apartment therapy changing the world, one room at a time

I've done it before and it really IS that easy.

If SF folks want to see this on a larger scale, check out this small hotel lobby on Geary (close to Jones)...I forgot the hotel's name, but they have three huge versions of this hanging from one point in the high ceilings and it's really dramatic. The cords and shades are staggered in length and size, so it makes a gorgeous grouping.

http://www.jdvhotels.com/adagio/?cid=gl_adg

Is this the hotel you're referring to?

Yes, that's it! I'd love to do the same treatment If I had ceilings that high...

You could also get an acrylic diffuser cut to fit the "bottom".

My office does something similar to that hotel, except with just one shade instead of three. And it's hung upside-down.. Too bad I have a three-way strobe light in my bedroom... It's too big to cover with anything. :(

I've used a rectangular one upside down over a close-to-the-ceiling light. I hot glued nails onto each corner to help it "stand off" of the ceiling.

It really suits that room.