Comments on: Tackling The Basement: Chapter Five

By: Brynea

Brynea — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:54:41 +0000

Before we put our house on the market I needed a new light fixture in my dining space/living room that would give me more light than the old heavily frosted one that was there originally. I totally stole your fixture idea and bought a porceline fixture and a lamp shade from Target. Its actually the same lamp shade as yours, but a smaller size. Total cost…$12!!! AMAZING!!! Thinking about doing the same thing in the hallway where my DH broke the light fixture…Thanks for the idea!!!

By: Jen

Jen — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:36:53 +0000

Thanks for the tip! there is only one fixture, i’ll take a picture for you!

By: Tiffany S.

Tiffany S. — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:42:35 +0000

I prefer opaque bins with lids but then I have to label them. At one point we had a bin labeled “Santa Outfit, Gulf War, Boxing Gloves.” It cracked us up every time we’d see it, but that’s what was in there!

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:33:04 +0000

Hey Teesha,

The lamp shade is just a basic table lamp variety from Target that we flipped over and retrofitted to work with our ceiling fixture. We’re all about improvising! Hope it helps!

xo,
s

By: Teesha

Teesha — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:28:11 +0000

Hey Sherry!

You may have already mentioned this, but I wanted to find out if the lamp shade is meant as a ceiling mount over existing bulbs or did you just improvise? Your basement looks awesome!

Teesha

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:43:36 +0000

Hey Jen,

Yup, found it right at Target in the aisle with the bike and the car stuff. And it’s about six feet tall or so. As for your sideways bulb scenario, is there any way to get one giant shade that can still very safely be hung around both bulbs without getting to close to become a fire hazard. If you believe you can find one large enough you might be able to use small metal plant hooks from the ceiling to hook the shade directly to the ceiling so it covers the entire fixture to create one flush-mount-looking-shade instead. Hope it helps!

xo,
s

By: Jen

Jen — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:10:01 +0000

WOW I’m sooo impressed. and like some of the other readers I am constantly forwarding your blog emails onto my boyfriend.. !!

We need a bike rack for our garage/storage shed… You found it in store at Target, with the bike stuff? and how tall is it exactly??

I love bins but to me they have to look like bins and NOT baskets! LOL, i prefer opaque ones so that you can’t see what’s in them and to add their own element of design.

I love how you just put the lampshade right over the existing fixture but I have a question/inquiry. In our apt we have these bare bulb fixtures as well, but they are up in the skylight area, hence not facing downwards like yours, but sideways. any recs on how to not just cover the fixture up (by taking out the lightbulb) but actually putting something over them like a shade and still look modern??

Thanks!!

By: carrie

carrie — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:41:17 +0000

i am in awe of the bike rack! and i was expecting it to be much pricier. with no garage, we are forced to keep both of our bikes in our guest room, which is fine, until we have guests, which we often do. what a handy little stand that will clear up so much space. can’t wait to pick one up and then to hopefully convince my husband that the basement would be a much better place to store them ;).

By: Natalie

Natalie — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:49:24 +0000

Holy cow!! I take a few days off to visit Philly and AC and come back to find this GORGEOUS space completed!! What an incredible transformation in a very short amount of time! You guys never cease to amaze me :)

By: Mandi

Mandi — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:14:38 +0000

And PS, I don’t mind open bins (no lids) if it’s in a fairly snug spot, as with the Expedit units (and so serving more or less as a drawer) or in a closed cupboard. Otherwise, I like lids on things.