New Lights for the Cairo Condo

Last winter (2025) we had a very big problem with water leaking through our kitchen ceiling from the apartment above ours. We arranged for a remodel in the spring/summer of 2025. Linda requested that the hall light not be replaced because she would like to shop for that herself. One of the best parts of owning an apartment in a little older section of town is the search for an appropriate light fixture to match the style of that place.  

  

We had never liked the quite dim and peculiar shaped brass fixture that graced the hall.

We headed downtown to the "lighting streets" near Opera Square and browsed the wares at a number of stores.  Two streets are lined with lighting stores and there is a five story vertical mall filled with lighting shops. 

  

  

"Too modern, too blingy, too contemporary," Linda declared.

We then headed to Khan el-Khalili where we might find something at our favorite antique dealer's shop - or, perhaps, he could recommend a place to look.

  

 

Linda took a close look around the shop.  There were many lamps, but none had quite the right feel.

 

No, we couldn't find what we needed.  But he knew someone nearby who would likely have some  fixtures to suit our taste and style..

 

This is more like it! We found the perfect lamp in a neighboring shop and soon had an electrician hang it in the hall. We are more than pleased with the new look.

 

 

While we had the electrician handy, we also upgraded our main bathroom light.  The original fixture lit only one side of the room which did not include the shower.  

  

A new modern high intensity LED ceiling light improved visibility noticeably.  Our remodeling project last spring included a total revamp of the kitchen lighting.  Lighting there is now so good that we no longer need the under-cabinet lighting that I had previously put in place.

 

This year's under-cabinet lighting project was the installation of motion-activated lighting under the bathroom vanity - a big improvement.

 

More photos at this Flickr Album, of course.

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