Let There Be Lighting

So, here’s one of the two lighting fixtures I installed today; it’s a Artemide Talo, a fluorescent wall light over the desk. Looks nice, but it was a pain in the ass to install. There was supposed to be an adaptor plate in the box to make this eurolamp fit onto a standard US-Canadian receptacle box, but it wasn’t there. The company was not helpful, insisting that the plate is always in the box. (Wait, didn’t I just blow more than — *cough* — $400 on your product?) So I whipped up a little sketch of what I needed and took it to Peter Ryan of Ryan Metalworks here on the island. He fabbed it in 45 minutes, for $15. Local wins my heart again!

Oh, here’s the other, this is a “monopoint” from MP Lighting, based in Vancouver.

This beauty runs an MR16 halogen bulb. I looked into MP’s new uber-efficient LED lighting. It costs a fortune. This should work nicely; it highlights the woodstove, a piece of art in of itself. All I now need is the shower door — coming next week — and the electrician to connect the last circuits. Then I’m ready for an occupancy permit. Anyone out there want to stay here? I’m renting it over the summer to eco-tourists who want to get away from the city without getting too far away. Web site coming soon!