Remodel: Day Eight

The house hopped with activity today. Construction Worker John was here to start Phase 2 framing. He prepped the dining loft and the built-in closet adjacent to the boys rooms for the drywall installers who will be here on Monday. It's All Sheetrock All the Time next week. I know this work includes the ceiling and the fireplace, but may also include the bathroom walls and ceiling.

The drywall was delivered by several burly fellows and now fills the studio.

Disaster was narrowly averted as Construction Worker John and I were reviewing the bathroom elevation and noticed that the electrical outlet was too close to the sink and wouldn't meet code. Quite frankly, I'm surprised that the electrical inspector didn't notice when he was here yesterday. 

The lads were home today so we cleared out rather than risk sitting in the den with the animals all day. But before we left the house, I took a phone call from Emily at Architectural Antiques, who called to give me bad news. In rewiring the ceiling fixture, a significant and obvious crack was detected in one of the shades. Too busy to process this information, I asked for a refund.

Then, I went to my Pinterest lighting board, where this light immediately caught my eye:

I clicked through to the website and put in a request for a quote. Chances are that if you have to ask for a quote, you don't want to know. But, I really like this fixture, and it's close to the antique light.

Husband John was kind of attached to the antique fixture so we're going to drive over to Architectural Antiques tomorrow to see the extent of the crack and whether we might be able to camouflage it. Among other things, it could be a better placeholder than a plate.