Monday 22 August 2011

New Week, New Lighting

Good morning everyone! I hope you had a nice weekend and were lucky enough to have some sunny skies. We were half lucky and got a gorgeous Saturday, but rainy Sunday. I am not a fan of the rain, but we tried to make the best of it with a fun trip to one of my favorite places, Ikea. I will share more details about that trip soon.

One thing, I realized yesterday was that I did not share some of my kitchen updates with you. I had shared the new paint color with you here and a couple of lighting ideas here. What I forgot to share was the new lighting that did go up. And yes, it ended up being a diy project like I thought. So, here it is.

Here is a close up.

It is a coffee filter light pendant. I lost count of how many hours it took me to finish it, after 5. I just did a little bit at a time, each night after my little munchkin went to bed. I am so thrilled with it and I have gotten so many compliments for it. 

I first saw it on the blog Made by Girl, who had come across it on the blog Parlour. It is truly a beautiful light pendant and you can head over to Parlour and read all the instructions on how to make your own here. Here is a picture of hers.
Jen from Made by Girl, also pointed out that a very similar looking pendant is featured on the cover of Sixx Design's Downtown Chic and it is quite costly. Mine didn't cost much at all and I am beyond thrilled with it. You should give it a shot. 
With the rainy weather, I also managed to start a couple of projects and finish a couple more. One has to do with a canvas I bought, the others with some fabric and yarn. Can't wait to share them with you.

Wishing you a great week ahead!

7 comments:

  1. I love it. I've had that on my to-do list for a while but am scared by the time involved. Yours looks fantastic!!!

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  2. Your pendant looks gorgeous, nice job!!

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  3. Thank you ladies. It looks even better in person. I should have kept track of how long it took me to make it, but I lost count after about 5.

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  4. Looks awesome. Wondering, does it give off much light?

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  5. Barbara,
    It does give off some light. It isn't very strong, but I think just enough when having a sit down dinner with friends. I am thinking of buying the Maskros lighting fixture and try it in there, but we'll see.

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  6. hi there, thanks for using my light as inspiration. Actually, both the pictures you are showing are by Sixx Design. They show the original I patterned mine off of. But, so glad I could provide inspiration anyway. ( =

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  7. Your blog are really good .your images which you add too good.But lighting are low does it give much more light??????

    Lighting

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