Where I grew up, there was about only one fun thing to do, and that was to go to the bowling alley. And the bowling alley wasn’t even close by, it was like an hour away. And inside the bowling alley was this seedy bar that seemed like such a mysterious place to me. It was always dark and smelled gross, and no kids were allowed, but there were darts! And pool tables!
And what any of that has to do with today’s redo is this: when I look at this old light fixture, I think of that bowling alley bar. Not the first thing you want people to think when they walk inside your house. Or even the second thing or third thing. But somehow Christy saw potential here and whipped that thing into non-outdated-bar-fixture shape. Beautiful!
See it on her blog This From That.
10 Comments
Anne
November 23, 2011 at 12:52 AMOh wow, they’re totally beautiful underneath all that yukky wood/glass frame stuff.
Next time I see one I’m grabbing it!!!
Anne
November 23, 2011 at 1:31 AMAmazing transformation!!!! Great job!
Cindy
November 23, 2011 at 4:25 AMHow’d she do that!???!!
Cindy
Comeca Jones
November 23, 2011 at 4:41 AMYes gorgeous!
lauren @ West Furniture Revival
November 23, 2011 at 7:31 AMGREAT REDO! what a difference. you really had an eye for that one.
DittoDecorating
November 23, 2011 at 3:21 PMLooks great!
{Grace}
November 23, 2011 at 3:58 PMThat looks impossible! Wow, you’re amazing!
Sherron
November 23, 2011 at 4:45 PMI had to go back and forth from the after to the before to make sure that you had posted the right ‘after’! What a beautiful transformation!
Laura
November 23, 2011 at 7:22 PMHoly crap! Great job!
RedeFIND
November 23, 2011 at 7:30 PMThat is amazing! Who would have thought!