Let there be light / Dining room Before and After

Our dining room was an interesting

project...

There was absolutely no light in the room 

(except for the natural light from outside coming in)

Thanksgiving dinner was over candle light,

and Christmas tree light which was 

awesome....but eventually the tree

had to come down.

So we hired an electrician to install

some lighting!

I found a light at lowes that was

75% off (YAY)

as the electrician began to do the install,

he cut into the ceiling and found old

electrical wiring

 that had been shoved up into the ceiling and

drywalled over...(?)

Why would you ever take down

a dining room light and cover up the hole?

A DINING ROOM NEEDS LIGHT!

Any way, he fixed the wiring and

put in a new electrical switch,

and voila!

Let there be light!

The Dining room still needs some color 

on the walls,

but until than I think it looks pretty good

COST BREAKDOWN:

curtains: $28

curtain rods: $24 ($12x2)

Clock: $29

Frames $36 ($9x4)

Cynthia Rowley wood rack $12

Light fixture: $44 (reg price $179)

Total $173

Before we did anything!

After...notice the change in  season thru the window

Before the nasty curtains were taken down (Fall)

After the clean curtains were put up (Winter)