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Look!: Baking Canisters as Light Fixtures

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Two of our favorite things: repurposing and light fixtures. Artist Rodney Allen Trice combines the two in just one project among the most extensive and useful collection of repurposed housewares that we have seen to date.
 
 

This appeals for a few reasons: the cluster of three shades at varying lengths; the metal baking canisters which are a frequent flea market find, but for which we don't have counter space to use as intended; and the starry pattern of holes punched into the shade.

See the rest of his furnishings here.

Via: Simply Stated

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Woah ... fun!!!

posted by BlahDeBlah on August 25th 2008 at 1:58pm
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Fantastic!

You can come up with so many similar ideas from this. I.e, repurposing funky, retro, vintage tea and coffee canisters and the like.

posted by *heather leaf* on August 25th 2008 at 2:30pm
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Awesome idea, and they actually look good, too!

posted by jkonopka on August 25th 2008 at 2:39pm
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I second jkonopka

posted by Seaside on August 25th 2008 at 5:07pm
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Me third! I love these!

posted by madampince on August 25th 2008 at 6:16pm
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merveilleux!

posted by Eve in Hochelaga on August 25th 2008 at 6:40pm
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Not really my taste, but something like this would thrill my mom with her 30's style kitchen... :) Cool.

posted by ashy on August 26th 2008 at 8:55am
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