This light is part of The Ultimate DIY lighting guide. For more great DIY ideas, check it out here! I started this piece as a table lamp some 8 months ago! But my sample piece was large and I couldn’t find the right shade. I wanted to scale it down, but I just didn’t get…
The Ultimate DIY Lighting Guide: Bloggers’ Best
This post is part of the Ultimate DIY Lighting Guide. To start from the beginning, click here! To round out the lighting guide, I wanted to pull together some of my favorite DIY light fixtures. You’ve probably seen at least a few of these, but having them all together in one spot, with your own…
The Ultimate DIY Lighting Guide: Drilling Glass
This post is part of the Ultimate DIY Lighting Guide. To start from the beginning, click here! All righty… now that you have your fixture, shade and flair, it’s time to pull it all together.Which means it’s probably time to cut through some glass or delicate materials. Have no fear, it’s all here! When you…
The Ultimate DIY Lighting Guide: Selecting a Fixture
Welcome to Part 3 of the Ultimate DIY Lighting guide. In part 1, I shared some fun ideas with wood, and in part 2 I gave you some ideas on create a custom fixture with all sorts of different objects and materials. So now that you have an idea of the fixture you’d like to…
The Ultimate DIY Lighting Guide: Mix & Match
Lighting often goes overlooked as an easy way to update the look of a room… maybe it’s the cost, since lighting can go as high as the stars price-wise, or maybe it’s a an assumption that you would need to call in an electrician… whatever it is, overlook no more! I’m really excited to bring to…
Ultimate DIY Lighting Guide: Wood Edition
Lighting often goes overlooked as an easy way to update the look of a room… maybe it’s the cost, since lighting can go as high as the stars price-wise, or maybe it’s a an assumption that you would need to call in an electrician… whatever it is, overlook no more! I’m really excited to bring to…
Flip House Friday: Bathroom Plans
Well, things are coming along at the Skinny House. Slowly but surely! We have a certain neighbor who keeps complaining to the town about our permit, and an inspector who seems to drop by at least every half hour. I was actually mentioning him to my GC when, lo and behold, he drives by. Speak…
Flip House Friday: Kitchen Plans & Paint!
So this was my office yesterday along with one of my more lazy co-workers… no complaints here! I’m working on the kitchen cabinet doors for the skinny house – more on that below! But we have paint! Paint is really the first thing that goes in where you start to see that shift from demolition…
Bath Vanity Plans
The biggest part of this little bathroom reno was the new vanity. It was also the part that stressed me the most! I’ve never made a vanity before, much less designed one, so I really took the time to think through all the little nuances…. like how the top attached, how to work around the…
Create Your Own Transom Window
I have lots of love for transoms. I know, who doesn’t, right? When we built our downstairs bath, we added an opening in the shower wall to help let in more light. But it was always a little…. blah. I could never put my finger on it, but it didn’t strike my fancy. So…
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