Comments on: Tackling The Basement: Chapter Five

By: Bethany

Bethany — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 18:33:39 +0000

You have just saved my life.

We are working on a DIY redo of our basement and I have a couple of bare-bulb fixtures I needed to find a way to dress up.

I’ve searched all over the hardware stores for a fixture that I could attach somehow to the rafters of the ceiling and could not find one that would work.

I’ve run across your blog before and liked it, but just found it again with this AMAZING lampshade idea.

I know exactly where I’m going after work today: Target.

Thank you so much and good luck in the rest of your projects!

By: tara

tara — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:31:25 +0000

Hiya! Just wanted you to know this post was something of an inspiration to me, and I referenced it in my blog here: http://themclambs.blogspot.com/2010/09/let-there-be-light-in-nursery.html. Thanks a bunch for the inspiration you give us for pennies! :)

By: Rene

Rene — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:20:34 +0000

I wish we had basements in Texas but they would accumulate too much moisture–just not practical.

By: dave@asgardsss.co.uk

dave@asgardsss.co.uk — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:50:14 +0000

wow, i wish my basement looked like this!! no matter how much i try and clear it out to make room, it seems to be a jumbled heap within a matter of weeks!! i think its the black hole of my house!!

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