In our apartment, we have these wonderful high ceilings and not-so-wonderful overhead lights (see pic).
We're hoping that we can hire an electrician (opting not to go for the Russian Roulette idea of doing the electrical wiring on a 100 year old apartment ourselves) and replace the existing lighting with a chandelier in the living room and the bedroom. We've been on the hunt for a good chandelier and have also been shocked by the prices - anywhere from $350 to $5,500. We scoured eBay and Craigslist yesterday, but didn't really find anything that rocked our world. Last night, we headed to Walnut Creek (east of San Fran) to a store called Room with a Past that is only open four times a month(!) and has used furniture at pretty reasonable prices. We scored on two items there -- one is a wine bar that we'll use as our TV console and the other is a chandelier that needs crystals and new lights, but is in working order and the wiring is already modern! The chandelier was only $69 so we were thrilled. Here is a pic of it now...hopefully we'll have a "before" and "after" in a week or two.
As for the TV console, we hope this one will serve us well. We're going to put the DVR and DVD box in the open areas and probably remove the baskets and try to find something with lighter colors so it's not a black blob encompassing that entire wall. The wine bar/TV console was $200, about a fraction of the prices we've seen in downtown San Fran for similar pieces.
More updates to come!
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