Light up my Life
Posted by Brittney | Filed under Before & After
Being the industrious lady that I am I decided to tackle a to-do project we had been putting off since we moved in. Hanging up our bedside lamps. We found these puppies for a steal on Craig’s List so we didn’t want to leave them behind when we moved.
Pretty bare huh? Once I finished up the project I couldn’t believe that we had stalled so long on getting these up. It was easy peasy.
I got our handy-dandy drill bits out and found one that would work for the project.
I carefully, marked and pre-drilled for the screws. Then upon installing the fixture realized I had marked the wrong hole. Oops. More holes we’ll be spackling when we leave.
I drilled the correct holes and up went the fixture backing. Those protruding screws are what hold the actual light fixture to the wall.
Checking for level before making the fixture permanent. Can I get props for getting a level out and photographing this project solo?
Now the lamps are up! We still needed shades. Our old ones bit the dust and I was on the hunt for something a little less rustic.
I had been dreaming about these lampshades for awhile now. You may remember them from my wishlist on the sidebar.
I thought they would be the perfect addition to our new beach themed home. Matt said H to the no on $40 lampshades and I reluctantly had to agree with him. Plus, I thought they might be a little over the top. Enter Lamps Plus. I found these beauties for $16.
They’re linen so I think they still give the room the airy feel we’re going for with out looking too beach themed.
We’re loving the texture of these shades. The fact that we got two shades (shipping included!) for less than the price of the original shade is icing on the cake.
So, have you completed any projects that you’ve been putting off? Maybe you found some new light fixtures that are lighting up your life. Do tell.
Tags: Craig's List finds, hanging up wall lamps, master bedroom
June 9th, 2010 at 3:51 pm
Love it!! They look great. I love the shades!
June 9th, 2010 at 7:39 pm
I love the look of those hanging lamps. That is a really old fashion idea which i’m glad is coming back around.
June 10th, 2010 at 1:38 pm
Um, I’ve never commented here before, but I have to now ’cause we have the same (or really similar) engagement ring! Ok and I love the lamps – I just bought a similar shade from Ballard Designs that I hope to turn into a pendant light.