Last week, I wrote a blog about The World’s Most Beautiful Light Fixture, purchased from a quaint little antique store in Pheobus (Hampton).
When I purchased that chandelier, I noticed that the store also had two matching sconces. They were just stunning, and a perfect complement to the chandelier, and yet there was one major impediment: I didn’t currently have any sconces in my dining room.
As I held the World’s Most Beautiful Wall Sconces in my quivering hands, I thought about this hard truth:Ā If I purchased these two beauties, I’d have to hire an electrician to install wiring for sconces.
More money. More hassle. More aggravation. More work.
Drat.
I put the sconces down and walked away.
I didn’t get very far.
I returned to the sconces and stroked their cool, coppertone-colored cones. I sighed softly as I pondered their magnificent beauty, once installed and fully illuminated. I closed my eyes and pictured them sharing their light and warmth with the world.
I couldn’t stand it. Plus, I couldn’t bear the thought of separating them from The Mother Ship.
I asked the shop dealer if he’d be willing to make me a deal if I purchased all three items (chandelier plus two sconces). There was some haggling and we settled on a price – $230 for the lot of it.
Yesterday, the electrician came and the sconces were restored to life and light.
Beautiful doesn’t begin to describe it!
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To read more about The World’s Most Beautiful Light Fixture, click here.
To read a blog about 1950s kitchens, click here.
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Lovingly nicknamed, "Jupiter Two" this is the chandelier I purchased last week when Cynthia and I visited a little shop in Pheobus.
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It was Milton who observed that the new light fixture looked a bit like Jupiter Two (the spaceship the Robinsons flew in "Lost In Space").
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Jupiter Two and the Twins! Together again, and connected with LOVE (and 120 volts)!
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They look right at home, don't they?
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I learned that these are called "Bow Tie Sconces."
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And I love the fact that they cast light in two directions. Very practical.
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They even look good when they're sleeping!
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The electrician had a young helper named "Tommy." When Tommy first saw the sconces, he said, "Whoa, they're like antiques!" And in a flawed attempt to point out that they were not *that* old, I said, "Well, they're from the late 1950s," and he said, "Wow, they really *are* antiques!" I almost found myself saying, "Young man, that means that *I* am an antique!!"
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I also had this wall sconce installed on the other side of the dining room wall (in the hallway) to light up this notoriously dark space. This $10 Lowes fixture is just saving a space for the other bowtie sconce - that I hope to find SOON!
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So pretty!! Now, to find some 1950s wallpaper! š
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To read more about The World’s Most Beautiful Light Fixture, click here.
They really DO look really cool. I’m glad they are all still together.
The Stickley Sideboard seems out of place with the new light sconces.
I know you’re busy so I’ll stop by and pick it up in hopes I can find it a good home. š
They look great! Can’t wait to see them in October!
Why do you need to find wallpaper? Just paint your walls like you did on the other rooms.
Hi Dale,
I’m hoping to find something aa little more elegant for the dining room! š