First things first, I had the electrical spool, now onto the hunt for the perfect pendant shade! My Mom and I began scouring local thrift stores for anything stainless steel that would fit a light bulb and look really awesome in this space. I’d like to express my thanks to the unknown person who kindly donated their unwanted IKEA utensil holder to the Layton Goodwill! You may think I’m being funny (or weird) but after looking at several stores and leaving empty handed, with a more expensive alternative, we decided to stop at one last store, Goodwill. There it was, sitting on the shelf with a heavenly glow surrounding it. I knew this was the exact element to make this an amazing light fixture! It was only marked at $1.99, but there was only 1. Could I really find more of these exact utensil holders at different thrift stores? I did look for them a bit, but then I decided it would be better worth my while to make the long drive to IKEA myself and get 4 more.
I have a question about the electrical fittings. Did you wire all the cable lights together then attached that one wire to the wiring at the ceiling? I would imagine that you cut the the tops of the cables off and stripped the cable to expose the wiring in each cable light? Sorry I am going to be doing this myself and I want to make sure I do this right. Also what size bulbs do you use? Like 20 W, 40 W etc?
Yes, Kim we did attach the cable lights together, then attached to the one wire in the ceiling. Now we are not electrons, we are just presenting an idea. You may want to check your local building codes or consult an electrician. Good luck with your project. We picked up our bulbs at Ikea along with the cable lights. We used the Ryet E26 bulb 450 lumens. I’m not sure how that translates to wattage.
Hello, I read your blog like every week. Your humoristic style is witty, keep doing what you’re doing!
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Are there instructions on how to connect all the wiring?