PROJECT: New Blinds for Windows

Way back, I had ordered and installed three sets of Bali 2" faux wood blinds. Excellent quality stuff. So, now it's time to get to the remaining windows as well as the sliding glass door blinds.

The Plan

• Order Bali faux wood blinds and install in guest room, kids' room, and office. And maybe the upstairs hallways as well, as the sun comes right through there are really heats stuff up in the afternoon. Each of these windows needs to have the white trim paint finished before installing the blinds. The trim paint is almost done in the hallway, but not the other three rooms. 
• Finish painting the window trim in the master bedroom and install the Bali blinds there that were already purchased and are ready to go. 
• Find some replacement vanes for the family room sliding glass door verticals and pop them in. Embarrassingly, when I ordered the Bali verticals for the sliding glass door some time back, I made a mistake on the order form and the vanes were way too short. Oops!

The Product

Bali 2" Faux Wood Blinds

PROJECT: Light Fixtures for Three Bedrooms

Here's what I'm looking at for new light fixtures for three of the bedrooms (office, guest room, and kids' room). Again, the satin nickel finish as with the other fixtures. These rooms still have the original el-cheapo square glass fixtures. The old fixtures probably won't go up for sale. These are just right for Goodwill.

The Plan:

Remove the old fixtures and replace with these (or other fixtures) in the guest room, office, and kids' room.

Product Info:

A gorgeous white glass shade is connected with curved, brushed nickel finish accents in this semi-flushmount ceiling light. Elegant and subtle, this fixture will give you the light you need and the style you want. A brushed nickel canopy serves as a central focal point as the lights sprout out from the center.

• Brushed nickel finish.
• White glass.
• Semi-flushmount design.
• Takes two maximum 100 watt or equivalent bulbs (not included).
• 17" wide.
• 12 1/4" high.