Back when we were making the great room great, Agent Smith rigged up a way to hang a light over the sitting area using a steel rod and some cable stays. The fixture itself was a basic thing he found at Lowe’s or Home Despot, and I said at the time we might eventually replace it. Last year, the same trick put a vintage resin globe light over the dining table and the result is rather epic.
In 2022 I came across some crystal globe pendants in a store, and we both thought they might work. But we decided to wait for the right find.
Then I found it, at Clarks Auctions: a spun-lucite globe in green that totally matches the great room tile!
After I bought it, a friend sent me a vintage catalog page of spun lucite “Satellites” swag lights. Here’s the whole saga, from basic to spun.