Light up my life!
I need more lighting.
On our back deck, there is an old double spotlight with a sensor that is supposed to turn on when it senses movement in the yard. Instead, it only turns on in the middle of a windstorm when we’re watching scary movies late at night. At that point, nobody wants to go to the sliding door and see what might be stirring out there. And even though Joe’s grill is directly below it, he still has to wave his hands right in front of the sensor every time it turns off while he’s cooking.
Because I hate shopping in actual stores, I’m glad I found the internet site Farrey’s that has a huge inventory of home lighting. Using their search options, I found a couple of deck lights that would go well with our somewhat Colonial-style house - ones that stay lit, regardless of whether there are monsters standing on the deck or not. I have my eye on a really pretty but inexpensive Sea Gull wall lamp (no, it’s not a lamp in the shape of a sea gull) that is enclosed with glass on all sides so I won’t have to empty out dead bugs all the time. Hey, I’m a practical girl! In fact, we might be able to move the current on-again-off-again spotlight to the dark side of the house where we keep the trash bins - and where I’m certain I’ll meet death by coyote one night while taking out the trash. How ’bout a little light, wild dogs?
On to my other lighting needs. Remember when we brought home my grandma’s sewing machine? Well, the Big Guy believes the best place for this machine is in the family room, where Jenn, if she ever gets the urge to sew something, can combine sewing with TV-watching so that she never has to miss one of her favorite shows. Can you imagine how that would turn out? Well, never being one to question my DH’s wisdom, I agreed - but the problem is, the only spot for the sewing machine is in a peculiarly dark zone between the dining room and family room. There’s no room for a floor lamp, and the machine is too small to hold a table lamp.
I went looking on Farrey’s for a wall sconce, and found so many cool designs I almost want to redecorate. But I fell in love with this contemporary Minka Lavery wall sconce that matches the venetian plaster-like paint job in our kitchen and the lampshades in the rest of the room. See how easy I’m making it to shop for me? Just remember, there’s only six more months until Christmas!
Published by angelawd on June 27th, 2008 tagged Blogging, Joyful living
June 27th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
Have you thought of a motion sensor light by the trash cans. Very practical.
June 27th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
Yes, that would be perfect! I wonder how hard it would be for non-handy people to install that?