let there be light

4/23/2011

Of course, the fun part of a renovation is decorating. We're not nearly there yet, but I've already made a trip to my favorite lighting store: PW Vintage Lighting in Great Barrington. We don't need many fixtures. We plan to keep the simple brass mounts that were installed on walls and ceilings in 1915, when (luckily for us) there wasn't much choice in fixtures. How surprised the householders who installed them would be to discover the price those fixtures fetch today!

We do need more light in the center hallway, however. Adam, PW's excellent proprietor, sent me home with this arts and crafts candelabra on approval. Our friends Tom and Karen help decide how it looks. Imagine persuading a store clerk in the Bowery to let you take home a fixture and try it out before paying.

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