"Jazzy" Radio Light...
August 3rd, 2009 in member junk
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A little soft mood lighting...
First we added chippy wooden drawer pulls for feet...making room for the cord...
Then we cut and layered pieces of metal screen and textured "button" scrapbook velum to cover the holes and create a softer light. Last, we cut a hole in the bottom to hold the bulb and cord. I used a pinching bulb holder from an old Christmas house.
PS...another "budget friendly" wedding centerpiece idea??? We all know these glass candle holders are "a dime a dozen" at thrift stores and garage sales and I got a "handful" of these rusty springs at Sue's sale for cheap. Or you could always "harvest" your own...I loved Gretchen's past post, http://www.junkmarketstyle.com/item/4129/how-to-harvest-bed-springs, I couldn't talk my husband into helping me with that one though :)
A little soft mood lighting...
I got this old empty radio "shell" at a junk sale a couple of years ago for $1...I had no idea what I would do with it but couldn't pass it up for that price. I ran across it again when I was sorting out my junk stash and decided it would make a fun and unique light.
Pattern or design used: My own design
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Comments (17)
Cool idea with the candle holders too. I'm still selling my bed springs at the "French Flea" a few at a time as I find more cool vases and such to go inside of them, so now I'm down from 42 to 20. lol
Love what you did with the radio. Very cool idea. Thanks for sharing.
Gretchen Posted: 2:51 pm on October 18th
You've probably seen from my posts that I don't go overboard on tool usage either, but never say never! Hubs bought me my very own a couple years ago and I see power tools in my future. (Eeek!) Can't wait to hear what you get!
Love it!
Candy Posted: 7:33 am on August 6th
Lani Posted: 10:46 pm on August 4th
And, I love the spring-y candleholders! Great pics.
Thanks for sharing!
Kathy Posted: 2:49 pm on August 4th
Your post is beautiful........fabulous photography. What a great idea to turn the old radio into a light.........and I love the bedsprings.
xojanis Posted: 1:49 pm on August 4th
smiles, alice Posted: 10:57 pm on August 3rd
~MB Posted: 10:28 pm on August 3rd