Ceiling light fixture for little girls room?
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The secondary bedrooms in our new house do not have ceiling light fixtures (WTH? Totally did not notice this until moving in.) so we are having them installed. 1 in each of our two daughters' rooms and 1 in our guest/craft room. We cannot decide/agree on what to install.
My husband wants ceiling fans. I don't. One option for the girls is the Mia Chandelier, but my husband thinks its over the top, and I can't decide if I agree or not. http://www.potterybarnkids.com/products/2391464/?catalogId=7&bnrid=3518538&cm_ven=Google_PLA&cm_cat=Lighting&cm_pla=Chandeliers&cm_ite=Mia_Chandelier%2C_Hardwire&kpid=2391464&srccode=cii_17588969&cpncode=31-164991582-2 Another option is the Maskros pendant from Ikea. I've seen these in person and they look great. http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/70190450/ We could just do a brushed nickel flush mount, like this: http://www.homedepot.com/p/t/202217494?productId=202217494&storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&MERCH=REC%2d%5f%2dproduct%2d1%2d%5f%2d202064742%2d%5f%2d202217494%2d%5f%2dN#.UbtobpjucS4 or this semi-flush: http://www.homedepot.com/p/t/202814830?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=202814830&R=202814830#BVRRWidgetID Please help! We are terrible with decisions and we need to pick the lights up by next week when the electrician comes! |
Anonymous
| OP, meant to add that our girls are 2 and 5 currently, but we'd like the lights to "grow with them" and the ceilings are standard 8 feet. |
Anonymous
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one compromise might be this cool modern white ceiling fan and light.
http://www.amazon.com/Minka-Aire-F518-WH-44-inch-Concept-Ceiling/dp/B001BQC5SM I have it in our master bedroom and it's awesome and quiet. I have the maskros pendant in our dining room and while I always get compliments on it, it doesn't give off much light. (I think it is max a 40 w bulb??) not to give you even more choices, but this is an awesome post for lighting: http://makingitlovely.com/2012/04/18/the-lighting-guide-how-to-put-it-all-together/ |
Anonymous
| Do secondary bathrooms really need a ceiling fixture? I'm thinking a room that's 8'X5' would do just fine with the over-the-mirror fixture. |
Anonymous
| Look at www.rosenberryrooms.com. They have a lot of nice children's lights. |
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| I like the semi-flush one the best and it will definitely grow with them. (The chandeliers will collect more dust and be harder to clean.) |
Anonymous
Do you have the rooms with lights but no overhead fixtures?!?!?! That's what the house we just bought has and I totally didn't notice it until after we signed on the dotted line. How much was your electrician? I have five bedrooms to do this to. Ugh. |
Anonymous
Pp here, I forgot to add that I vote PBK. The girls are small for such a short time- let them have the fun chandelier. I do not like the brushed nickel flush mount- too blah- every flipping show uses those. |
Anonymous
| Why don't you want a ceiling fan? |
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We have the Mia from PBK in DD's nursery. Love it and get lots of compliments (including the electrician  . The room is decent-size and has high ceilings.
The others you posted seem fairly modern, so I'd choose based on the rest of the decor. |
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OP here. I can't find any that I like design-wise. I feel like they look instantly dated. I am not opposed to them in theory, just really can't find any I like, and if I do like them, they are $300. And I STILL don't like it that much. If I did a ceiling fan in each girls' room, would I do all white? Their ceiling and trims are white, but one DD has white furniture and the other has brown. Would something like this look okay? http://www.homedepot.com/p/Hunter-Claremont-52-in-White-Ceiling-Fan-21831/203413148#specifications I just don't like them much... |
Anonymous
You might be able to find girly girl glass shades that would work with a normal light fixture, and then you could put the normal glass shade back on when they're older. |
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Our daughter has something like this:
http://www.lampsplus.com/products/White-Flower-Ceiling-Fan-Light-Kit__K9774.html It doesn't show it with the fans on it, but her fans have flowers on them. It's really cute. There are all kinds of girly modern looking ceiling fans. A chandelier would be cute also, but I find that I sleep so much better with a ceiling fan and wanted to have that options for DD. |
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I hate the flush mount and am not crazy about the semi-flush.
I think the chandelier is adorable and that would be my pick. |
Anonymous
| I'd vote ceiling fans for practicality; we have them in all our bedrooms and they just kind of blend in. And they help a lot in the summer. But if you really don't want that, I'd do the Ikea pendant. I love it and it's not as generic as the PBK one. |