Porcelain at Design Boner just bought the KNAPPA pendant lamp from IKEA and has blogged her constructing process here.
Porcelain says: "IKEA instructs you to assemble the light upside down and, combined with their half-assed pictures, I could not wrap my head around which way to bend the little plastic bits. I think IKEA should include this warning on all of their instructions: Do not put this product together immediately after a trip to our store. Take a nap or have a big glass of wine to clear your head and calm your nerves."
Heather, I love your lamp!! So much fun. And thanks for the post!
I just put one of these together last weekend. I threw out the instructions after I realized the pictures were totally useless!
Of course, I ened up with eight extra pieces and then had to take part of it apart to put it back together again...but it was still a sense of victory nonetheless!
Now I just can't figure out if I like it or not. It seems much bigger in my apartment than I thought it would be. The wall that it is hanging in front of has a bunch of framed art on it, and I think it just obstructs it too much. I don't know...maybe I'll live with it for a few months and decide.
marie, i agree the lamp was bigger than i had anticipated. it might work better if you give it its own corner of glory, since it is so sculptural.
I found the instructions pretty clear and easy to follow. Different strokes...
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