Recently my friend Erin purchased her first home! She’s a single teacher, and it’s a solid practical home that’s lacking in character. I’m so excited to help her give it some farmhouse character on a budget! Here’s how the dining room and kitchen look today:
One of the first things we’ll be doing is replacing the light fixtures. I rounded up a bunch of farmhouse chandeliers under $200.
Changing out a light fixture is one of the easiest ways to add character to a space. I felt like $200 was a fairly “budget friendly” range, but just in case you’re on a smaller budget, here are some of the DIY lights I’ve made in the past:
- Brass Geometric Light
- DIY Metal Basket Light
- Kitchen Pendant Cage Lights
- Metal Farmhouse Industrial Light
- ORB Chandelier from Garden Baskets
- Industrial Light from Metal Work Light
Another idea I had was that we could create “basket lights” like the ones in this post.
I was also thinking it might be cool to make a leather fringe light like this one, using this light fixture (contains affiliate links):
I’m so excited to see which ones she chooses! I’ll definitely share an update with the after photos!
**August 2018 Update** We ended up choosing this light fixture! Here’s how it looks now! To see all of the before and after pictures from her house head to this post!
If you’re loving the farmhouse dining room look, make sure you check out this post where I rounded up my favorite farmhouse tables for under $1000 and my favorite affordable dining chairs!
