Well, it is true - I failed. But as Mr. Churchill suggests I have not lost enthusiasm, instead I gained some knowledge and even some confidence. So what did I fail at? The light. The bathroom light I recently told you about. No, I did not burn down the house. As a matter of fact the confidence I gained comes from the really good job I did installing the light. It turns out it was just a bad design choice.
You see, I am not thrilled by the basic 2 or 3 bulb vanity lights. The design just doesn't appeal to me. So I reached outside the box by ordering this galvanized outdoor light from Lamps Plus.
And I still love this light. But see here is the problem.
No, I didn't lower the ceiling and cut off the top half of the room...that is the lights doing. I mean it is obvious now. A light bulb with a non-translucent shade aiming straight down well gives you light shining straight down. Darn it. And no, there is no other light in the room so it just doesn't work.
So it may go back in the box to be shipped back to Lamps Plus or we might just keep it because we really do like the light. We shall see. But in the mean time I made a new purchase and although it is exactly what I didn't want I have come to the conclusion that function sometimes needs to out way form. And it doesn't hurt that I found something I actually really like.
It is almost 3 times more expensive then the first light (uggg) but it will look fabulous, especially with the other fixtures we ordered (that just came in yesterday!). So the Campaign Triple Sconce from Restoration Hardware won out in the end. And at the very least now I know how to install it when it arrives!
