I have admired many kitchens in blogs over the last few years. Some kitchens are timeless, inviting and beautifully done. But some do mimic many others and though are nice, they are very trendy.
I love pendant lights, but swore that when able to remodel our next kitchen I would not put in the same RH pendant lights that too many other eager kitchen remodeling owners have hanging in their homes. I wanted our light fixtures to be unique and antiques that have been recycled. There is plenty of fabulous old stuff and artifacts sitting around this country that can be put to good use.
I did not want cheap imported light fixtures, nor any of the over priced foreign made ones that are being sold in every popular lighting and home furnishing store across the country. I wanted to give some older American made light fixture remnants a new life that can be enjoyed for...
many years to come.
I love pendant lights, but swore that when able to remodel our next kitchen I would not put in the same RH pendant lights that too many other eager kitchen remodeling owners have hanging in their homes. I wanted our light fixtures to be unique and antiques that have been recycled. There is plenty of fabulous old stuff and artifacts sitting around this country that can be put to good use.
I did not want cheap imported light fixtures, nor any of the over priced foreign made ones that are being sold in every popular lighting and home furnishing store across the country. I wanted to give some older American made light fixture remnants a new life that can be enjoyed for...
many years to come.
Pendant Light #1
The first light fixtures parts came from two separate internet shopping sprees.
After endlessly searching till midnight (for several weeks) I found this heavy 14 inch wide by 12 inch tall, Plume and Atwood thick vintage milk glass light shade on ebay, which is over
100 years old!
After endlessly searching till midnight (for several weeks) I found this heavy 14 inch wide by 12 inch tall, Plume and Atwood thick vintage milk glass light shade on ebay, which is over
100 years old!
(above photo's taken by the seller)
I saved it in my watch list for a couple of months while we looked for a town home, and like a nut I continued to search for the perfect style because I was not believing that it was to be
"the one"
Seriously, I was lucky that someone didn't snatch it away from me.
Did no one else want it? I guess not (smiling)
Seriously, I was lucky that someone didn't snatch it away from me.
Did no one else want it? I guess not (smiling)
Finally, I came to my senses and stopped searching like a midnight shopping addict
and bought the darn thing!
and bought the darn thing!
My plan was to take it to a local light restoration shop and have them make a ceiling rod fixture to attach to it and hang from. But after its arrival I was so pleased that I Googled the
manufacture Plume and Atwood to find some history on the former American company, and amazingly found this old brass P&A fixture on ebay from another seller. It seemed to have the perfect measurements!
manufacture Plume and Atwood to find some history on the former American company, and amazingly found this old brass P&A fixture on ebay from another seller. It seemed to have the perfect measurements!
(photo taken by the seller)
I took both parts to Tipler's Lamp Shop here in Austin on West 5th St., to be put together and restored. I had the brass rod shortened so that the complete fixture would hang 36 inches
from the ceiling.
It was rewired with a porcelain socket and the brass refinished with an aged look instead of shiny.
from the ceiling.
It was rewired with a porcelain socket and the brass refinished with an aged look instead of shiny.
Also, the chain was removed. Tipler's did such a wonderful job! They specialize in restoration and repairing of any type of light fixture. Their website states they do custom work as well
and for my project the price was very reasonable.
and for my project the price was very reasonable.
You can read about The Plume and Atwood's Manufacturing Co. history
on the informative website called The Lampworks here
on the informative website called The Lampworks here
This is the beautiful light fixture that now hangs over the breakfast table in our kitchen…
Pendant Light #2
I love seeing pendant lighting hanging over a kitchen sink, especially over a sink that sits under a window. My next move was to find a small milk glass shade resembling the larger one
and have it made into a pendant light. Now don't start thinking that I am a milk glass collector.
I just wanted white light fixture shades that were antiques and milk glass fits the vision.
I got lucky and found a fabulous shop on Etsy that sold just what I had envisioned for the
end result of what would be another restoration project… but already made!
By repurposing antique lamp shades, Brad Michael of Doylestown, Pennsylvania
sells his remarkable creations on his Etsy shop called Lucent Lampworks.
He creates some of the most adorable pendant lights I have ever seen.
The quality of his product is outstanding.
And trust me… I looked at hundreds before I found him.
Brad states his creations are simple and beautiful. Well look for yourself...
and have it made into a pendant light. Now don't start thinking that I am a milk glass collector.
I just wanted white light fixture shades that were antiques and milk glass fits the vision.
I got lucky and found a fabulous shop on Etsy that sold just what I had envisioned for the
end result of what would be another restoration project… but already made!
By repurposing antique lamp shades, Brad Michael of Doylestown, Pennsylvania
sells his remarkable creations on his Etsy shop called Lucent Lampworks.
He creates some of the most adorable pendant lights I have ever seen.
The quality of his product is outstanding.
And trust me… I looked at hundreds before I found him.
Brad states his creations are simple and beautiful. Well look for yourself...
A small, simple and beautiful coordinating mate to the large pendant light.
This antique milk glass shade is 7 inches wide by 4 inches tall. The exposed brass
socket design is of the early 20th century. He uses a reproduction of the silk and
cotton braided cord/wire used in the early 1900s (made in the USA)
I chose a black cord with the aged brass finish for its socket and canopy.
I had him make this light fixture to hang 24 inches from the ceiling.
You can see Brad Michael's other beautiful creations
at Lucent Lampworks on Etsy here
~
I can't wait to share my next kitchen project!
This antique milk glass shade is 7 inches wide by 4 inches tall. The exposed brass
socket design is of the early 20th century. He uses a reproduction of the silk and
cotton braided cord/wire used in the early 1900s (made in the USA)
I chose a black cord with the aged brass finish for its socket and canopy.
I had him make this light fixture to hang 24 inches from the ceiling.
You can see Brad Michael's other beautiful creations
at Lucent Lampworks on Etsy here
~
I can't wait to share my next kitchen project!
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