Wednesday, August 26, 2009

NYR#15, Swing Arm Lamp Installation

Although I love many aspects of our bedroom, the lighting on our bedside tables has never been one of them.
I've always wanted a pair of swing arm lamps, but I could never find any I liked that were cheaper than $75.00 each and I wasn't willing to spend that much money.
But I kept looking because the state of our bedside tables kept bugging me. What? You don't think they looked that bad? Let's take a closer look, shall we?
Fix was reading by the light of a clip-on lamp he bought before he knew me.
And I kept a weak spotlight and a travel reading lamp on my side to help illuminate my late-night reading.
Then, last week, my husband (Thank you thank you thank you honey!) found the most wonderfully perfect swing arm lamps at HOME DEPOT for $35.00 each!
They are the perfect size, shape, color, etc. for our room.
By the way, I have listed this post as an NYR because I installed them all by myself.
After I hung them, I stood and looked at them for a good 5 minutes straight. Since then I've been walking around with a goofy grin on my face. I just can't help it.
My name is Rachel. And I'm addicted to my new swing-arm lamps.

6 comments:

suburban farm said...

Wow, those really make the room come together.

ChrisandMissy said...

Fantastic! They are a *touch* more classier... and I can't believe you installed them yourself.

Fix said...

That last picture looks splendid. I wonder who lives in that room?

us. said...

hot.

Maryann said...

You wouldn't happen to remember the brand of those great lamps? They look fabulous and I've been going crazy looking for a swing arm with a drum shade!!

Misty said...

this is exactly how i feel about our new dining room chairs! lol