We've featured great projects from Splatgirl before - you might remember these colorful ones or this countertop tutorial. A seemingly never-ending wellspring of creativity and fearlessness combine to make her a perfect DIY role model...
And we like her no-nonsense attitude - about finding wall mounted light fixtures that she liked, she says, "...it's one of those categories of lighting where there's just not that much available to choose from to begin with, and where to get something cool, you've got to spend a fortune. And I say boo to that."
Photos shown above, left to right:
1) After: the media room with lights Installed
2) The about-to-be-hacked $8.99 TERTIAL lamp from Ikea
3) "Take a deep breath" and cut off the plug
4) Wiremold cord channel installed
5) Add new replacement cord ends and paint the wiremold for a very finished look.
Check out the full postwith all the info on the project at Modern in MN.
Photos: Splatgirl at Modern in MN
(Originally posted 2.24.09 - JL)
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That's a "hack"?
The bracket was designed for the option to be installed like that...
That's a very successful color story. The room seems very balanced, not empty or full and not dark or light. Nice.
Splatgirl really is a DIY machine. I love this, and I love checking out her site for new project ideas.
They even make snap in wiremold which you wouldn't need to cut the cord for (or you could unscrew the cord and rethread it through).
The point of cutting off the cord end was to be able to thread the cord through the hole in the bracket so it comes neatly out the bottom. Wiremold has a slit along one side to allow a cord to be slipped into it under normal circumstances.
Yeah this probably displays Tertial's (or that type of lamp) versatility than anything else. On a sidenote, the European version placed the switch on the wire instead of the lamp head so you dont hae to burn yourself every time you turn the light on and off. Makes it impossible to hide the cord, but makes me less likely to injure myself. Safety first, safety always.
i'm with bepsf.
even in ikea stores they're displayed this way... in the brochure as well!
I am in love with the paint color, what is it?
what a cozy place and color.