I had originally gone in to Artworks looking for some small vases because I'm always wanting just "one flower" or a bunch of baby's breath to freshen up the house during the winter blahs and I saw something that looked like lace hanging in the window - I thought now there's an idea - it's probably plastic and can just be squeegied on to the window and when the light shines in it will be so beautiful . . . but it was actually six sheets of lazer cut plated steel that you could hook together any way you wanted!
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| This is how they came - in a box of six sheets |
So now to search out the house to figure out what to do with them . . . I tried covering wine bottles . . . that looked pretty good but not really practical . . . and then thought maybe I could join them all together and make a cylinder shape and use it as a lamp shade for the downstairs bedroom (but decided on the upside down planter hanger instead because the pieces were a bit too flimsy) then back upstairs to the living room - HEY what about THAT lamp shade - they look like the same width as the shade maybe I could hook them on there if they fit!!!
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Well they fit nicely so I took five of them and linked them together and secured them on top by bending over the ends . . .
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I LOVE the way this looks in the evening - it also looks pretty good during the day - even my 8 year old niece thought it was pretty cool.
Total Cost to me: ZERO
Actual cost of supplies:
Lamp - $40.00 (Canadian Tire)
Set of 6 Plated Steel Sheets $89
Time Spent: Under 1 hour (fiddled around with it until it was perfect)! ! !
Well Lynner I wouldn't expect anything but perfect from you. I saw the real thing and it is fabulous! So dainty and outstanding, in the daytime as well. To all Lynne's followers and fellow bloggers, I spend a couple hours with my sister today, if for one minute you think you can keep up with her, think again, her mind travels faster than a speeding bullet! Pow! No wonder she comes up with such outstanding ideas! Can't wait for the next one! :)
ReplyDeleteand a fantastic two hours it was for me as well! I love it when my sister pops by for coffee and we can throw ideas off of one another - I'm looking forward to seeing what she was inspired to do!
DeleteWell, they say two minds are better than one, eh? lol...i loved this idea too and really think the lamp is pretty. i can imagine how really nice it must look standing right next to it.
ReplyDeletei like the look of that lacy sheet metal. I guess it was pretty flexible if you could bend it around the lamp shade like that,right? I have a really large window which I think may look really nice with those sheets hanging in it. I may check out artworks to see what they have. Great design, Lynne!
Hey Cheryl - that's right - the metal is very flimsy (in fact slimmer than the thickness of a file folder) - I'd wonder if the cost to hang in an entire window is really worth it though - how about the stuff you can squeegie onto a window just with water) might be a better and less expensive route!
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