This blog hop series makes me happy. It showcases bloggers that recycle, reuse and re-imagine things that they have in their own home into something pretty and useful again – I’m excited to show you what I came up with for this challenge!
It all starts with these flush mount fixtures that we have everywhere in our home:
While they’re not your typical “boob” light, they’re pretty plain jane so I’ve been slowly replacing them all. What I’m left with are these light fixture shades:
Looking at their shape, an idea came to mind – want to see what I did?!
Ta-da! I turned it into a vase!
The light shade is made of glass and it had a milk glass look to it so while I thought I should spray paint it or change up the appearance somehow, it looked lovely as is!
Isn’t it sweet? There is really no tutorial required for this – you basically take down the fixture, wipe it down (in my case because of the dust!) and then insert your plants or flowers – easy peasy! And pretty darn cute for what would otherwise have been considered garbage!
Thank you to the awesome Sarah from “Flourish and Knot” for hosting this series! Be sure to check out all the other bloggers and see what they did – your inspiration will overflow, believe me!
There for the Making: June 2017
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Two Purple Couches: DIY Moroccan-Style Trinket Dish
Design Inside the Box: Light Fixture Turned Vase (That’s me!)
Green With Decor: Fourth of July Silverware Jars
Flourish & Knot: DIY Canada Day Wreath
2 Bees in a Pod: Decoupage-Transformed Bucket
CaiTlin says
Such a cool idea 🙂 love it!!!
Lidia says
Thanks Caitlin!!!
Vicki and Jennifer 2 Bees in a Pod says
Lidia – this is genius! So smart and so very stylish! The new planter definitely does look like milk glass and looks beautiful with your plants. Way to go!
Lidia says
Aww thank you so much!!!
Meg @ Green With Decor says
This is genius! What a great upcycle!
Lidia says
Thanks Meg!!!
Sarah Burnell says
What a great way to really reuse something that might otherwise have ended up in a landfill! I wish more people would be creative with old home and building supplies. Thank you so much for being a part of There for the Making this time around!
Lidia says
Thanks Sarah!!! Thank YOU for organizing it all!! xo
Nakeya says
This is such a great idea. I always tell my design clients to take the “use what you have” approach. I will be sharing this idea as well.
Lidia says
Thanks Nakeya!!
Emy says
I love this idea! I have a light globe sitting on my counter and now I know what to do with it! Now to learn macrame so I can hang it (it has a pointy bottom.)
Lidia says
Aw, thanks Emy, that’d be cool to have a hanging version!!
Erin says
Great upcycle! I see these lamp shades at our local Habitat ReStore all the time!
Lidia says
Thanks Erin!!
Melissa says
I absolutely love this!! If only the “boob” lights in my house looked like that! Great job
Lidia says
LOL!! Thanks Melissa!!
Jessica says
What a great idea! I love using what I have and repurposing. I never would have thought to use an old light fixture!
Jessica recently posted…Landscaping Around Our New House – What we’ve done so far
Lidia says
Thanks Jessica!!
Emily says
This is such a clever idea! It really is the perfect shape and size for a nice indoor planter! Great job!
Lidia says
Thanks Emily!!
Emma C. says
So sweet and easy to upcycle these “boob” light in beautiful vases. Congrats for the idea!
Lidia says
Thanks so much Emma!!