Never heard or read the term "boob light" until I started visiting D-I-Y and decorating blogs. Which is probably a good thing, because calling this budget-wise and (let's be frank, ladies) practical type of light such a sexist oinky name is downright insulting. I would have been appalled having such lights installed at Maison Newton if they were called such insulting names back then, but they weren't called "boob lights" then, and there were no such things as blogs (or even the internet) back then, either. Not sure I'm going to replace my own BOOB LIGHTS in this house, either. I am fond of my boobs. I am, actually, outright PROUD of my big boobs, and they even have nipples. GASP! What is so fricking wrong about boobs, anyway? I'm not interested in looking like an anorexic wannabe America's Next Top Model, either in body, or in my home.
I have such lights here - at least three of them that I can readily see: (1) in the driveway hallway entrance into the kitchen/basement stairs; (2) above the sink; and (3) on the ceiling in the bath/bedroom hallway. I've seen these identical lights advertised at certain big-box stores on sale THREE FOR $25. What's not to love about a budget-friendly alternative when one needs new light fixtures to update a space money is tight or you just want to throw up a light fixture while getting ready to sell your house, heh? They aren't obnoxious and just what is this fixation with a woman's boobs, anyway? Rather sicky, if you get my drift.
I don't have a thing against boob lights. Would I prefer to replace them with more "glamorous" and expensive light fixtures? Sure. But budget is always a consideration. I have to tell you, replacing my boob lights is not on the radar of my decorating want-to-do-over. I don't even notice them.
But -- that's not to say some people don't have a definite hang-up about "boob" lights. So, as I am a blatant liberal and do not wish to discriminate against anyone, even someone who has issues with budget-friendly light fixtures that they think are shaped like a woman's boobs, check this out, all booblightphobiacs:
I happened to come across TWO absolutely incredible transforming treatments that just turned my head around in circles, and that normally doesn't happen. I'm not Linda Blair from the Exorcist. How many of you even know what the hell that is, LOL!
Anyway, here they are. The first one is from one of my regular-visit-blogs, Simple Details:
It is absolutely beautiful, and much easier to create than I ever would have dreamed possible. It uses a simple flush mount white glass shade and a Martha Stewart sunburst mirror that retails for around $30 or so,combined together. Thank you so much for making this incredible do-over, Pam. Check out the easy to follow tutorial. I am definitely considering this as a project for my wonderful Handyman, Kevin, as a Spring 2015 project to replace the ceiling fixture (notice I did not use the term "boob light") in the bedroom-bathroom hallway. There is not enough room in the areas above my kitchen sink or in the back-hall for this treatment to fit. So --
Check out this equally glamorous and cost-efficient redo, put together by Emily at mysocalleddiyblog of the Mia Faceted-Crystal Flush-Mount Ceiling Fixture at Pottery Barn -- really pretty:
Thing is, if I upgrade my ceiling light fixtures to look like either of those above, I'm not going to be very happy with the rest of the house... And do I really want a mini-crystal chandy hanging above my kitchen sink? Not so much -- just imagine all the gunk that it will accumulate when I'm pan-broiling on top of the stove (despite my super-duper exhaust fans). I have been entertaining having the ceiling mount fixture replaced with a pendant light, maybe two (three?) Ideally, want to ditch the soffits in the kitchen altogether, but with what seems like a lot of money to me ($20,000), but is a TEENY-TINY budget for a kitchen remodel, don't know if that is possible.
One thing I I fairly sure about, the light fixture in the driveway-side entry into the kitchen/basement stairs isn't going to be switched out!
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