Monday, March 31, 2014

Bathroom Lighting.

I'm a researcher. I can get lost in google for hours, shopping for deals, reading reviews. Ask Steph, he leaves all the vacation planning to me. I can answer all his questions about the destination before we've even been there. Another example? We recently decided to buy a Nespresso.. I read everything I could find about them for a little while. Have any questions? I'm well versed.

So why am I telling you this? Well, because I spent a lot of time looking at lighting and trying to find the "perfect" combination of one overhead light and two sconces for our new bathroom. I found a lot that I really liked and some that I loved. Most of them fairly expensive, isn't that always the way?



In the end, I couldn't make a decision and took the easy route by shopping local. All that time searching and I found something that did the trick right here in PEI (Kent Building Supplies, for those that are curious).



The sconces I chose were both affordable and accessible. I had them bought and up on the wall in an afternoon which is quite satisfying for a girl who does a lot of shopping online and is always waiting for orders. They aren't what I was dreaming of, but at the end of a renovation, you start to be happy with what you can afford. Bathrooms are expensive, in case you didn't know:)



That being said, I need an overhead light to complement them. Currently, we have a light bulb hanging from the ceiling. I was thinking something square to mimic the square bases of the sconces, but apparently that is not particularly easy to find.



I'm also not opposed to something with a little bit of personality either. I'm not exactly sure what I mean by that but basically I'm open to suggestions. My only musts are that it must be chrome in finish and if it's sold online, they must ship to Canada. Which I've discovered, is sometimes half the battle!

Our mirror is being custom cut and I'm anxious to have that up on the wall. Right now, it's a lot of bare white walls! Little by little though.. things are coming together!




9 comments:

  1. Hang in there...it'll be worth it in the end! I'm sure you know that but it's always good to have a cheerleader, right? ha!

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  2. Ship to me and I'll ship to you! Finding the right sconce can be so hard!!!

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  3. i am sure you will find the right piece! i think something pretty, shiny, and round would be great to offset the squareness and give some curve!

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  4. Love these! Is a capiz pendant too much?

    http://www.potterybarn.com/products/capiz-petal-flower-mount-ceiling-fixture/?pkey=e%7Ccapiz%7C6%7Cbest%7C0%7C1%7C24%7C%7C3&cm_src=PRODUCTSEARCH||NoFacet-_-NoFacet-_-NoMerchRules-_-

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  5. We bought our chandelier from Canada Lighting Experts - it took a while but we saved a hundred or two vs what it would have cost at a local spot. Duty and stuff is all included so what you see is what you get. We did a robert abbey "bling" flushmount. Not cheap but we had a hard time finding a good flushmount.

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  6. Good luck with the hunt! Love the sconces you found!

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  7. There are so many amazing lights to choose from online these days. In our current house, I ended up buying three different sets of lights and just trying them out with different mirror combinations until I found what I liked. Union Lighting here in Toronto had a lot of good sconce options (I think they ship). Also - I really like Overstock. They have some trendy globe lights and knock-off modern bubble crystal flushmounts. Sometimes, Urban Outfitters has interesting light options too. Hope you find your dream light :)

    char@marshallhousematters.com

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  8. Love everything about this bathroom reno! I was so happy to see the lights you chose. I picked out the same lights for my sister's new house back in the summer; I'm so proud of myself!;) Can't wait to see the finished bathroom:)

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  9. We have very similar sconces to what you choose and while we went with a rounder shaped ceiling fixture it does have a squared off step down on the ceiling mount which I thought mirrored the square of the sconces nicely. We went with a ceiling fixture from the Feiss Malibu connection and have had really good luck with it. Plus, it was affordable :-)

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Love hearing from you! Thanks so much :)