A LITTLE LIGHT REMODEL

I'd been wanting to do away with the brass light fixture in our dining room for quite some time.  It was not only looking a little out dated, but it had one arm that never had the bright shiny finish that the other arms had.  Granted, when the light was on it was so bright that you'd never see it.  But of course, I knew that from cleaning it when the lights were off. 

I finally found the fixture I wanted at a price I was willing to pay, so I ordered it.  I knew it would come to us in pieces so we were prepared to assemble it, including hanging over 100 crystals.

Guess you'll have to turn your head sideways since I can't figure out how to turn it, sorry.

                           Here is a picture of the dining room with the original light fixture.

                                       After my handyman worked on it, here's how it looks.

After having a blanket hung over the door in our breakfast nook for several weeks this winter when it was so cold, I decided that I wanted a thermal drapery panel to pull shut when it was very cold or during the hottest days of summer when the afternoon sun bakes us as we eat dinner.  Handyman bought a metal conduit, some finials for the ends, and brackets.  Then he painted them with a special bronze paint.  It made for a very nice looking, inexpensive drapery rod.  I found the drapes on Overstock.com and then bought the rings to hang it from Lowes.  Here is the breakfast nook with the "new" light fixture and drapery panel.

                                                       I love it!  Thanks, Handyman!!