Here is a sneak peak (and I do apologize for the dark picture. We have having tons and tons of rain here in the Pacific northwest. And even though the curtains were open and the 'light' was shining in, the picture still came out dark.) Hopefully you can see the texture on the shade a bit though. The shade color appears to be a perfect match to our chair slipcovers!! I do love that!
My biggest concern now is that it only holds one 75 watt lightbulb. There is a diffuser that will attach to the bottom of the drum shade too. Hopefully that will be enough light for our dining room. Unfortunately, that isn't anything we can test out until the fixture installed!
The last point to ponder is weather we should TRY to install the light ourselves! Neither Dan nor I have fiddled with electricity. And while I know people say it is easy, I have a proper respect for electrical things and have left that task to the pro's in the past.
What are your thoughts? Should we try and install it ourselves? And do you think it will be enough light for our dining room? I'd love your thoughts!
Jen
Hi Jen, I love the light. Congrats on your blog, it is inspiring me not to procrastinate on my paper whites this year. I too ordered a drum pendant from Ballard last year to go over our dining table. I LOVED it. Sadly it had to be returned b/c it didn't put out enough light. It was that pesky diffuser. Essential so you don't blind yourself looking up while eating, but definitely steals some light. I have faith though yours will work. I look forward to seeing the final pics. Happy Thanksgiving! Amber
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