Bathroom remodel - check

Madison and I got the finishing touches for the bathroom. We masked up and entered more stores than we wanted on the weekend, but we avoided crowds since we left the shopping to late afternoon. In Lowe's, we spent the most time studying lighting. 

I hate the lighting in my rooms. Our fan lights are the old fixtures that resemble flowery petals, and our bathroom lights are big chunky canister fixtures--all dust collectors. The consensus is to remove the fixtures and wash them, but who has time for that when cleaning? 

So, in choosing new lighting, I told Madison I wanted lights that were swish-swipeable. 

We found several modern vanity lights that fit the bill. They were all over the place in prices, but our main concern was whether or not they would put out enough lighting to actually see in the bathroom. Madison began Googling reviews on the lights we really liked, reading them aloud. A man and a woman walked past us, and the man stopped.

Him: "Which one?"

Me: "The one on the right, second from the top. We're just wondering if it will put enough light out for us to see in the bathroom."

Him: "It's won't. It's a decorative light. Crap. Don't waste your money."

Okay, then. Why we took his word on that, we have no idea, but we moved on, leaving the area to focus on our other items. As if this guy was the lighting expert of our county! 

Eventually, we came to our senses and headed back to the lighting area. This time, we found lights like the ones we liked, only these were directed vertically instead of horizontally, and as this was a main gripe in the reviews, we Facetimed our resident lighting expert.

Tom: "I don't care what you get. LED is the best."

Madison: "The one concern is that these lights are heavy."

Tom: "How heavy can they be?"

Madison: "We need to make sure they go on a stud. That's what the reviews said."

Tom: "It's fine. I'll make it work."

Then, just to be sure, we asked the Lowe's employee in the lighting department. He assured us the LED light was a good one and would put out enough light. That was good enough for us, and we purchased them. Unfortunately, by the time we got home, it was too dark to mount them, so we had to wait a week until Tom could get to them. 

Tom: "These are awfully heavy. Much heavier than the lights that are in there."

Madison and I somehow managed to refrain from uttering aloud the comments that were raging in our heads. And Tom managed, with our help, to replace the old lighting with the new. It does put out enough lighting. We love them!

Other than a new mirror and maybe a new paint job, this project is complete, and it makes my heart happy every time I pass by the room.