As I move along on a lovely first floor remodel and freshen up, the time has come to choose lighting fixtures which will be displayed through out the house. SO many people would choose the exact same finish for each light, or would be afraid to add a little patina and personality to this level of interior design. Given that this house is a classic Cape Cod style of home, I knew that I would not go the way of too antique or too glittery for the decorative and functional fixtures. It just would not work with the beautiful colors from lovely collection of fabrics that I have chosen to be displayed on the windows.

I think that adding these fixtures and removing the dated ones that are there now will be the finishing touch to the look and the palette that will receive all of the furniture an fabrics later on in the project. I am especially excited about using an easy transformation lighting fixture from Ballard Design that installs into an existing light fixture with out the need to hard wire it into place. While a bit limiting in the selections, the limitation is worth it to add a touch of flair to the kitchen on a design dimes instead of dollars. It is always important to consider where the hard wiring is in the ceiling before lighting fixtures are chosen. Running new lines, or drilling new holes can be expensive to patch up following the installation. I ran into this same problem in the foyer of this home. It is odd, but there is a small pendant light there, totally dated and hanging far too low. To replace with a modern and new fixture would still leave the fixture at an odd height. Instead I have chosen a very modern photographer's track lighting to run in the hall. I can see the family's portraits done by my friend Carinna Raznikov hanging there now, softly lit of course. Their bold black frames and crisp black and white images of a happy family will be the perfect pieces to highlight the Nantucket red that I have painted the walls.