Modified Light Fixture

I wanted a certain look for the lighting above my kitchen sink, and I was imagining light fixtures that I couldn’t find in stores.
Okay, truthfully, I didn’t look very hard, because my light fixture budget is running low… (Bwa ha ha! Just kidding! I’ve never had a budget for light fixtures!!! What is that!?)
Anyway, in my world, cool light fixtures cost a lot so I did what I do sometimes…
I modified something from my local ReStore. (This fixture set me back 10 dollars.)
First, I took it apart to see what I had to work with. (I intentionally looked for a semi-flush mount like this, because the intended space to hang it was too low to go all-out-pendant this time. I could have modified a pendant to make it shorter, but I found this one first.)
I set aside parts I didn’t want to use, like the glass thing and the silver hoop thing.


Since I was wanting to create a part-industrial / part-fancy feeling with this fixture, I first decided on an industrial element.


Rabbit wire is industrial-like, right?


I cut some pieces to play around with.
And then rolled some, overlapping it, and I secured the wire with tiny pliers like this:
From there I played around with it, trying to decide…
Finished
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  • Patty Patty on Feb 04, 2017
    Are the beads you used clear? Where did you find them? Your light is beautiful.
  • Sylvia Candler Sylvia Candler on Mar 27, 2017
    Not really a question but definitely want you to know that I truly LOVE this light! Beautiful! Both industrial and glam at the same time! You NAILED it!!!!!
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