The Crown Jewel

Every good bathroom remodel begins with a chandelier.  Okay, I know that's not exactly accurate.  However, I sort of fell in love with a chandelier and bought it before I even hired a contractor or had a design plan.

When my husband questioned the sanity of that decision, I said reassuringly, "Trust me, honey.  I know about these things, and the chandelier is really a necessity."  Wow!  Where did that come from?  It must have been my upbringing in that huge mansion with all its fancy light fixtures.  Except that the mansions I lived in were actually a 1970 ranch and a 1979 Colonial, and although I can't recall the exact lighting scheme in each bathroom, I do know neither involved anything dangling from the ceiling. 

So I guess my idea that a chandelier is essential in a bathroom must have come from these inspiration photos that I swooned over for months...

Lori Tippins

Brooke Giannetti

When I found my sweet chandelier at a local architectural antiques store, I knew I had to have her and work her into the room.  She has been wrapped up securely in a box in my closet for months, and today she was finally unveiled.  

Isn't she pretty?

I love her as much today as when I saw her hanging from the rafters of the old antiques place.

She is the little crown jewel of the room, and I can't imagine the space without her.  I love that she has a history to her, and that she'll have a long life ahead of her in our home. 

I had originally planned to hang her over the bathtub.  Unfortunately, that is against "code."  I guess at some point, some idiot must have filled up his tub, stood knee-deep in water and decided to change a lightbulb, and now we all have to suffer the consequences :)  

Just remember, if my husband ever asks... yes, it is completely normal to start a major remodeling project with the purchase of an antique chandelier.



(I'm linking to debbiedoos' newbie party.)