' keeps coming up. Generally that means early-American style in many contexts. But that is certainly not an era to be emulated here. Instead, the term is being used loosely in conversations to mean lighting fixtures and accessories contemporary with when the house was built.Records at the Historical Society show an official date of 1930. So apparently the period lighting scheme in this remodeling effort needs to be the decade of the 1930s for decoration. Add in contemporary lighting with low visual impact to get light into the dark spots where it is definitely needed. Then make sure both the 1930s style and modern lighting match.
What a daunting task. Back to the drawing board. OR - perhaps, let the whole idea of period lighting flitter on by as just the opinion of others who talk a lot but don't have to live hear. An eclectic collection of lighting fixtures, lamps and sconces
seems to be more suited to this owner's tastes. Fortunately the Historical Society can't dictate what the interior design looks like, even though they are very persistent in enforcing the exterior look and feel of houses in the historic district.
