$5 entryway light!

Do you remember sassy brassy in my front entryway? She’s been needing to come down for a long time now, but I haven’t found anything I’ve loved to replace her with.

Last week on my way back from Blissdom, I was sitting in the Charlotte, NC airport (love that airport because: free wifi!) waiting for my delayed flight and so I ventured onto Craigslist and found a seller in my my city getting rid of a bunch of brass fixtures for $5 each. This one caught my eye:

Girl, why are you looking at brass fixtures when you are trying to get rid of sassy brassy?

Because the shape (not the brass) kind of reminded me of these from PB:

Aw yeah…you know what I’m thinking. So, I emailed the seller and wondered if I could come the next day to pick it up. She said I was the first one that had called…wonder why?? :)

My trusty assistant and I took the screws off the bottom, removed the glass,

and then gave it a little oil rubbed bronze action out in the garage. {don’t forget to spray the screws that you just took off!}

If you’re having trouble finding either of these (my Walmart hasn’t been stocking them lately) guess where I found a bunch?

K-Mart! Who woulda thought?

This was the first light fixture I installed completely by myself, without my husband. It was very basic, everything was in place from the last fixture, so I gave it a go. I made my kids go in their room and shut the door when I turned it on in case it blew up.

It didn’t.

Yay!

As you can see, I left the glass out for a more casual look. Would you put it back in?? I go back and forth.

Love the price though:

$5 for the fixture

$3 for the spray paint =

$8. Wahoo!

Girl, why aren’t you working on the kitchen??

Because I’m doing an oil based primer and I have to do it out in the garage and it’s too darn cold. Drying takes forever. My husband said he’d help me when he has his spring break, so for right now, it’s on hold. But believe me, there are plenty of other projects to work on.

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oh, and P.S.!

Deal Alert at Home Depot! Behr Paint Brushes, Roller Covers and Applicator Kits are all 75% off using code BEHR75! Now, you do have to pay shipping (this deal is online only), but I got a bunch of new pro brushes, rollers, and a starter set for $20. Since there is going to be lots of painting going on around here…

{no affiliation with Behr or HDepot…I wish!!}

Happy Painting~