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Tuesday, August 01, 2006

easy lamp makeover with post-its

ant an instant makeover for your ikea uplighter? here's a quick and cheap dress up trick from make flickr photo pool member neonarcade [via make]. "i dressed up my old ikea lamp with some leftover post-it notes," he writes, "just make sure you use a cool bulb, like a flourescent." link.



i like the ethereal glow, retro chic and of course, the quick but dramatic fix. nice work, neonarcade.

other ideas for lamps:
> make your own ikea dna lamp
> ikea fado pendant lamp at half the price
> cheap yet chic stair lighting

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3 comments:

  1. What a great, simple idea!
    Reminds me of this lovely lady's work.... I met her @ Craftstravaganza and just had to buy one of her lamps! I lurve it!

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  2. Looks cool, but how long until those Post-its start falling off?

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  3. beccajo, the lamps are a darling. who would have thought of using cocktail umbrellas!

    lisa, it probably won't last long but i guess that's the fun of it. because it is so cheap and easy, you can change colours, mix and match different post-its.

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