had an electrician friend come and hook it up for us- and after I took this crazy, fish eye-ish photo of it…

…I happily checked that sucker off my list!

Big up’s to the iPhone Notebook app for lighting my fixer upper fire- ha!

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  1. The Mrs @ Success Along the Weigh

    Apr 11, 2012 at 10:04 am

    Cute, simple and DONE baby!

  2. Krystle @ Color Transformed Family

    Apr 11, 2012 at 10:12 am

    I knew when I saw the box that you would the paint the base. White was a good choice… it sorta helps the light blend in with the ceiling. Looks like you have plenty of light evening without a fixture. No wonder it took you so long to fix it!

  3. Baileywife

    Apr 11, 2012 at 10:17 am

    Yeah for the CHECK of your LIST!!!! Still working on mine…….*sigh*

  4. Alison

    Apr 11, 2012 at 10:33 am

    perhaps I need that app to get my asp moving on my checklist!

  5. Sunny

    Apr 11, 2012 at 11:24 am

    I am just relieved to know that I am not the only one that has to-do’s on the list for like years! Looks great.

  6. Necole Kell

    Apr 11, 2012 at 11:46 am

    I like that fixture. The glass is pretty.

  7. Vanessa Champlin

    Apr 11, 2012 at 12:01 pm

    Layla,
    Did you and Kevin build the storage “bench” that I see under the mirror on the hallway? (In the first picture of this post.) I’m looking for one that won’t break the bank – thanks as always for the inspiration and ideas!

  8. Brooke @ Inside-Out Design

    Apr 11, 2012 at 12:16 pm

    Cute fixture! I like that it mimics the look of the fixture in the next room too.

  9. amy j

    Apr 11, 2012 at 12:45 pm

    Layla,
    Love it & love crossing things off the list.

    My real question is, how on earth do you keep the house so picture perfect? Lately, I’ve been googling “Where does dust come from?” and “How to stop dust from happening.” I’ll let you know if I find some magic solution.

    Amy

    • Layla

      Apr 11, 2012 at 1:23 pm

      Hi Amy!
      I just straighten up before I shoot- ha! Although, I’m sure there is some dust in those pics! 😉

  10. Flower Patch Farmgirl

    Apr 11, 2012 at 12:58 pm

    You’re pure magic.

  11. Kim in MD

    Apr 11, 2012 at 1:01 pm

    You always find the best things! This light is adorable, and so much cuter painted white!

  12. Karen @ The Quaint Cottage

    Apr 11, 2012 at 1:25 pm

    Have I mentioned how much I love your walls and ceilings? Well, I’m saying it again. And that reading room. You rock!

  13. Brittney

    Apr 11, 2012 at 1:30 pm

    I love you house…and I love how cute and simple this light fixture is! PERFECT!

  14. Kristen

    Apr 11, 2012 at 1:45 pm

    Love it. Love what you do to your little cottage that could.

  15. Susan

    Apr 11, 2012 at 2:00 pm

    Uh oh. We just purged our house (closets, hall) of lights that look exactly like that. I always miss the boat on these things.

  16. Lisa @ Lisa's Creative Designs

    Apr 11, 2012 at 2:27 pm

    Oh I think we ALL have projects that are put on the back burner. I know I do! It feels good when you finally scratch it off the to Do list though. I LOVE your walls!

  17. Amy G.

    Apr 11, 2012 at 2:44 pm

    We have that same little light and it’s so cute. It looks great on your ceiling in white.

  18. hello haha narf

    Apr 11, 2012 at 2:57 pm

    i am SO not a fan of polished brass and LOVE that you were all BAM, fixed! so cute and i really should have thought of it before i walked away from a stupid low price on several items. but, now i know!

  19. Queen Mary

    Apr 11, 2012 at 2:58 pm

    Love, love, love the acorn light! I need one for my kitchen! I sent the post to DH to get him on board! Thanks for sharing your brilliance! (pun not intended)

  20. Jennifer

    Apr 11, 2012 at 3:28 pm

    LOVE IT!
    I was just at Home D today picking up THREE lights to fill those holes…Gotta’ love the “checking off the list” feeling!

    Thanks for inspiring!
    J

  21. [email protected]

    Apr 11, 2012 at 4:18 pm

    It’s amazing how much your house has evolved over the past few years. Adorable!

  22. Megan

    Apr 11, 2012 at 4:50 pm

    I’m kind of like you….I’m not sure if I would have been more excited to get the new light up or to cross something off my list!

  23. Annie

    Apr 11, 2012 at 4:52 pm

    It looks so much better with the base painted! I have seen that same light and thought ugh, yet another one with the brassy base and passed it by. 🙂

  24. Bridgett @ The Shepherd's Cottage

    Apr 11, 2012 at 4:58 pm

    Which notebook ap are you using? There are several.

  25. Dana at Cooking at Cafe D

    Apr 11, 2012 at 5:19 pm

    A very pretty vintage inspired design 🙂

  26. Pam Balla

    Apr 11, 2012 at 5:45 pm

    I am off to Home Depot for that little cutie perfect for our new guest bathroom
    Love it
    Thanks for the inspiration
    xxoo
    Pam

  27. Jenny B.

    Apr 11, 2012 at 8:01 pm

    Do you have any tips (or an already posted tutorial :)) on spray painting? I spray painted a lamp base recently, and the finish ended up looking and feeling chalky/gritty. I sanded, primed, and used 2 cans of Krylon gloss spray paint. I don’t know where I went wrong. Anyway, the little light fixture base looks perfectly smooth and shiny, so just thought I’d ask. 🙂

  28. Lisa~

    Apr 11, 2012 at 8:15 pm

    Dontcha love that moment when you realize that something that had been on your list for the past 2 years took 15 minutes and $15 and it was done? Ya gotta love a checklist. Lisa~

  29. SheilaG

    Apr 11, 2012 at 8:22 pm

    Simple & perfect, I love it. Not everything has to be a focal point- then things just get too busy. You always have such a good balance- you must do this for a living or something. 🙂

    • SheilaG

      Apr 11, 2012 at 8:23 pm

      Oh, and I’ve been guilty of adding things to my list that I’ve already done, just so I can cross them off. Sad?

  30. Revi

    Apr 11, 2012 at 9:18 pm

    So much cuter with the white base! Good choice.
    -Revi

  31. Maria @ All Things Luxurious

    Apr 11, 2012 at 9:39 pm

    How cute! I love that little light. 🙂

  32. Susan @ Afford Your Passions

    Apr 11, 2012 at 10:17 pm

    Isn’t it nice when a solution to your “must do list” is so simple and cheap? Yay for crossing off another thing off your list, Layla!

    • Layla

      Apr 12, 2012 at 10:54 am

      YES! Hoping to work on the guest bathroom a little this week too! 😀

  33. sixteen fourteen

    Apr 12, 2012 at 10:38 am

    That is just adorable! Vintage perfection. 🙂

    • Layla

      Apr 12, 2012 at 10:53 am

      Thank you! 😀 Not bad for under seven bucks- ha!

  34. tasha ruck

    Apr 13, 2012 at 8:41 am

    too funny I purchase the same light from home depot two weeks ago and did the same thing; but in Oil Rubbed Bronze! I’m also applying a mercury glass treatment to the glass shade. 🙂

  35. Jen

    Apr 13, 2012 at 9:18 am

    You’ve got such an eye! I’m not sure I would have selected that light, but it’s PERFECT! Love what the white spray paint did to it. The glass is so pretty and simple and the white really shows it off.

    Nice work!
    Jen
    athomeinthenorthwestblog.com

  36. Allison A.

    Apr 13, 2012 at 10:47 am

    That’s cute! And, gotta love the cost. Besides, it blends well with the ceiling and it looks vintage since the glass is knobby. Love it!

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