Where to buy lighting? Hi all, we have a 1912 craftsman in Kansas, and we are finishing the basement. The ceiling is 7’ tall, we just did recessed lighting in most of...
MaryHaggman replied:
Schoolhouse Electric in Portland. It’s expensive but worth looking at.
pollinators_rock replied:
When we bought our 1882 Victorian, all of the chandeliers on the first floor had been removed by the previous owner. After looking at what seemed like a thousand antique stores, we stumbled upon The website for House of Antique Hardware. We were able to find reproductions of light fixtures from the Victorian era. You can search the site according to the type of home that you have. They also have hardware and all sorts of period appropriate fixtures. It’s definitely worth a look
ChanRakCacti replied:
France & Son has some solid looking old school light fixture designs if you want new. I haven't bought from them yet but I'm looking at some of their bare bulb fixtures for my Arts & Crafts box beams after the restoration is done.
I only had 1 old (not original) fixture in the house, which I'm keeping, but for everything else I've just bought light fixtures off ebay or from antique malls. You can get extremely dusty barn finds on ebay for about $50 including shipping and then it's another $20-80 to get them professionally rewired after you strip paint and polish everything. IMO antique malls have better quality fixtures for good prices, if I had to buy everything over again I'd probably lean on antique malls more than I did.
HumiliationsGalore replied:
Not sure if they have the size you want but I have bought several fixtures & a mailbox from [Old California](https://www.oldcalifornia.com/) and they are worth the price.
Actuarial_type replied:
Thank you all for the feedback. I think House of Antique Hardware is probably our sweet spot in terms of price and selection. I’m also going to install the push button lights at some point!