While we still are not positive we are keeping this as the light fixture for the nursery closet, I still wanted to show y’all how quickly you can turn a basket in to a full on light fixture. We got the vintage metal basket from our lovely friends over at Modern Manor.
We bought a Portable Hanging Pendant light kit from Lowes, and the bulb is from an estate sale that we got a huge box of them from!
The Canopy kit was also from Lowes, and is what makes the ceiling of it all look pretty:)
To start:
- Cut the wire to desired length
- Strip the wire
- Pull wire through the canopy
- Attach the wires from the light kit to the wires in the ceiling
- If theres a ground, attach the ground. Usually there will be a green screw to identify the ground.
{this is the ground, ours did not have a green screw}
Please keep in mind that we are not electricians, so this is how we do it- but don’t come yelling if its different for you;)
We like the look of it, mostly. If we decide to keep this as the true light for the room we will end up painting the light kit part {the white part} and the metal basket the same color so it looks more like one piece. Originally we were thinking of doing a pendant light in there, and that might be what we end up with..but its hard to beat a light that was so easy AND cheap to make!
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Don’t forget to turn off that power first!!
* zap! *