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I just chose lighting fixtures for the dining room. I’d thought that would be FUN, and I’d planned to buy something pretty/interesting. But I needed flush-mount fixtures because the ceiling is slanted and not high enough for danglies, and when I looked at a whole display room full of flush-mount fixtures, these were my choices (I yoinked these images from LightingUniverse.com):
Pardon me for inquiring, but is the buyer for the lighting store a MAN by any chance? Because every single one of these fixtures looks like a BREAST. It’s even more apparent when you’re standing under a ceiling full of them, looking up.
Furthermore, I needed…two.
I ended up with these, except with white thingies instead of metal:
At least they’re SMOOTH.
We have both versions in our house and I very much prefer the style you chose. It’s simple, sleek and kind of blends in. Good choice!
Good choice! We have the breasty kind in our apartment, and we definitely will not be picking those once we live somewhere where we can choose our own light fixtures.g
I’ve thought they look like breasts too! I love what you chose- it seems modern and original.
All of my over-head light fixtures are attached to ceiling fans (no central air at Casa de Tuli).
But if I’m ever in a position to install central air, you can be darned sure I will not replace my ceiling fans with breast lights. *shudder* & *giggle*
hahaha! I never noticed they look like breasts. lol
In my circle of friends we call them “boob lights”. I think you made the right choice in picking the one without “nipples”. :)
I have to giggle b/c I noticed that very thing back in July:
http://bitchyandranty.blogspot.com/2008/07/its-darn-good-thing-we-didnt-build-our.html
Heheheh, I think the real name for them is melon lights, and we all know what melon is another name for.
My mom renovated last year and got the same light you ended up picking out. I think it is a bit of a new standard, just like the boob lights were the old standard, and I just checked in my apt and yes we have boob lights!
We have the breast in the living room and it has fascinated every breast fed baby in our house. Never noticed it until they stared up at it trying to figure out how to latch on.
I KNOW. I’ve lived for years with (what appears to be) two giant breasts coming down through the livingroom.
You picked good ones.
As I was looking at all of those pictures, I was saying in my head, “Looks like a bunch of boobs.”
So, I agree. And I like the smooth one you picked ;).
Do you have something against boobs??
We’re in the process of replacing some fixtures as well and seriously, they all look exactly the same, nipples and all! Also, can we hear more about your pending MIL visit, because I was just told that my FIL plans to come up for a MONTH and yet I am not being informed of the dates and there are only so many comments I can make before I piss of my husband by sounding rude. But seriously! A month! I so want to complain about this on my blog but Joe will read it and be annoyed.
hahahah Misty already said exactly what I was going to say :D
Thank you for that option! I have a boob light in my bathroom and can’t wait to get rid of it!
Your instincts are intact. You done good.
I may never look at my light fixtures the same again. : )
I really like your choice – simple and clean. The other ones just look so POINTY!
Wow, they do look breasty!!
More boob lights over here, as well. We HATE them and have slowly been trying to replace them in the house. The whole time I was scrolling through the pictures, quietly whispering “Please don’t let Swistle choose the breasty lights, please.” So glad.
I thought I was the only one who called them breast lights. We have them in our new house and they crack me up.
Let’s check… Yep. We got the boob fixtures over here. Funny thing is, I never really thought of them that way before. Me, the woman breastfeeding her third baby. Have to say I still like them though!
You didn’t want a rack for your ceiling? Whyever not? Doesn’t everyone want to look at ceiling boobs? Well, at least you know your hubby probably did.
YES! We were all jazzed to leave the tit light back at the old apartment only to find that the previous owners of our house installed their OWN tit light…ON A CHAIN. sheesh.
i can’t wait to replace it with a titless ceiling fan. :)
Don’t I know it! We have a boob light over our bed, very erotic as you might imagine.
And not only do they look like boobs, but is it just me or do ceiling lights totally lack imagination? So boring.
Oh thank goodness you got the non-nippley kind. We have booby lights and they drive me insane. Are men the only designer of light fixtures??
Yep. They sure do look like boobs. I never noticed before, but as soon as I looked at each of the photos you put up, that was the first thing I thought of!
My husband, formerly an electrician, says the whole trade refers to them as “boob lights.” They know.
I KNOW!!! I was thinking the exact same thing as we were picking out our lights (but of course I never saw the potential for blog-fun in it). We have the exact light you picked in all the bedrooms in our house (but with the clasps shown, not the white ones). I think we ended up with one boob-light in the back hall, because it was the only one that would coordinate with the kitchen chandelier.
Whew. We just moved into a house with those ‘breasty’ light fixtures in every. single. room.
I am sooo glad I’m not the only one who thinks they look like breasts! However, the thought of you having two of those side by side over your dinner table is a bit amusing…
We call them “boob lights”. They are all over our house. Sigh.
haaaa that’s definitely the 1st thing i thought when looking at them too. WHY SO BOOBY.
OMG, you are so right. I hate the boob lights in our house–virtually every light that’s not on a ceiling fan or in a bathroom is a boob light, and I hate them. Really, who designs those things? (duh. . . MEN)
haha I was totally thinking they all looked like boobs while I was checking them out. I have dandly ones in my house and I love them, but I think I would have picked the same ones you did.
Well, I have the bottom choice of the boob lights. Boobs. Seriously. I had never thought of that until now and will from now on. So thanks for that. Also, what do have against nipples?!
So a nipple-less light fixture looks better to you?
And, can I just say that it is so REFRESHING that your blog is politics free?
THANK YOU!
i have soooooo thought the same thing! i often wondered why they couldn’t put the screw-thing somewhere else, lest they intend to be obviously breasts!
glad you found some that weren’t as womanly.
“…every single one of these fixtures looks like a BREAST.”
That line cracked me up, because as I was scrolling through those pictures, the thought I had was “I prefer my lights to be nipple-free, thankyouverymuch.”
Good choice on the one you picked.
I have the boobs (the reddish tinted ones) in my kitchen. Although they are mishapen. One is larger than the other.
I LOVE your pick. Especially since my kids stand in the kitchen, point at the ceiling and go “oooo, mommy’s boobie.”
Good choice…as I was scrolling down, I was thinking, “Is she asking for opinions? Should I tell her they all look boobalicious? Not if she’s already picked one…” but thank goodness you found a more (less?) tasteful (har!) option.
Good choice.. I avoid nipples on my light fixtures at all times.
Wow. I would never have thought of the breast connection. I’ll never be able to look at them again the same way again.