Category: Lighting
DIY Solar Chandelier
Hi Friends! For the last couple of weeks, I’ve been focusing on whipping my deck and pergola area into shape. We have a pretty short summer season here in Central New York, so we try to make the most of it. One of my projects […]
DIY Drum Chandelier
Hi friends! I recently filled you all in on a business venture I’ve been hard at work on, The Listening Room at 443. (I wrote about it HERE if you’re interested). My goal with this project has been to use my DIY and ninja-bargain hunting […]
West Elm DIY Bentwood Pendant Debacle
One of the projects I’ve been working on over the last couple of months is updating the small sun room in the front of my house. This room has been my nemesis over the years, so it’s not surprising that my West Elm DIY Bentwood […]
DIY Capiz Shell Chandelier
Like a lot of people, I have one of these in my house: Yep…the dreaded “boob light”. This beauty hangs in my upstairs hallway. It certainly could be worse, but it could be a lot better too – so I started brainstorming budget DIY ideas […]
Thrift Store Decor Upcycle Challenge: Faux Mercury Glass Lamps
I’m so excited to bring you this Thrift Store Decor Upcycle Challenge! I’ve teamed up with 20 other bloggers for this thrift store blog hop. The rules were simple–take an item(s) from a thrift store, yard sale, resale shop etc. and transform it into a new […]
#NeverEndingReno Progress Report
Butcher block counters – check! Under mount sink – check! Fancy new faucet – check! Light update – check! Holy moly, that was a process…3+ weeks to get the counters in from Lumber Liquidators, another couple of weeks before we got the sink cut out […]
My Ugly Light Fixture Round Up
I realized recently that my light fixture game is pretty weak. Feast your eyes on this beauty: It might be one of the most awkward light fixtures ever. And it’s hanging in my sun room. With all the other projects I’ve been working on, I guess […]
DIY Mercury Glass Lamps (and that time when Pinterest didn’t tell the whole story)
So I pinned a few tutorials on Pinterest on how to make DIY mercury glass. If you haven’t seen this yet, the basic idea is to lightly mist a glass vase, votive or lamp with a solution of 50/50 water and white vinegar, then hit […]