Light Fixtures

The open staircase is very large and tends to be dark with the existing light fixture.  The old fixture was about 12 inches tall, and looks very small in the large space.   The ceiling is about 25 feet high from the floor in that area of the house.  I wanted a light fixture that cast more light and filled the space better.

 

This stairway is clearly missing an ostentatious 4 foot tall light fixture.

So I found this gem on ebay.  It is an old church light made of cast iron, copper and bronze.  It weighs about 25 lbs.  The wiring was bad and all the glass was broken.  It is 12 inches wide and 24 inches tall (without the chains, which add another 2-3 feet of height).  It has three sidelights and one down light, which is perfect for casting light in all directions.

I sanded the rust and painted it with rust converter, then I top coated it with a  metallic paint.  I ran all new wiring and sockets and had new glass cut at Prestige Glass in Grand Rapids, Michigan (on Cherry near Eastern).  With a few hours of work, I brought this light back to life.  I am doing drywall in the stairway , so I can't install it yet (it will get too dirty).  Pictures of the installation to follow.

 Ugly.

Not my motorcycle.

 Disassembly required.

 New paint.

 New glass.