Check out the lighting at La Columbe. Designed by Bosses Design of Montreal, wine bottles are reused as small glass lamp shades. The fixtures hang in a grid over the restaurant's dining room...
The design by Bosses reminds us of the Upcycled Bottle Swag Lamp or those glasses by the Green Glass Company.
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Comments (5)
Dang! That's just what I've been trying to make. Since I can't find hanging lamp kits anywhere, though, mine will probably involve votives.
the food is nice too. it's been one of my favorite spots on trips to montreal for almost a decade now.
whytephoenix: Ikea sells plug-in hanging lamps for $3 (US). The bulb sockets aren't super attractive, but the cords look good. And it wouldn't be too hard to cut off the plug and hardwire it into a ceiling fixture.
But how do you get the light bulb in!!!
the same way you get the pear in the bottle...
more seriously, I can actually see this working at someone first apartment out of college more than at a restaurant where it comes across as a bit theme-parkish. Also, wasn't there a DIY HGTV project like this on a kitchen makeover recently?