Trying to find a good-looking sconce can be really difficult. After a few attempts with very few choices inspiring us, we decided to go a different route by creating a lightbox.
We went to experts at Gamma to turn one of my favorite photographs (one I snapped at Olafur Eliasson's Weather Project exhibition (2003) at London's Tate Modern) into a duratrans print.
kudos, heather. i love the idea of a lightbox & the photo works perfectly. really nice...
I love your lightbox, it's very personal yet professional looking. How did you create it exactly? Did you just take the photo to Gamma and they did the rest? I'd love to replicate with my own travel photos.
Lauren:
We took the photo to Gamma, where they enlarged it to the size we wanted and then mounted it on 8" plexiglass. You can order, send files, and communicate with them via internet if you prefer. My boyfriend then made the wood frame/box, cutting rabbets on each side with a table saw so you can slide the duratrans right in.
good luck!
What a great idea. The end result is very cool. Thanks for the DIY tips.
LOVE it! Original, highly creative and quite personal, just my thing. Am wondering, could enlarged photos be changed at will (are they mounted onto the plexiglass or just placed behind it)? And Heather, your photo is impressive also...what kind of camera do you use? I must say, kudos all around!!! :)
redrobinrockn:
ours is actually mounted on the plexiglass, but having removable, alternating photos is a great idea...
my camera at the time was an Olympus Stylus (before i had a digital!), so it was enlarged from an actual print, making it a bit grainy.
thanks!
This is a great idea! I love how the light bulb looks like a sun in your picture...
You are so right -- good looking sconces are HARD to find, in my experience. This is a creative and clever way to create a light box. Not to be negative, just asking... won't the heat from the bulb damage the photograph? I'd be worried about that part.