it begins

Originally published at American Family. Please leave any comments there.

Ok, so I am going to slowly work up to some posts about the work we are doing on the house.

Today the topic is lighting.  Specifically, the chandelier over our dining room table.  The dining room is not formal at all.  It is open to the kitchen and the dining room.  You can see a glimpse of the old light here. 

Pay no notice to the blue counter. I don’t know why anyone would ever have installed a BLUE counter.  It is in the process of being remedied in the next month or so.  Also, disregard the table and chairs.  The table has been replaced and I am ordering chairs later this week.  They are modern and plain from crate and barrel.

I like things in my house that are very simple.  VERY plain and VERY simple.  No curliques, no fanciness.   But I need to buy a new chandelier that is going to be appealing to the AVERAGE house buyer. Not to me.  

So I need some advice.

If you were looking at a house, which of these lights would you find least offensive?   Or, if you hate them all, what would you like to see instead?  It needs to be brushed silver of some sort to match other things in the house.  Also I am not going to spend much money because we will not be making any profit on the sale of this house.   I am looking to spend about $150.

 Personally, I prefer the third one (pointing down), then the second one, then the first one.   I have no love or investment for any of them, so please feel free to be honest. 

More on why I am preparing the house later.  I am to bitter about it tonight….