Don't these look like onion bulbs? I guess it makes sense...in a play on words sorta way...since they put out light, you know...like a bulb. Aaaaanyway, I managed to get THESE shades home without breaking even a one of 'em.
You may recall that the last time I brought home a really cool light fixture like this, I broke one of the
delicate glass shades when loading it into Frank. Karma has come around again. This super cool
tension pole light goes a long way toward salving that ouchie. I still kinda cry a little when I think about
the other lamp though. Maybe some day I'll find a replacement shade for it. 'Til then, check it out...
the seller even had coordinating bulbs in the fixture! The yellow one is SO much brighter than the red
or blue, that's why the photo is darker. The lamp doesn't really need the colored bulbs because the
shades are painted on the inside; yellow, red and blue.
I set the lamp up outside on our porch area because the spring seemed really strong and I didn't want
to damage the ceiling in the foyer just to shoot some quick photos. When I started setting this up
though, I realized why the spring is so strong. After placing the pole, and believing that it was plenty
tight, I started hanging the ceramic shades. Each shade has a plug on it's chain. When I hung the
second one I noticed that the top was no longer snug against that beam and had to pull them both
back off. I put a riser under the bottom of the pole to compress the spring more and that took care
of the issue, but I learned why the spring is so strong! No I'm stuck as to whether to flip this or set
it up in the living room. I doubt I'll find another any time soon, so I may just keep it!
That's an incredibly cool light. Great find!
ReplyDeleteI NEVER find these...and I've been searching for one since I was in high school. I mean, I find them in shops for insane amounts of money, but never on CL or yard sales or estate sales or anywhere else that's in my budgie. Throw some of that good tension lamp karma my way, please and thank you! Super jealous!
ReplyDeleteOne bit of advice that I can give to anybody who is in this type situation - where they can't find something they really really want, except at a premium in a shop - is to build up to just splurging on it! Buy a $20 coffee table at a thrift store, clean it up, take some sexy pictures of it and sell it on craigslist for $60. Take that $60 and buy two $30 items you can flip for $90. If you keep track you'll find that you'll have become able to buy that expensive item for just the initial $20 investment...maybe less! Plus you've kept usable items out of the landfill, helped a charitable cause, helped someone who might not feel comfortable with thrifting, find that table or whatever and then, by buying the expensive item you've had your eye on, helped to move our economy forward and helped a local business. Nothing but good Karma!
DeleteI can always get behind making sure some of these really nice pieces don't meet the landfill. That said, "used" furniture is not at a premium and be carefull what you buy to flip! There are tons of reproductions and a bunch of stuff that has the look that are junk!
DeleteOh, I think you must keep it for a while, at least!
ReplyDeleteVery nice!!!!
ReplyDeleteDiane