a few weeks ago, while strolling the aisles at michael's craft store, i happened upon these lucite-based photo holders:
i, along with the rest of the decorating world, have a little thing for lucite. i am lusting over the lucite waterfall table at CB2, but i can't justify buying it, because i'm worried about the staying power of this decor trend. anyway, i really love it, and when i spotted this little 1.5 by 1.5 inch block of lucite at michael's for only 4.99, i knew there HAD to be something i could do with it (besides the obvious...).
i thought on it for a little while, and then it hit me - lamp finials! i decided i could take the wire part out, drill the hole a little deeper and thicker and attach to the top of the lamp harp. and that's just what i did.
i used these pliers to yank the wire thingies out. i was kind of worried that it would be hard, or that i might break the lucite in the process, but it was really easy. i just twisted them clockwise, then counter clockwise, and they pulled right out. you can see where there was a little dab of glue holding them in:
so i pulled that out, too. then, i got out my drill and a larger drill bit, and drilled the hole a little wider. i used the old lamp finial as a guideline.
i just screwed that puppy right in!
it worked! it was soooo very easy. you could, of course, just glue the lucite square to the top of a flat finial, but i knew that there would be the hole in the top where it had the wires in it, so i decided it would be best to just screw it in based off of that.
see them?
i love them. and, you can't beat adding a little of the lucite trend to your home for only $10!
What a neat idea! I will remember that the next time I see something that could be adapted into finials (new word for me), since I have two lamps that are missing finials.
ReplyDeleteI just got lucite shelves from cb2 for my bathroom and am excited to see how they look on the wall!
Get out, this is a brilliant idea! And you pulled it off beautifully. Janell
ReplyDeleteAWESOME idea! They look fab and I'm more than just a little bit jealous. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! I saw those at Michael's too and almost bought a few.
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ReplyDeleteSO CLEVER! They add such a great little acceent to your lamps!
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