Materials: 2 BLANDA BLANK (36cm), 2 BASISK
Description: My friend Rebecca needed 2 pendant luminaires for her brand new supermodern kitchen. I decided to try to make my first Ikea hack! So I bought
2 big BLANDA BLANK steel salad bowls
2 BASISK simple pendant element
Utensils: a drill
1. I made many holes in the steel bowl, to have the "sea (gulls)" effect on the walls of the room
2. I made one bigger hole on top, for the junction of the socket and wire
3. I used a 60W incandescent with reflector bulb, to have the light first bouncing on the mirror inner surface of the steel bowl and then reflected down to the table. (The sea(gulls) are only visible using this bulb!)
BASISK comes already with a very nice silver/transparent electrical cable.
~ Nevena, Oslo
I want to do this for months , but do not know how to make a hole on the bottom :/
ReplyDeleteGreat job
Awesome lighting! The orange vase/flower is cute too.
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very cool idea! they look fantastic! i wouldn't be surprised if next year they've got this design in their catalogue!
ReplyDeletewe also "doctored" our lamps from ikea. i love that the items there are cheap enough just in case something goes wrong.
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would love to know how the top hole and the other ones were made...i have thgt of making an arco look alike for so long now...very inspiring
ReplyDeleteWow. That is pretty!
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Thank you guys!
ReplyDeleteAbout the holes:
I made all the holes with a normal drill, using the appropriate steel drill.
I googled "how to drill steel" and I found out that you should set the drill not on the "hammer" option but the continuous mode. Also using some oil where you are drilling will prevent the area from becoming too hot and the little steel particles will get stuck and not fly too much around (it will smell a bit like mcd fries if you use sunflower oil as i did!)
small holes: 3mm diameter drill, big hole on top 10mm diameter drill for stainless steel
and the reflector incadescent bulb is a must if you want to get the pattern on the walls and ceiling!
hey
ReplyDeletethanks for the tip and the method to drill
@Jeremy, you need a hole saw. You can get a fitting for the tip of your drill, pop it in and you'll be swing holes in no time. Make sure you get a drill bit appropriate for metal, not wood.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Nevena! Liked it very much.
ReplyDeleteSupercool and simple hack! I've made tqo of them and they're hanging above my dining table.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea and you´ve doneit so neatly that it looks prefessional. I bet you coul sell these for a lot of money !
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