A New Lighting Solution

Thanksgiving day is around the corner, Christmas time is quickly approaching, and all the things that go around the household add up to make this time of the year a very hectic time!  Yesterday I was taking my daughter to have her wisdom teeth taken out :(   that means the nurse apron is also on. So far she is doing OK, she is a pretty strong girl!

This week it was all about giving the dining room a make-over.  The first thing to take care of was the lighting, the blue chandelier I spray-painted for Easter had to go.

A long time ago I bought these paper lanterns at Ikea, they were supposed to go into my daughter's room but I changed my mind and didn't use them.  They have been sitting away waiting for their time to shine, so I used them.

To cover the two lights, three of these packets of wood veneer were bought.

Three coats of dark stain were applied to the veneer.

Then it was attached to the paper lanterns with hot glue.

When all the vertical pieces and the center, horizontal pieces were attached, the paper was removed.  I didn't like that part! There were lots of tiny pieces that didn't want to come off! My fingers are still sore!

The remaining horizontal lines were cut into small pieces, gluing both ends to the verticals.

I also wanted to give them diagonal lines, but the three packets of veneer were not enough for that.

After trying to remove more pieces of the paper and with the light on, this is how they look above the Thanksgiving table.

I like the shadows they create at night.  Since I had the paper lanterns with the electrical it was an economical way to get these light fixtures, the total for the three packets of veneer was almost $20.

More pics of the tablescape are HERE.