Let There be Light (After)

The new kitchen light is finally installed. And the winner is...

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The P652 Pendant by George Kovacs from Lumens.

I am deeply in love with this light. It is a ideal scale for the room and looks smashing with the rest of the decor. It's not as bright as our original light - whose light could be seen from space. But I don't mind in the least. We have undercabinet lighting and the lower light adds more depth to the kitchen.

As for the "embarrassing exoskeleton of a light" that formally occupied this spot, well, turns out, this light was original. I always thought this was a later '80s innovation and that it was missing its light cover. Nope - apparently this was to showcase the curved fluorescent light technology.

The below page is from my 1956-67 Eatons Catalogue (Canadian) I purchased off EBay last fall. Our fixture is no. 32, the Circline Fluorescent Fixture. We also own a few No. 13's in our bathroom, which conveniently come equipped with a socket, for when you need to shave from your light.

Apart from lights, many of the elements in this house are represented in the catalogue. Nearly everything in the catalogue is what Pam from Retro Renovation has coined as 'mid century modest'. Conservative, modest and tailored for the modern post war family.

So if anyone is interested in adopting a good condition curved Circline Fluorescent Fixture for their mid century abode, mine is up for grabs. Free to a loving home...

Thank you to those who helped out with our decision. You all have superb taste.

LP