the snowball effect

It might just be us, but one thing is for certain.
At the Andersen house, the projects never end. And each completed project seems to necessitate yet another project.

For example:
"This great new tile we put in doesn't reach all the way to the old carpet we have here."
"So let's put in new carpet!"

or,

"While we're on our way to Lowe's anyway, why don't we go ahead and get _____ too?" (Insert, well, practically anything Lowe's sells. I think we've bought one of everything by now.)

A few months ago my brother Josh jokingly asked me (via letter) if we had finished the Elizabethan Spires we were adding on to the house. Every time I write him it seems like we're in the throes of yet another house project.

So,
we've been looking for a chandelier to replace the not-really-our-style one above our dining table. At the same time, I've been looking for ways to free up some space in what has become the most crowded corner of our house. Table, high chair, shoe tray, pantry, diaper bags, aprons, desk space...none of those elements could really belong anywhere else.

It wasn't until this weekend that I realized that getting a smaller light fixture, while not clearing any actual space, would certainly clear up some visual space.

Voila:
And since we couldn't leave it at just the light, we also replaced the air vent cover---on a side note, why is it that so many of the new-ish houses here in Texas have so many dated, old-ish details?

And then, because as I mentioned, we can't leave well-enough alone, and because Labor Day is nearly synonymous with "sale,"
we went ahead and bought this beauty:

Now, is anyone interested in buying our old range?
It works great.
Word of caution: Replacing your range could possibly produce a snowball effect at your house, too.

Don't say we didn't warn you.