Solving Our Lighting Problems
Now isn’t exactly a good time to be obsessed with this, but I can’t quit thinking about ways to get more light into our living room. There’s only one light fixture in there, and there’s a whole side of the room that is very poorly lit. I’ve known that I eventually wanted to do something about it since we moved in, but for the past week or so it’s been absolutely driving me nuts.
What I’d like to do is put another fixture in the ceiling over there. We’re planning on replacing the cheap tile on the ceiling with sheet rock anyway, so if we do it at the same time it shouldn’t be too hard. But that probably won’t happen until at least next year. So I’d like to come up with a temporary solution in the meantime.
My first thought was a tall floor lamp. My mom has one, and it throws out quite a bit of light. But the optimal place to put it would be in the corner next to the front door, and there’s no working outlet there. Hmm.
I wonder if wall candle sconces would put out enough light to suit our needs? Maybe if I could find a couple that took several candles and were mirrored, it would add enough light to be able to see fairly well over there. And I could get nicely scented candles to go in them and make the house smell good in the process.
I’ll have to check the yard sales for candle sconces. If I can’t find any there, maybe I’ll save my pennies and buy some nice ones later on.
