Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Lights, Camera....Action?

I decided to start researching light fixtures. Again. I looked all over the net when we were first planning on building and decided on finishes, fixtures, prices etc, of our dream home. But when things got put on hold it was all just too painful to think about so I stopped the planning/daydreaming stuff. It was like a book I put back on the shelf and never looked at again.

But now of course...I need to start again. Take the book off the shelf, dust it off and see what aspects of planning still apply. My tastes are still the same so the style is the same. But now I am trying to do things even cheaper than before.

The first thing I wanted to look at was lighting. I wanted to start small and simple. Then work my way up to the big stuff like stove tops and fireplaces.

So there is a long-running joke between my husband and I about light fixtures. You know those ceiling mounted lights that you find in closets and hallways? Like this:



Well I think we will need about seven of those types of lights give or take. So nothing to expensive of course. And NO NIPPLES. That's right. Look at that light again. I hate that little nipple they put on it. Just go google ceiling mounted light fixtures and you too can browse ALL the different types of nipples they make. Geez! I mean I think some of them are actual molds of actual boobs!!
So here's more of what we'll be using. That's right...no nipples here people...nothing to see.


When I asked D the other day in Lowe's if those lights with the nipples didn't just irk the pee out of him, he responded "well no, but you know how I feel about boobs..."

Huh. Trust me. No nipple lights in the new house. ;) {Oh ps go back and read the title of my post...it's funny right? Action? Get it? Stop!}

6 comments:

Making Creative Memories in Thyme said...

Well, I'm glad you get to dust it off and go back to the life of choices, choices, choices. I'm sure you'll chose the just right fixtures and your dream home will be a DREAM....btw, will the home be finished in time for the new little one?
blessings,
Kim xXx

Meredith said...

We are hoping it would be done that soon, but I doubt it will. My main goal is sometime next summer...

Sarah said...

Ohh Mere I am cracking UP at the lights...we SO call them boob lights! That is EXACTLY what they look like....some one was having a joke when they designed them ya know!
I am so excited for you and your new home! But even more for the new addition. Are you going to ask about the sex of the baby or have it be a surprise?

Meredith said...

Ha! Boob lights!

We are most likely going to find out the sex--I have to wait until the big ultrasound around 20 weeks tho--but that should be around Christmas!

Penny said...

That is so funny. Honestly I've seen lights like that, as a matter of fact I just looked up and we actually HAVE lights like that here... lol, and I have never noticed before. I can't wait to tell my husband about this, and point ours out to him, and see what he says!

{PurpleD} said...

I'm sorry, but I didn't think of "nipple" until you said it ha ha :-)