Let There Be Light

My first project of the year was to update the hallway. It was scheduled for last week but got bumped up because I realized we needed new sconces before getting started. We currently have 2 sconces, one in the front entry hallway as you walk in and 1 in the hallway leading to the bedrooms. They are butt ugly. No really, take a look:

I've been wanting to replace them for a while but haven't gotten around to it. So, on New Year's Day we took a trip to Lowe's to look around. We found a few we liked, but none we loved.

Next, we went to our home-away-from home: Home Depot. Still nothing that impressed us. I didn't like the ones in our price range and the ones we did like were upwards into the $90+ range. I had no idea these things were so expensive.

As usual, when on a quest for home items, our next stop led us to the internet to some of our favorite sites. First stop is Amazon because, well, they sell just about everything.... am I wrong? No luck there this time, though. I wasn't sure if some of our favorite stores like Target or Home Goods would even have much of a selection so before we trekked across North Dallas we decided to check Craigslist. We are not newbies at Craigslist. Corey got his last car through Craigslist. He had to drive to Austin but it was well worth the over $3000 we saved to travel the few hundred miles for it. I believe there are tons of deals if you are cautious and take your time looking for what you need. This time, however, we did not have to take our time. We found the perfect deal within a few days. And the sellers lived about 10 miles away. Score! $20 for 2 beautiful, slightly used sconces that were exactly what we were looking for. Here is 1 of the 2:

Next, we will be painting the hallway and getting our new sconces up.