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First, in the kitchen. Carrie made curtains and hung the curtain rods.

Then I finished the back transom and got it in place using the reproduction antique hinges. We also found some brass latches for the transoms. A 6-foot pole with a brass hook for reaching and opening the latches is currently drying in the basement.


Early this year we found a chandelier for the second floor bedroom on sale at an antique store. It sat around for a while until we found some replacement crystals to fill it out. Then all of that sat around until we finally decided a couple of weeks ago to get it in place.

We went online to architecturaldepot.com and found a ceiling medallion we liked. It arrived in a few days and the first step was to paint it with a couple of coats of the ceiling color


Then after some experimentation both on the computer and on the medallion, colors were picked and a paint scheme developed

After it was all dry, it was time to attach it to the ceiling using mostly liquid nails, but four finishing nails were used just for a little extra help. It looks a lot smaller way up there.
The last step was raising and attaching the chandelier, then making sure all the crystal pieces were in place. We counted 80 hanging pieces. The finished, working, restored chandelier: