From Ceiling Fixture to Table Lamp

$8
45 Minutes
Medium
With a little help from my husband (see that story here: http://whomadethismissbobetier.blogspot.com/2013/07/from-ceiling-light-to-table-lamp.html), I turned a two-bulb ceiling fixture into a table lamp. Not everyone needs a short table lamp, but I thought it would be a fun project. After our initial failure (he broke the first lamp), we put together a lamp that sheds lots of light in our dim little farmhouse (yes, we're the farmers in the dell).
The brass base was painted with Rustoleum 2X in Berry Pink, and the channels in the shade were highlighted with a green Painters paint pen. Finally, unable to decide how to display it, I tried it alone, on one serving tray, then on two. I still don't know...
The light's off but somebody's home...somebody who thought it would be fun to transform a ceiling light into a table lamp (and plans to do it again).
Here it is in its electric glory. Oooooh. Aaaaaah.
Looking a little too much like a psychedelic mushroom, it needed some enhancement. Here it is on one serving tray.
...and here it is on two serving trays (bought on sale at Michael's). The serving trays nearly triple the price of the project.
KathrynElizabeth Etier
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  • Pat Good Pat Good on Jul 30, 2013
    I have one I bought at a yard sale and haven't been able to do anything with it since! But how is it hooked up?
  • KathrynElizabeth Etier KathrynElizabeth Etier on Jul 30, 2013
    @Columbia1 There was already insulation in the light so we kept that in place. If I plan to have the light turned on for a while, I place an ovenproof dish under it. @Pat Giid I bought an electric cord with an in-line switch at Lowe's and my husband attached it to the wiring that was already part of the light.
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