the awesome entry light that didn’t work

So. I saw Emily’s light in her office and loved what she did (LOVE her whole office actually),

photo by Emily A. Clark

so when I saw the same one at a local thrift store for $15, I gasped. And thought about where I could use it in our new house.

The entryway! I already knew it would look great with a coat of paint because I had seen the finished product. How often does that happen??

But guess what I didn’t take into consideration?? Our entryway only has 9 ft ceilings and so anyone close to 6 ft tall would bonk their heads on it. Arrrrgggghhhh.

I was so sad. So there it sits and I need to come up with something else PRONTO. The other light fixtures are already hung on the higher ceilings…if anyone local is interested in it, email me! I want to see it go to a good home. gone!

This one was going in the pantry, but I may need to paint it and make it work here. Good rule to live by: measure before you spend 3 hours taping a light fixture off and painting it.

I’ll share some of my favorite entryway light options tomorrow that I also considered, but my lighting budget is depleted, so we’re going to make something else work.

Happy Tuesday~