40 Projects Just For Fun: Lighting Solution

I have been missing having a designated studio pretty bad since we've been in our current house. I've been housing my fabric stash and sewing machine in the laundry room add-on at the back of the house and keeping random craft supplies on the dark, scary side of the basement but I'm always pulling things to the dining room table to work-so much so that we've been eating dinner in the living room around the coffee table! 

I've had this vintage kitchenette since our last house but originally took the legs off to make our dining room table. Then last summer I stopped in at a garage sale while my family was in town and happened to find a desk with hair pin legs for $3. They were moving and I was thrilled! Anyway, I put the new legs on it, added my rug, and brought my wall map back in to create my very own studio space. Well, it's at least a new surface for all the piles.

I love wire baskets and was thinking about doing a pendant light but the opening wasn't going to work with my plug size so I got the idea to wrap twinkle lights around it and just hang it from the wall. I made a similar one in our old house but it was too big for the space. This vintage egg basket was just right but the color wasn't so I spray painted it yellow, then white, and then cut up a bunch of white floral wire and wrapped the twinkle lights around the basket making sure to end them near the back so they could stay flush with the wall on the way down to the outlet. 

I need to trade out my bottom row of twinkle lights with a regular white extension cord and just tuck it under the rug but I love having some extra light in this space when I work after everyone is tucked in. 

Also, I love when solutions present themselves so easily! Don't you?

-Rachel

40 Projects: One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six

Comments

[Kate @ Songs Kate Sang]

You are the best. Has anyone told you that lately? I just adore you!

[Denysia Yu]

I love this light idea! :)

[trina curran]

That's really cute! We are about to move into a tiny apartment from our big house, and I am giving up my craft room too. I think this idea might work for me...I'll have a corner in our bedroom where I can work. So neat!

[Mac]

I just set up a studio in the corner of our bedroom, too! (We're a family of four in a two bedroom apartment.) I was pretty good at clearing off the dinner table every evening, but thinking about set up and tear down prevented me from crafting or sewing as much in the first place!

Now that the mess is in the (already usually messy) back room, I'm making it a challenge to find little 15 minute increments where I can bounce in and out of the space and work little baby steps on my projects! It works GREAT with my kids and keeps my SAHM days from feeling quite as mundane!

[cv love]

Love the ideia!

[Lesley]

Holy Hannah.......this is the best little lighting idea EVER! So very clever! Thanks for sharing.

[Ashleigh]

I love your space!! I saw this rug DIY on ABM this passed week and I can't wait to give it a try! You have so many tricks up your crafty little sleeve! ;)

xx Ashleigh
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[Catherine Vargas]

Lovely :)

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[Bekah Decker]

I have been browsing your blog a lot lately, and I am obsessed! Your style is fantastic and gives me the major bug to redecorate my house. :) Love your DIY ideas! I am super excited about weaving something!

[Emily]

Hi Rachel! Did you make the frame for the map? If so do you have a DIY you can link me too?

Thank you!!

[Seriously Sassy Mama]

What a cute space.

[Rachel Denbow]

Emily,

Yes, just added the link in the post above but here it is again.

http://smileandwave.typepad.com/blog/2012/04/hanging-map-diy.html

I knew I'd forgotten something last night! ;)

[Sarah]

I looooove this!!!! I could see it hanging pendant style too!
wonderful..
Xo
Sarah

[Cathy]

I love this. It's so unique looking and yet really simple. Good job! Love the woven rug too by the way and your new profile photo :)

Cathy
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[Samantha Lee]

Omg, this is AWESOME!

[Trish]

Such a great idea!! I just created a work space in a teeny closet that only has a window, and no light fixture. This is the perfect solution! :)
Trish

www.jellybonesblog.blogspot.com

[Nicolette Lafonseca]

Wow simple things are the best when they have lights!
This is my favourite just for fun projects so far I have just the basket for it too.
You are one creative lady x