Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
Yeah, RIGHT!
Both Justin and I were off work today so it was time to get some things done around the house!
Rather than hanging the stockings by the chimney with care, we replaced our living room ceiling fan and kitchen ceiling fixture. They were LONG overdue for an update!
Here is the ceiling fan that came with the house--it is quite, well, ugly.
And it just threw off the feel of the entire living room!
After making sure we had all the pieces and putting on some comfy work clothes...
We have a much improved ceiling fan!!!
And then we moved into the kitchen...and yup, another ugly light fixture! We had put off dealing with the kitchen light because when we tried to change out the fixtures in the guest bedroom this summer, we discovered the wiring had been done incorrectly. After numerous trips to the hardware store, LOTS of internet research and calling in the professionals, the light fixture was hung one week later.
However, we lucked out and all the wiring was correct! It's not the most unique fixture but hey, I scored two of the "nipples" (as my brother calls them) for $10 and it looks better than what we had :-)
The lighting was one of the last updates to our kitchen. After new paint, new window treatments (I love the bold print), shelving, tile tattoos, etc, the space feels a little more put together. While I'm posting pictures, I might as well show you the progress thus far!
This is what the nook under our counter looked like earlier this summer:
And this is what it looks like now! I wanted to use two boards to create three shelves, but they would have been pretty short shelves and thus nearly impossible to reach anything in the back. Once again, it's better than it was!
For $50, we were able to change up the appearance of our backsplash with our tile tattoos. Because of the age of our house, we were faced with a $500 fee just for having lead-based paints somewhere in the walls. Then it would have been nearly an additional $1,000 to install new tile. Ummmm, no thanks. I think $50 sounds much better!
And finally, after craning our necks all day, we sat down to supper. Thai Cashew Chicken with Sriracha Crab Rangoon! Unfortunately, Justin can't stand nuts in his food so we really had No-Cashew Cashew Chicken. Regardless, it was delicious. Maybe, I'll try posting the recipe one of these days. Until then, HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT!
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