Nothing like an Old School Drum:
Kitchen Lighting
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Two Soft White 60W's kick out LOTS O' LITE:
Really need to put my sentiments for this design aside; this does NOT give off a sufficient amount of light:
Ok... Sorry but I could not function with that amount of light. In my 12x13 kitchen area I have 9 recessed cans, 2 of which are over the island and have 150w halogen spots in them. I also have about about 15' of under cabinet fluorescent lighting. Of course these are switched in banks, it's rare to have them all on at once, but I like to see what I'm doing when I cook....
My cousin that lives in Detroit proper had the exact same light in his kitchen for decades, that was his only lighting other than a small florescent over the sink. It went bad 10 or 15 years ago and I installed a much brighter tube type halogen light for him, odds are it doubled the amount of usable light.
My cousin that lives in Detroit proper had the exact same light in his kitchen for decades, that was his only lighting other than a small florescent over the sink. It went bad 10 or 15 years ago and I installed a much brighter tube type halogen light for him, odds are it doubled the amount of usable light.
I had a similar light fixture in my kitchen-hated the yellow dim cast light it made-replaced it with a 4 bulb T8 flourescent-MUCH BETTER-now I can see what I am doing and the bulbs are 4K in color-the food is lit in more appealing color.The fixture was "recycled" at someone eleses home's laundry room.Gave it to another guy here at work.
We had the same light fixtures in our kitchen and bathroom in the house that I grew up in.
Gary
Gary
whirlcool
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Strangely enough, that's the fixture that was in our foyer when we bought this house.
That drum fixture is very much like the ones we had in the house where I grew up and the house I'm in now still had them when I moved in. I have a 9x12 galley style kitchen. After helping a friend install new lights in his kitchen I replaced the central ceiling one with a halogen track type system and after a year I'm really not happy with it. The halogen lights are way too hot; I feel like I'm under a broiler when the dimmer is turned up, and there are way too many shadows no matter how the lights are aimed. I got far better overall light from just two 60 watt bulbs in the old fixture than I get with four times that wattage now. I saved the old fixture since it was original to the house and I'm seriously thinking of putting it back. While they're great for illuminating work surfaces and mood/decor lighting, I dislike the ominous darkness that looms at ceiling height with cans, spots and track lighting.
Oh, kitchen lighting!
I have a four tube flouro fixture in the centre of the kitchen, a clamp reflector with a 20 watt compact flouro bulb over by the washer and dryer, and a small lamp on the ledge over the sink (out of direct aim of the water)--another compact flouro.....I like having all the light locations, and sometimes, when I am cutting up meats, or performing other demanding kitchen tasks, I have all of the lights on.
The only lamp with any style is the lamp on the sink ledge.......a wooden base and a parchment shade. The lighting is a lot better than it was when I moved in, but still far from ideal.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
I have a four tube flouro fixture in the centre of the kitchen, a clamp reflector with a 20 watt compact flouro bulb over by the washer and dryer, and a small lamp on the ledge over the sink (out of direct aim of the water)--another compact flouro.....I like having all the light locations, and sometimes, when I am cutting up meats, or performing other demanding kitchen tasks, I have all of the lights on.
The only lamp with any style is the lamp on the sink ledge.......a wooden base and a parchment shade. The lighting is a lot better than it was when I moved in, but still far from ideal.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
dirtybuck
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In all my years of apartment living, I think the majority of them have had the same fixture. For one, if they do break, they're relatively inexpensive to buy and replace.
Dave, just curious...did you transport yourself to the future to take these pics and then come back (noticed the date on them)? LOL!
Dave, just curious...did you transport yourself to the future to take these pics and then come back (noticed the date on them)? LOL!
58limited
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This is a three bulb fixture that I moved to my master bathroom. Unfortunately, the globe cracked - I'm not sure if this is because I put three 100W bulbs in it (I wasn't thinking when I moved it, but it takes 60W bulbs as a maximum) or because I think a little water leaked into it when hurricane Rita hit. I know where I can get another globe, just haven't gone to get it yet. My camera made it look dark since it was on when I took the picture, but it puts out quite a bit of light.
58limited
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Lights off
Here it is with the lights turned off. As you can see, I still have to repair the water damage to the ceiling.
Here it is with the lights turned off. As you can see, I still have to repair the water damage to the ceiling.
mrb627
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Growing up, our kitchen light fixture was very similar. Until it got switched out for a cool-white florescent fixture that threw out enough lumens to ward ships away from the coral reef. LOL!
Malcolm
Growing up, our kitchen light fixture was very similar. Until it got switched out for a cool-white florescent fixture that threw out enough lumens to ward ships away from the coral reef. LOL!
Malcolm
Yup we had the same (3rd pic) kitchen light in the house I grew up in back in the 50's
Nothing BEATS An Old School DRUM!!!!!!
My Camera Calender Quiz:
The Day/Month/Year on my pictures are:
A) Set for UK-/Euro- Time (And I just haven't changed it to "conventional American Time"--And have we really gotten THAT far-fetched w/ Foreign Goods????)
B) Yes, I believe my photos are designed to take you into another dimension--known as "The Twilight Zone"--and I'm doing my best Rod Sterling, especially given that one of those light fixtures IS from "long ago", whereas the "drum shape" is an ACE Hardware purchase--and actually a SMALL SIZE; it also comes BIGGER, too...!
C) All Of The Above (Just to make this "a true quiz"--there should more at least THREE answers & this is obviously to "eliminate the ridiculous one"...!)
Well, as you can see from this photo, my kitch' has TWO fixtures awkwardly spread apart, and while at least (guess WHICH?) one is put in a fairly reasonable area, and the fixture there gives the right amount of light, the other is way too close to the cabinetry & I KNEW durn well that buying a "new" single bulb base which is wired to hold ONLY a SIXTY-WATT would produce a very disappointing amount of light (although it right now has a "Haolgena" 75W bulb & uses only FIFTY-THREE watts), even if it were capable of handling 100W (which I briefly did try)....
My mom had two of those fixtures w/ that design in her kitchen (one over the main-area & one directly over the sink) & quickly replaced 'em shortly after moving into our house 38-years ago, complaining that they were--for one thing, UGLY!--and that even w/ 150w bulbs which she'd put in & the base could have hopefully handled, also gave a meager amount of light compared to the plain white GLOBES that replaced them...
Though I replaced the main one w/ a half-circle dome-shaped lamp which holds 2 bulbs (60w Max. but i think I can get away w/ 75's) and the one over the sink I wanted to put that "vintage lamp in", but unfortunately could not get it to fit (And I've become an intensely religious man praying it doesn't fall out of the ceiling in my kitchen, as it's only supported by one screw but doesn't really lean a great deal) but settled for a metal plate to cover the wiring instead...
As my Mom had passed, dad had NEVER used that light over the sink (probably neither even had, before her passing) & the switches by the sink for it & the garbage disposal have probably gotten so damp from being in that location that they are now rendered unsafe, as is an electrical outlet on the other side...
Back to my Galley, it is going to be an ongoing debate whether to stick it out w/ that fixture (actually FROM that era, whereas the drum on the other side is a mere "imitation", (LOL!) though giving off the right amount of light...) or if I should buy another drum light like that one w/ two bulbs--or what I really want to to do is get one that holds ONE and it's capable of handling 100 watts! So we'll see...
I also, luckily, had a threaded bolt to hold that drum from the center, to hold that drum in & may need to obtain another one for the 2nd one when I do decide to replace it...
-- Dave
My Camera Calender Quiz:
The Day/Month/Year on my pictures are:
A) Set for UK-/Euro- Time (And I just haven't changed it to "conventional American Time"--And have we really gotten THAT far-fetched w/ Foreign Goods????)
B) Yes, I believe my photos are designed to take you into another dimension--known as "The Twilight Zone"--and I'm doing my best Rod Sterling, especially given that one of those light fixtures IS from "long ago", whereas the "drum shape" is an ACE Hardware purchase--and actually a SMALL SIZE; it also comes BIGGER, too...!
C) All Of The Above (Just to make this "a true quiz"--there should more at least THREE answers & this is obviously to "eliminate the ridiculous one"...!)
Well, as you can see from this photo, my kitch' has TWO fixtures awkwardly spread apart, and while at least (guess WHICH?) one is put in a fairly reasonable area, and the fixture there gives the right amount of light, the other is way too close to the cabinetry & I KNEW durn well that buying a "new" single bulb base which is wired to hold ONLY a SIXTY-WATT would produce a very disappointing amount of light (although it right now has a "Haolgena" 75W bulb & uses only FIFTY-THREE watts), even if it were capable of handling 100W (which I briefly did try)....
My mom had two of those fixtures w/ that design in her kitchen (one over the main-area & one directly over the sink) & quickly replaced 'em shortly after moving into our house 38-years ago, complaining that they were--for one thing, UGLY!--and that even w/ 150w bulbs which she'd put in & the base could have hopefully handled, also gave a meager amount of light compared to the plain white GLOBES that replaced them...
Though I replaced the main one w/ a half-circle dome-shaped lamp which holds 2 bulbs (60w Max. but i think I can get away w/ 75's) and the one over the sink I wanted to put that "vintage lamp in", but unfortunately could not get it to fit (And I've become an intensely religious man praying it doesn't fall out of the ceiling in my kitchen, as it's only supported by one screw but doesn't really lean a great deal) but settled for a metal plate to cover the wiring instead...
As my Mom had passed, dad had NEVER used that light over the sink (probably neither even had, before her passing) & the switches by the sink for it & the garbage disposal have probably gotten so damp from being in that location that they are now rendered unsafe, as is an electrical outlet on the other side...
Back to my Galley, it is going to be an ongoing debate whether to stick it out w/ that fixture (actually FROM that era, whereas the drum on the other side is a mere "imitation", (LOL!) though giving off the right amount of light...) or if I should buy another drum light like that one w/ two bulbs--or what I really want to to do is get one that holds ONE and it's capable of handling 100 watts! So we'll see...
I also, luckily, had a threaded bolt to hold that drum from the center, to hold that drum in & may need to obtain another one for the 2nd one when I do decide to replace it...
-- Dave
spankomatic
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Here is a old light fixture that was in a friend of mines house. As hard as I tried I never did like it.
spankomatic
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Here are some photos of the kitchen I had a few years ago. It was my favorite kitchen to cook in. Very good lighting. Lots of can lights,under counter lights and decorative lights. Made the food look great!
