Category Archives: lighting
Lined Lampshades
I’m all about the details and a project on my very long list of things to do is to line the inside of a lampshade with a silver or gold lining. There’s not much online to show off this project but here’s a few I managed to find. (Every Lamp Shade) Loving the print inside! (Dutch Design) I … Continue reading
Ikea Maskros Lighting has been Hacked!
On Friday I showed you Heather Armstrong of Dooce’s Maskros Lighting that had been sprayed gold. Today, I’m going to show off a little hack I pulled off on the same lighting fixture. When we first moved into our house we took a trip to Ikea to buy a few things. While we were there Sloan absolutely went bananas over … Continue reading
Chandelier Change Up
One of the other things about the guest room that I didn’t like was how dark the chandelier was. Didn’t like the white crystals either so I painted them red. Here’s what it used to look like. I looked around and found this shade at Ballards but at $16.00 I passed. Ballard’s linen chandelier shade Luckily, I found linen shades … Continue reading
Chandelier in the Living Room
We have a ceiling fan in the master bedroom and this would not be my choice obviously but like most husband’s mine is no different and he has insisted we keep the fan in the room so it stays cool. Because I love him, I’ve given him the fan but I’ve gone chandelier happy in all the other rooms! (Apartment … Continue reading
Two For One
Months ago I bought this gold light fixture from the Salvation Army, they have hundreds of them. I think I paid three or four bucks for it, I don’t really remember, I just remember it was cheap. At first I thought I was going to use it in my foyer and decided to paint it black. After I finished … Continue reading




