Last week I was reading some of my favorite design blogs and saw the
Pinterest Challenge that had been issued by three of my favorites Sherry of
Young House Love, Katie of
Bower Power and Emily of
Secrets of a Stylist. The challenge was just the motivation I needed.
One of my very first pins was for
Amy Butler's customized Ikea Maskros light I saw on
Little Green Notebook. I've been trying to come up with a fun, non-toy birthday gift for my niece who turns 4 this month, and since all of her toys and clothes came out of storage just two weeks ago the last thing she needs is more of either item. I decided I would honor her love of all things purple and pink (she reminds us all at every opportunity they are her favorite colors) and build her a custom light fixture for her room.
She was with us at Ikea when I purchased the light - and I'm happy to say she noticed the light in a display and mentioned she liked it. (I think this girl has a future in design, she loves Ikea and will grab my hand to show me her favorites, and her taste is surprising modern. She also loves to look through fashion magazines picking out the gowns she likes best.)
The light was a bit more expensive than I thought, but once I had the idea in my head I couldn't resist. Luckily I got a great deal on the paint (30 cents a bottle at Michaels!)
Saturday was painting day - and just in case you are wondering, the light has 84 "flowers" on it to be painted, and I painted both sides. I managed to watch two movies while painting. For anyone wondering, I used basic craft paint and small sponge brushes, but spent the entire time wondering if it wouldn't have been easier to lay them all out and spray paint them.
Sunday I discovered the light actually need to be hung before you assemble it - but I wanted to have it done so I could submit it for the challenge, SO I got creative and hung it from the chandelier in my kitchen for assembly. I have no idea what I'm going to do with it for the next two weeks or how I'm going to get it to her house (I'm thinking it may need disassembled and then reassembled, but at least I have the satisfaction of completing the challenge.)
I'm happy with the way it turned out and can't wait to see it hung in her room. I'm now looking forward to trying out some of the other ideas I've pinned.
Did anyone else out there participate in the challenge? Wondering what
Pinterest is, want to
follow my boards, or need an invitation? If you do, let me know I'll send you an invitation.
I watched Eat Pray Love this weekend (thanks
Kristine!) and have been humming this song every since.
Eddie Vedder - The Long Road
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