Just bought my first house yesterday. It has all the charm of a home built in the mid-20s and many modern amenities like a new tear-off roof, new plumbing, electrical, heat, energy windows, etc. The original hardwood flooring and gumwood trim is intact but the fireplace was updated to a gas fireplace... not a choice I would have made but it will come in handy should the power ever go out in the winter.
The one thing it DOESN'T have is ceiling lighting. So I went to work furnishing the home with antique lamps.
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This bridge lamp just arrived in the post and I had it rewired and shaded by a local antique lamp company this afternoon. It makes a world of difference in lighting my office.
This one was the last purchase before the one above - a swing arm lamp with the same services performed by the local shop.
This brass table lamp was an antique store find, but I'll be re-shading it when the right shade presents itself.
And this desk lamp was found atop a neighbor's trash can. There's a torn bit of the fabric... which simply means I face that side to the wall. One man's trash...
Lots of miscellaneous purchases for the new home, but the lighting has been the most fun thus far.