Remodelista Reconnaissance: The Nautical Brass Ceiling Light

Interiors stylist Brittany Albert left much well enough alone in her Connecticut kitchen, and instead deployed cost-conscious tweaks to artfully transform an uninspired space: see The Cosmetic Kitchen Upgrade, Trade Secrets Included.

We originally presented Brittany’s kitchen a year ago and revisited it last month, and the queries kept coming on the one detail we hadn’t covered: where did those pleasingly simple overhead lights come from? We ourselves had been looking for months: it turns out the world is filled with flush-mount nautical lighting of the sort, seemingly all of it, unlike Brittany’s version, a bit too big, too refined, too brash, or too pricey.

Then, unaware of our search, Remodelista reader Brett MacFadden, of SF graphic design firm MacFadden & Thorpe, did his own hunt. Thank you, Brett, we think you found the light.

The Sighting

The Source

Some runner-up flush-mount brass ceiling lights to consider—if only to give you more appreciation for the Battersea: the Vintage Maritime Brass Ceiling Lights, $218, from Etsy seller Big Ship Salvage; Original BTC’s Miniature Ship’s Well Glass Ceiling Light, $675;  the Bower Surface Mount, $349, from Schoolhouse; Edison Light Globes’s Small Brass Flush-Mout Light, $240 AUD; and the Brass Capsule Light, ¥14,300, from R-Toolbox of Tokyo.

And thank you to the Remodelista reader who tipped us off about Shiplights of Marblehead, MA, and its solid-brass nautical brass lighting: have a look at its Open Flush Bulkhead Light; $295.

Go to the Remodelista Reconnaissance archive for more design sleuthing, including:

• Brass Candle Sconces in an Editor’s Flat
• Reath Design’s Wrap-Around Curtain Rods
• Desks and Chairs from Ready-Made French Legs

*Kate Jordan’s photographs in this post are licensed for Remodelista’s use, and cannot be repurposed or used on any other website without the photographer’s explicit permission.