I spent the weekend engaged on the cupboards simply contained in the studio door from the breakfast room. I made a decision to start out with these as a result of I believe that can be a sooner and simpler mission than the cupboards within the workplace part of the studio. However whereas I used to be engaged on the boring elements (the sanding, priming, and portray of the doorways), my thoughts was wandering to the pendant gentle above the desk within the workplace nook of the room. I had initially thought I’d do a makeover on the pendant gentle I at present have there, however after giving it some thought, I believe I would like a very totally different gentle, or on the very least, a brand new lampshade.
The present pendant gentle appears like this…
That was wonderful again once I was including all of these black accents to the room. However now that I’m switching gears and making an attempt to lighten and brighten issues up within the room, that pendant gentle doesn’t work anymore. I painted the within of the shade again, after which coated the surface with velvet and black trim. So making an attempt to undo these modifications simply to avoid wasting and reuse a $20 lampshade might be not definitely worth the effort and time.
So I began choices this weekend. I hadn’t actually deliberate to search for pendant lights, however let’s simply say that the Fb algorithm is aware of me higher than I do know myself, and it is aware of precisely what advertisements to serve to me to seize my consideration and make them irresistible to me. So when it confirmed me an advert for this Claire Desjardins Kaleidoscope Lamp Shade from Anthropologie (affiliate hyperlink), I couldn’t assist myself. I instantly envisioned this lampshade, which is $98 for the medium measurement, hanging above my desk within the studio.
The issue is that these colours aren’t fairly proper for the studio. So naturally, my thoughts went to the concept of DIYing one thing comparable in the best colours. I’m not so positive about that concept, although, as a result of I believe it could be an excessive amount of with the colourful and busy floral mural, the colourful paint swatch cupboards simply contained in the studio door, and the colourful squares wallpaper within the studio toilet. So I’ve dominated out this lampshade as a chance, however you possibly can see why I clicked on it, proper? It’s positively very me, and Fb has my quantity. That darned algorithm is aware of how one can seize my consideration.
However I clicked round a bit of bit to see what else that they had, and I got here throughout this Naomi Pendant from Anthropologie (affiliate hyperlink), which is $228. I actually love this. It form of jogged my memory of a flower, but it surely’s not overtly a flower. That’s more cash than I wished to spend on a pendant gentle to go aver the desk, but it surely’s not an outrageous value.
However then I got here throughout this Magnolia Pendant from Anthropologie (affiliate hyperlink). Y’all! This factor has my title written throughout it, proper?! However there’s no method I can deliver myself to spend virtually $900 for a pendant gentle. That can actually by no means occur. However it positive obtained my artistic juices flowing.
Additionally they have this Magnolia Chandelier from Anthropologie (affiliate hyperlink), however this one is even extra costly at $1098. So clearly, that is out of the query as properly. However once more, my thoughts beginning whirling with DIY concepts.
With my newfound love for IKEA, I made a decision to see if that they had something within the flower pendant gentle class that may work. This VINDKAST Pendant Lamp from IKEA, which prices $44.99, is a really cute possibility, and the value is unquestionably extra my velocity. However you possibly can inform by it why this one is a lot lower than the Anthropologie lights. So far as high quality, there’s actually no comparability.
I’ve cherished this Possini Euro White Flower Pendant (affiliate hyperlink) for years, and I may have sworn that IKEA offered one thing prefer it, however I couldn’t discover it. This one is $269.99.
However after seeing the Anthropologie lights, the others simply appeared like a compromise for lesser high quality. And like I stated, my artistic juiced have been flowing after seeing these. I obtained to questioning if I may make one thing comparable for a fraction of the value, and I believe I can.
I made that out of 800 wooden tasting spoons.
And I simply so occur to have about 1200 extra wooden tasting spoons sitting in a field ready for use for a mission. This could be simply the time to make use of them.
There are about three totally different types that come to thoughts that I may make utilizing these tasting spoons. The primary can be to make a lot of particular person flowers, after which use these just like the Anthropologie lights.
After which the third can be to make one thing just like the capiz chandelier that I’ve within the music room. That is one of the best image I’ve of it from when it was in the lounge.
Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I rework and beautify the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do bodily work, so I do the vast majority of the work on the home on my own. You can learn more about me here.
