New lighting!

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We started Phase I of the kitchen/great room remodel at The Cottage this week!  It’s amazing how little changes/improvements can make such a huge difference in a room.

On Wednesday we had an electrician add some can lighting.  
Two lights over the fireplace.  Five lights in the kitchen …

and two over the entry into the room…

Knowing that all the drilling in the ceiling was going to cause a dust frenzy, Mr. D and I emptied the room and covered cabinets the night before.  We even covered the Christmas tree!  I dreaded taking down the candles on the mantel.  Now I’m glad I did.

I was further inspired as I added the candles back to the mantel!  This time I added some (homegrown) red twig dogwood …

The sticks provided a vertical element that was missing in the previous arrangement.

What started out as a temporary deal (lights on twigs) to keep them out of the way while I arranged candles, soon became part of the display!

Sometime before Christmas I’ll light all the candles for you, it’s stunning.