Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Industrial pendant light you can make

As I continue to look at every single page of the new Flea Market Style Magazine, I'm finding some great ideas.  But when I saw their pages about using funnels, I fell over.  See the picture below?  The one of their funnel pendant light?  That's my light!  Well, not my actual light but one just like my light. I've been wanting a new pendant light in my dining room.  I wanted something industrial.  I was considering purchasing this one but just wasn't sure.  Then, my husband and I went to a great architectural salvage place here in Ft. Worth and found this industrial funnel they had already wired as a pendant light.  It wasn't expensive but you could make your own with a funnel and wiring kit.  I've rewired lamps and it's easy.  The directions are actually on the rewiring kit.  After hanging my new light, I added a thin, red stripe around it so that it fit in the room perfectly.  Some laughed at my new fixture, but I loved it.  Now, it's famous!

Here it is in the magazine.
Look closely.
Here's mine!  Exactly the same.
Here it is with the little red stripe!

20 comments:

  1. WOW...what a neat light fixture...luv it!

    Blessings,
    Linda

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  2. What a great light fixture! It looks fantastic!

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  3. Love the rustic look...and it shows up so well against the red walls

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  4. This is great! I'm all about making affordable lights! I love it! Do you mind if I feature your light on my blog. Please stop by!

    Lisa

    www.destinationseaborn.blogspot.com

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  5. Sure! That would be great if you feature it on your blog. I appreciate it. Let me know when you do and I'll put a link in my post to your blog. Gina@3ringcottage

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  6. That's amazing! It looks exactly the same. Talk about being ahead of the curve!

    xo,
    Sherry (& John) @ Young House Love

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  7. Ooooh I love the pendant light fixture! I love this thinking outside the box with junk. You've made a statement...how cool is that!? (I just added my name to your followers list at number 30...woo hoo.)
    ~judi ;)
    from the1829farmhouse.blogspot.com

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  8. I really love this. So fun and clever!

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  9. girl you rocked the funky junk!! I think we gotta go with our heart and ignore scoffers.

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  10. I love it!! I adore industrial lighting (and architectural salvage stores)!

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  11. You are a trendsetter - I like it, I like it. I have yet to find a copy of that magazine, but it looks like a good read.

    Can you please email me because I'm having trouble adding you to my Google Reading List (which I thought I had already done) ... and I can't find your email address. Thanks

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  12. Wow very creative!! I'm impressed! thanks so much for linking it!!!

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  13. Hi...new to your blog...I love the bedspring heart...too bad you didn't make...I bed lots of bloggers would want a tutorial. Enjoyed my visit!

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  14. So cute! I LOVE industrial pieces around the house. Thanks for sharing!

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  15. That is fantastic! It is identical... it is famous!! ;)

    ~Jennifer
    http://www.studiojru.com/

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  16. Girl, you got style!
    I forgot my Flea Market Style mag in Florida :( Can't find it here yet. *sigh*

    Thanks for linking up to Mi4M!

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  17. No way, you must have been shocked when you saw the picture? Love the Fort Worth lead... Have you been to the Wisteria Outlet in Carollton, the have a lot of the industrial looking things.

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  18. Great job! I live in the DFW metroplex and am excited to check out this place in Fort Worth. Thanks! Kelly

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  19. Gasp! I saw that article! I've been looking for a huge funnel ever since to put in my laundry room. I'm a sucker for unique pendant lighting. I've done and put up a couple that I posted about. Love yours!

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