Let There Be (Pendant!) Light
Morning friends! I’m so super excited to share- we finally got pendant lights installed in our kitchen! YAY. I know this might not seem like a big deal on the surface, but trust me- after 18 months we are finally moving into the decorating stage of our kitchen remodel! So much more fun then plumbing and installing cabinets in my opinion! We chose these sea foam green pendants from Ikea- I absolutely adore them! Our wonderful friend Coby (who is a ridiculously creative, talented web designer/photographer/artist- check out his work here) came over to hang out one night and graciously decided to help Scott with the installation. There are few friends in the world that I would literally trust Scott’s life with- when you’re doing electric work someone, you are basically doing that in my mind. Coby, you made the cut. Congrats! 😛
Since the pendants are actually plug-in lights, they had to cut open the wire and splice it to the electric box in the ceiling, using a conversion kit we picked up from West Elm. I served as safety inspector/photographer of course! 🙂
After the lights were wired in, the light cover had to be screwed on. This made for a fun situation- Scott held the cover in place, while Coby screwed it in. Hilarity and jokes ensued. The guys are now very close. 🙂
I am so thrilled with the results you all…especially when you compare it to the before photo…and the one ugly light that was there before instead of the beautiful pendants/potlights. Let’s take a look shall we?
Muuuuch better. YAYAYAY….it’s finally all coming together! 🙂
And thank you x 109090 to Coby for his time/help/friendship. He and his wife are such gems to us. We truly love them!
Have a wonderful day! 🙂
Tania Griffis is an accomplished writer, blogger, and interior designer with a Journalism degree from the University of Oklahoma. She started her popular blog, Run to Radiance, in 2011, demonstrating her design expertise through the personal remodeling of six houses to millions of readers across the globe.
Tania also owns The Creative Wheelhouse, a respected ghostwriting agency for bloggers, further showcasing her talent for creating engaging and informative content.
your new kitchen looks absolutely gorgeous! and the pendant lights – love them — but i might love the photographs that you took even more… such good pictures of.. light hanging. whoda thought? hehe. how long did the kitchen remodel take you?
We started the remodel in August of 2012!!! So a L O N G time…there’s a light at the end of the tunnel though! To be fair we were also working on the living room, dining room and guest bath 🙂 Now we are half way done!
I really enjoyed helping you strip….cables. 🙂
Seriously, you two are dear friends to Val and I. Thanks for letting me help out and for the free drinks! I look forward to more construction projects with you guys.
Haha you did a great job stripping and screwing…light fixtures 🙂 You are such a gem! We will have plenty more projects in the future! 🙂
WOW- I can’t believe this is the same kitchen. It’s looking so good!!
And I agree- you take very nice photos! I bet you’ll be glad to have your house back- but nice work capturing the progress 🙂
Wow, what a dramatic before-and-after! I LOVE the lights you chose. It’s lookin’ SO SO GOOD!
Love this pendant light but love the bottle of beer on the counter WHILE putting it up even better. 😉