Comments on: Sconce makeover.

By: katrina

katrina — Wed, 19 May 2010 20:49:30 +0000

I didnt exactly have any sconces in need of a makeover, or actually installed in my house at all. But my bf and I loved this idea so much, we decided “we need sconces”. Best $25 spent in the house yet. And since we were buying them new, we had the option of buying chrome colored fixtures that didnt even need spray pain. They look fabulous and we couldnt be happier. Thanks door sixteen!

By: Kate

Kate — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 01:53:46 +0000

Anna!
1) LOVE the idea about the sconces. That never occurred to me and I’ve been living with those exact nasty sconces you talk about for FOUR years. They drive me crazy every time I see them and yet they are STILL (except for one that I replaced with a slightly better version) here. Never knew those lightbulbs existed.
2) I always feel like a slug when I see what you’ve been up to. And this time, it’s renovating not one,but TWO homes! Your new abode looks lovely. Congrats!
3) The (neighbor) ‘hood misses you — first Neighborhood meeting on April 29th! Don’t miss it!

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Idea: Silver Tipped Bulb « | style carrot | — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:23:40 +0000

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By: erin lang norris

erin lang norris — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:06:30 +0000

awesome! i’m always looking for super cheap ways to turn lame things into really great looking things! this is perfect inspiration for the hideous ceiling fan in our bedroom. thank you!

By: Loribeth

Loribeth — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:50:33 +0000

Very nice! You’ve inspired me on how to improve the look of the ugly light fixture in our bathroom. White spray paint will do a world of good for ugly fake oak and brass!

Loribeth

By: Ashley

Ashley — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:41:50 +0000

Looks great and amen, sista!

By: nauli

nauli — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:47:46 +0000

Nice solution. I will definitely keep this in mind. Never thought about spraypaint can look this nice on plastic!

By: GIERSCHICKWORK

GIERSCHICKWORK — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:35:09 +0000

Gorgeous; understated and oh so Gropius.

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KITKA design toronto » Blog Archive » IDS: Roundup — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:37:26 +0000

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By: peggy

peggy — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:32:37 +0000

What a genius fix! And remarkably simple too. They look fantastic. I am completely with you about the “ask the landlord” issue. I’ve never met a landlord that cared how the apartment looked. You should see the monstrosity of a stove that I have. On second thought, you shouldn’t. You might get ill.

By: Anna at D16

Anna at D16 — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:52:18 +0000

Rabbitfaces: I had no idea that Walter Gropius had any involvement in the design of this bulb! How interesting.

At any rate, the light the comes out is quite pleasant, but you’re right — a sconce’s light should ordinarily be directed upward. However, these sconces are mounted really high up on the wall for some reason, so it actually works quite well having the light shoot downward in this case.

By: Rabbitfaces

Rabbitfaces — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:22:14 +0000

I did almost the same thing in my own rental, except I painted the brass fixture to match the walls (gray) and used a low watt floodlight (25W) that is silver-edged and shoots light UP, just like a sconce should. I thought about doing the Gropius bulbs like you did but was concerned about how the light would come out.

By: AMS

AMS — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:04:48 +0000

smart quick fixer upper…. I will have to steal this idea from you for a light fixture depression I need to deal with.

merci!

By: erin@designcrisis

erin@designcrisis — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:37:26 +0000

The simplest solution is often the best.

Bravo!

By: miles

miles — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:56:22 +0000

Wow! What a great idea!

By: Callista

Callista — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:19:09 +0000

Wow! You are so clever.

My boyfriend once had a landlord who REALLY cared about making his apartments into charming, unique spaces, and he did a fantastic job. It was the cheapest, yet by far the most beautiful, space that either one of us has ever lived in. It was gorgeous. Sadly though, while he was living there, his landlord sold his apartment to some other jerks. The reason? He was sick of tenants destroying the spaces he worked so hard to create. The tenant that lived there before Nick didn’t take out the garbage once in an entire year. Apparently, that’s not all that uncommon. Everyone I know who is a landlord has stories like this. Unfortunately, very few people care for a place the way they should. Having met so many landlords recently, I now understand why they don’t care about their apartments: because people just destroy them anyway.

By: verhext

verhext — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:19:21 +0000

I used white paint over a hideousssss brass long “vanity” light fixture in my bathroom, but now I wish I’d gotten some spray paint – it DOES look like porcelain!

By: richard

richard — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:46:06 +0000

I did exactly the same thing in my guest bathroom!
I love the light the reflector bulbs create.

By: Cher

Cher — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:03:23 +0000

I was just curious to see how it would look when the entire room it lite up, not like a close up on the bulb. I guess I’ll see it in future posts….like the kind of shadow it casts in the room.

By: Anna at D16

Anna at D16 — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:35:02 +0000

Cher: Please see my response to boops above. I don’t know how to photograph a lit bulb in a way that would be useful for reference, sorry!