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Home » Electrical » Page 4

Backlighting a Cut Out Bookcase

July 13, 2011 Brittany Bailey 11 Comments

I promised to show you how I lit my son's bookcase. It really isn't anything fancy. But, a promise is a promise. Here is the view of the back of the bookcase: I purchased the LED rope lights at Home Depot. They came with little snap in holders. You simply drive … [Read more...]

Bookcase backer board, bookshelves facelift, DIY, Dremel, Electrical, light fixture, Tutorial, Upcycling

New Light Fixtures to Light Up Your House Love

February 17, 2011 Brittany Bailey 5 Comments

Earlier in the "Falling in Love with Your Home"series, we talked about increasing natural light. Today I will be expanding on the topic, but this time I'm talking about the man-made type of lighting! As I mentioned in my previous post, in the quest to fall in love with our … [Read more...]

Electrical, light fixture, new light fixture

A New/Old Foyer Light

November 5, 2010 Brittany Bailey 21 Comments

I have been looking for the perfect foyer light about three years now. In the search, I removed an ugly dated hanging light and replaced it with this: Okay, it is a little better, but I still wasn't in love! And that is the key to the right lighting, you have to LOVE it … [Read more...]

Decorating, Electrical, light fixture, Painting & Antiquing Techniques, pottery barn inspiration

Creating Minnow Trap Light Pendants

October 5, 2010 Brittany Bailey 51 Comments

On our last trip to the beach, I stopped in a hole-in-the-wall thrift shop. The store was musty, dirty and reeked of old cigarette butts. I'm still not sure why I was drawn into this store. But low and behold, this is what I found!The owner told me it was a minnow trap. Duh, of … [Read more...]

Build It, Electrical, Fish Traps, Pendant Lamps

Installing New Exterior Lighting

September 21, 2010 Brittany Bailey 18 Comments

If you were here the other day to see my dormer window transformation, you may have seen my exterior lights. I'll be talking about Installing New Exterior Lighting today! Then again, maybe you didn't because they are miniscule! Not only are they tiny, but the light sockets … [Read more...]

Before and After, Electrical, light fixture

old outlet to new outlet

Changing Out an Old Outlet

July 19, 2010 Brittany Bailey 192 Comments

So, this is one of those not so pretty posts, but I promise it is Oh So Handy! Especially if you live in an old house (20 yrs. or more). Our home was built in 1978 and most of our outlets are almond colored and many are so worn that they won't hold a plug anymore. I used to get … [Read more...]

Electrical, Fix It, old outlet, Rewiring outlet

Rewiring a Copper Wall Sconce – Out with the Old and In with the New

July 1, 2010 Brittany Bailey 13 Comments

If you've been following the Pretty Handy Girl blog, you will recognize this copper wall sconce from the reading nook post. It was a $5 find at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore!The sconce was a wall mount, but plug in kind. The lamp was in excellent shape, but it needed a longer … [Read more...]

adding switch to lamp cord, copper sconce, Electrical, Fix It, Rewiring lamp, roll switch

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