Metamorphosis Monday...or ..."Frenchifying" My House

Welcome to my first Metamorphosis Monday hosted by our "Hostess with the Mostest" Susan at Between Naps on the Porch! Be sure to visit her blog to see her beautiful home and find a list of the other participants this week.
When I bought my home, it had all brass fixtures. Not only that, but it was filled with builder's grade everything. Don't get me wrong...there's nothing wrong with brass. It just looks so out of place with my Fench country décor! So... now that I have been here for seven years, I am in the process of updating. Well...not updating...frechifying!!!

This was my first frenchification. As I mentioned, my whole house is French Country so the first thing I did was put a rooster chandelier in my breakfast room! When my daughter saw it, she said, "Mom, this looks so much like you that now nobody will ever buy your house." And I say...that's OK...it's not for sale!

I don't have any "before" pictures because this is not my favorite light fixture in the world. But here is what was in the breakfast room.

Next I changed the chandelier in the dining room. You can see that the frenchification continues! I love all of the curly-cues! It reminds me of a giant fleur de lis!

Here is the chandelier that was there before. I like it, but not very frenchy! Oops...I've taken off two of the candle covers and put them somewhere else!

This is my new frenchified entry light! I love it! It has a water glass globe. It is from the same company that made my dining room chandelier and has the same rustic iron finish. When I need to dust or change the bulbs, I just unhook it!

Here is the light that was there before...again, I like it, but not frenchy enough!!

Well...you know what they say about plastic surgery...the difficulty is finding where to stop! You can't have brass knobs and hinges in a house with rustic iron light fixtures. So....I changed all of them...every knob and hinge in the house... to oil rubbed bronze. This project I did myself, one door at a time. It took me several weeks, but I love it! The difference is subtle because they just look like they belong. And yes...I have wallpaper! I hear it's making a comeback. Good, because I like it and I'm not taking it down!

Here's my next candidate for frenchification...my ceiling fan!

And this will be my new fan. It's in the box, waiting patiently for me to call the electrician! Of course, it will have a longer down rod. And this is not the end of my project! I still have several light fixtures to replace and then I have to start on my faucets. Yikes! What have I started???

Thanks for dropping by and please come back to visit any time! And don't forget to visit Susan at Between Naps on the Porch to see the list of the other participants! Prepare yourself for some amazing transformations!