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Barb ordered some white ceiling
medallions and this shows them partly painted. The "before" image of flowers comes from February 28,
2004 when flowers
were blooming while Barb was painting. |
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The bedroom wall initially had bright
green paint and electrical outlets without covers. Barb painted the walls
white and hung wallpaper before we moved. Then we purchased antique
wall sconces on eBay. |
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Before (left): The living room had a bare bulb hanging
from the open electrical boxes.
Top: We bought a reproduction fixture from Home
Depot that we like better. We also installed a bezel on the ceiling lighting
can.
Below: We painted the room and installed a
ceiling medallion that Barb bought on eBay and carefully painted. Evidently
the gold paint had to be done at least three times to get it to cover
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Before (left): The upstairs
hallway looked bare without a ceiling lamp -- all it had was an uncovered
electrical outlet box. Evidently the prior owners liked the fixture at that
location, and they walked off with it prior to letting the house be
repossessed.
Full disclosure (in July 2008): Several years after writing the preceding
paragraph, I received
an email from Vicki Yeske, (the most recent prior owner who lost the house to a bank
repossession), and she wrote:
"This was my light and yes I took it, but not because of the
house being repossessed. I am enjoying it now."
Top: We bought an authentic pendant lamp from Hippo Hardware in
Portland.
Below: We painted the stairways and installed a
skylight. You can learn more about the skylight on
the Allen house roofing page. |
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Upstairs hallway, Part 1: Anyone for cherubs? We weren't. So we
replaced them with new shades from Hippo Hardware. |
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Upstairs hallway, Part 2: Barb
didn't like the original fixtures, so she bought new replacements online.
We've also repainted, so the setting looks different. Dave never agreed the
change to brand new hallway light fixtures was an improvement for this
historic house. |
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Yet another bare bulb in the walk-in
closet. We replaced it with a reproduction fixture from Home Depot. |
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We didn't need to change the original
chandelier in the upstairs bathroom. |
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We didn't need to change the original
chandelier in the downstairs parlor. |
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We didn't need to change the original
chandelier in the master bedroom. |
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We did not change the entryway
light fixture, but we repainted the entryway, added wallpaper, and put up
moldings with rosettes. |
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This ceiling fan had to go, so Barb found
a suitable replacement at
www.overstock.com. |
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Opinions differ about the kitchen light.
Dave likes it; Barbara thinks it needs to go. Please tell us your opinion. |
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This 9-way floor light was salvaged from
the Sullivan family beach cabin after the
lamp shade became so tattered that people wanted to throw it out. We bought
a new shade at Hippo Hardware and don't have a before photo. |
