The popcorn ceiling bothered me much more than the light fixtures (which looked completely different in the second photo?).
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@jym626 @Nrdsb4 The popcorn ceilings are dated and we would love to remove them if we could. It’s not hard to remove but it’s an issue because of asbestos. To do it legally one needs to hire a licensed person who comes in with white suits and special bags to collect it. Another option is to cover the ceiling with drywall and seal in the asbestos. That’s expensive and takes a good deal of time. Many people remove them in their own homes by setting and scraping.
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I agree with others that unless you’re looking to put more $$ into the place just because I’d leave the light fixtures and let the taste of the new owner decide if they stay or go.
I actually like them all - but I think a light fixture with some personality lends some whimsy. I can’t tell what the cord is in these two brass/white lights are? Do they look awkward sticking out? Can the lights be adjusted so the cord is not sticking out? I actually just bought a similar light like this (except more flush and no cord) for our kitchen in our 1925 home and love it.
And re: the first pendants you posted…while I wouldn’t choose those specifically I agree that they lend a MCM look which I love and which is really HOT right now. We just bought a home that has 3 colored pendants also with a MCM vibe - I LOVE the sense of whimsy they bring to our home - I’m not a formal person and like that personality.
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Haven’t pulled the white ones down yet to look closely.
The recent house we bought had a clashing floor theme in literally every room of the house. It looked like it was vandalized by circus clowns. It was 30k to rip out and replace them and put in a new coat of paint. Was it worth it? I’m still deciding that 
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What is setting and scraping? The popcorn ceilings are asbestos?
Should read wetting and scraping. Yes, acoustical popcorn ceilings have asbestos. I don’t know if they all do but I know homes and apartments built in the 60’s and 70’s with popcorn ceiling have asbestos. I don’t know how many people properly remove them. When my sister redid her house she sealed them with drywall.
I don’t know if this would work in your ceiling’s case, but my friend just put up a new ceiling on ‘top’ of her popcorn one (rather than fighting to remove all the popcorn!). It looks really nice! It’s a beach house though and small area.
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Around here, many of us have asphalt asbestos tiles in our older
homes. Invariably they tend to just cover it up with new flooring and don’t disturb the old flooring that contains asbestos. It’s cheaper and easier and no hazmat issues.
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that’s a good idea to put a new ceiling below, no asbestos abatement hassle
It is a good alternative to just cover it up. If it was my own home I’d do that. In this case it’s a big job. You need to put up drywall, tape it and texture and paint. That all takes time and with all the other work that needs to be done it’s not happening.
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I recently looked at a house where it looked like they put drywall on the ceiling and didn’t tape it. The seams between the 4x8 sheets were all completely cracked.
I agree with you. Leave the popcorn.
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We did the same, HImom, with the aesbestos tiles in my parents’ kitchen when we rehabbed their house for sale. Just popped the luxury vinyl plank right on top. Remediation would have been soooo expensive and time-consuming.
However, Home Depot (where we got the LVP) would not install atop the tiles - we had to do it ourselves.
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Did you disclose the old tiles to the buyers?
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We have popcorn, but the building was built in 1989 – I’m pretty sure they had stopped residential use of asbestos by that point.
The house was built in 1955. We were assuming they were aesbestos based entirely on the year of the house build but we did not know for sure. Home Depot would not install over them because of the year of build alone. So I don’t think I had definitive knowledge but I put what I knew on our disclosure forms. I hope that was appropriate!
Note: local real estate attorney said we were good; relied on that!
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If you told the buyers that there are old tiles under the new floor, it is all good.
Professional installers do not want to deal with any potential liability issues.
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When we had new flooring put over old flooring, our installers were fine as long as old flooring was in perfect condition and had no chips and uneven surface. We did not have to install it ourselves.
Most of our house had vinyl sheet on it and it was used as a nice even waterproof surface, over which we had hardwood oak floor installed. No idea if there is asphalt asbestos tile under the vinyl sheet as well.
But after the money was spent, the floors look incredible and it’s a perfect flow throughout the house…
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I love the barn door!
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