Our Pipe Light Fixture & First Real Blog Post!

One night while laying in bed clearing my mind of all my random thoughts, something I need to do in order to fall asleep, I was thinking about how it would be nice to make a journal of the things that happen in the week. I thought it would be also nice to record the projects that we do around home. It would be nice way to keep track of all the things that we have accomplished and the hiccups that occur along the way. Over the years we would be able to read it and recall these various memories. This could of just been my mind convincing me that I had a reason to buy another pretty notebook! After buying said pretty new notebook my husband asked "why not put it on a blog as well? That way we will have the pictures of the projects stored in one spot." Ah Ha!!! He is so smart! :)


So here is our most recent project! While looking for ideas for a shelf made with pipes I stumbled across this cool light fixture from The Gathered Home. We took a look at her tutorial and off to Lowes we went. I must admit I think my favourite part of making this light was laying out all the pieces on the floor in the aisle while people walked past and gave us strange looks. I am sure they were wondering what strange plumbing project we were working on. The only changes that we made for our light fixture was the amount of lights and the pieces for the sockets to fit into. We were able to find parts that we like. Originally I wanted to paint it so it was all one colour but once we did a test fit I decided I liked the contest in colours.

I just love how it looks in our kitchen! Now on to the next project!