I finally finished rebuilding our Moe Fiesta pull-down pendant. It doesn't pull down any more, however. The mechanism was worn out and I didn't realize this when I installed it. After about an hour it dropped and just about brained my younger son. I had to re-wire it again and just bypassed the pull down mechanism. It's just as well as these are close to 50 years old and it needs to be safe. Last summer I bought this along with another matching lamp and two recessed light trim pieces.
The other lamp is in the entry. I have been sloooowly working on that area too.
We had a wall like this here but it was too close to the door. You could not stand to the left of the door and open it. So I tore it out and rebuilt it in a new spot. I also made it wider so I could build in shelves. There is never enough storage and I have a million books. You can see the other light there on the ceiling. I've been dragging my feet on the wood finish as I was not able to find a stain I like. I think I've got the right combination for stain now. So I'm hoping this weekend I can get those boards done and maybe start working on...whatever's next. My plan was to build something from the top of that wall to the ceiling. The old wall had some horrible spindles that ran up to the ceiling. I'm thinking something not unlike what the Incredibles have in their house. I think the cat is out of the bag as far as the secret identity thing is concerned so there should be no problem posting this picture. Mrs. I looks great in chenille, no?
I've drawn up several versions of what I want for our little wall. Most of them variations of the above. We have collected some ceramics that would be great in this room but don't really have a spot for them. I guess I need to finish the spot for them. The Incredible's home is my favorite part of this movie. I wish my house was as roomy as theirs is. Of course, I can't just tweak mine with 3D Studio to make it what I want. There you have it, an update of the progress I've made on our house. Almost nothing. At least the lamp is up; I was getting worried I would damage that thing with it laying around in the garage. Happy Memorial Day.
