Hanging Colander Lamp Shade

I got the idea for this project from a light fixture in a restaurant (I would say which, but I can't remember). They had a light fixture made of a colander on the ceiling, which gave a nice speckled effect. I decided to modify this, and make a colander into a hanging lamp above our dining room table.

Credit also goes to this post on IKEAhacker http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/2008/08/dishy-lamps.html

Ikea says, quite believably, that their products are green. Please don't make a trip out to Ikea just for this.

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Step 1 Materials and tools

Materials:

Ordning Colander http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90011829 (on sale)" $4
Hanging lamp cord (usually in "as is" section): $0.50
Compact Fluorescent bulb (It's easy being green): $7

Total: $11.50

Tools:

Dremel tool with cutting disk
Metal file (optional)
Ear protection

Comments

[MaDoGK]

Nice. i made one of theses a few years ago. but a bit simpler. Have to say, mine doesnt look so good with an energy saving bulb :p

[Re-design]

Hey, great idea and execution. Things like this sell for lots of money in designers shops!

[maxamerongen]

Thanks! I love your guitar speaker, by the way. I'm building a Les Paul (just heard that he died today) , and your instructable convinced me to make my own amp stack for it when I'm done.

[mariob_1998]

This is great! I've been looking for inspiration to create my own arch lamp, and this would work great for the shade. Now to find a way to create an arch with pipes. Thanks, this helps a lot.