It was a huge undertaking that took us 4 hours to complete.
Part of the project difficulty was getting the 18 foot ladder to fit in our front room that has a 17 foot ceiling. We had to push all the furniture out of the way and spread the legs of the ladder as far apart as we could and managed to get it in place with about 2 inches to spare.
Kate was our master electrician and did a great job. First, she took down the old light.
Mike and Daddy worked really hard getting the links of the chain opened up in order attach it to the ceiling and the light.
(Daddy was camera shy)
Mike held the light and kept weight off it while Kate got it hooked up.
Wil came and hung out with us while we worked on the light. He wanted to help but we wouldn't let him on the ladder!
Of course, Mike and Kate just had to do some Michelangelo reference!
Mike put all the glass thingers on which actually took awhile because they all have rings that screw on that hold the glass in place.
We even had a process for Kate handing Mike the light bulbs. There are 12 of them!
The light even works! (How can you see with all that light!)
So here's the finished product. Its so nice to have it all done.
It looks pretty good when viewed with the whole room too. I tried to take a picture with the light off so you could see it better, but my camera quit.
(Kate also installed the other 13 lights around the front room and entry as well as down the hall upstairs.)
