The New Foyer Light Is Up!

If you’ll remember, I had to move the light in the foyer. This foyer used to be much larger than it is now, so the ceiling junction box for the light was no longer centered in the foyer.

So after taking that light down, installing a junction box in the correct spot, and moving the wire over to the new box, I used this drywall patch to cover over the hole for the old junction box.

In fact, I didn’t even remove the old junction box because it was a new work box, which meant that it was put in place before the drywall went up. So getting it out would have caused more damage to the drywall, and that would have required even more repair. So I just left the old metal junction box right where it is, stuck this patch over it, and then applied the drywall mud on top.

And as you can see, it still needs to be sanded, primed, and painted. I had hoped to get that done yesterday, but the drywall mud was still wet when I went to bed last night. So I’ll have to get that done this weekend.

But here is the new light, and I absolutely love it!

As it turns out, I won’t have to turn the HVAC intake vent around after all. There’s about an inch of space between the vent cover and the light, so it opens freely without banging into the light.

Of course, I still need to clean the vent cover. 😀 I’m trying to keep the filter changed regularly as I’m still working on dusty projects, but I’m not going to take the time to clean the vent cover until all of the dusty projects are finished. I’m so close!! But I just created one more dusty project with that drywall patch on the ceiling.

This light is from Wayfair (affiliate link), and overall, I really love it. But I would give it about an 8 out of 10 rating for two reasons.

And second, the ring that goes at the ceiling (i.e., the canopy, or beauty ring, or whatever it’s called) is made of very thin metal. I wasn’t pleased with that at all. The rest of the light is well made, but that canopy just feels thin and cheap, like it could bend easily. Thankfully, I managed to get it installed without damaging it. And once it was up, I loved the look of the light. I still need to get the proper lightbulbs for it, and I also want to get a dimmer switch for the light. The only bulbs I had on hand are all wrong and almost blindingly bright, and I only have two of the four bulbs in there right now.

So until I can get the proper bulbs, I’ll just keep the light off and admire it more as jewelry for the ceiling rather than a useful ceiling light.

The good news is that I really like how it looks from every direction. It even looks great with the light in the music room, which I’ll show y’all as soon as I can get the music room cleaned up a bit. 😀 Right now, it’s cluttered with stuff from this bedroom project.

My main concern was how it would look outside the closet, but I think it looks fantastic! It subtly carries that flower motif onto the ceiling, even though it’s not overtly a flower light fixture.

So at least I could mark off one project from my “to do” list yesterday, even if the trim is taking forever.

In other news, I found the fabric that I’m going to use on one of the pillows for the bench in the foyer. And it’s a hand towel! I’ve had these tea towels for a long time, and I happened to have one in my hand when I walked into the foyer from the kitchen. I tossed the towel on the bench, and when I came back to get it, I realized it would be perfect as a pillow cover!

Since the ones I have have actually been used as towels to dry dishes, and they’ve been through the wash countless times, I went ahead and ordered two more new ones to use as a pillow cover. I love how it has the light blue from the closet and pulls that color into the foyer.

So that was a happy accident and a chance discovery. I bought these towels from Werkshoppe, and they have so many cute and colorful designs. So if you’re looking for tea towels OR fabric for pillow covers, you might check them out!