No light bulb attachments or wiring or anything that would make it easily into a light, but I knew it could be transformed. We soon stumbled on a pretty architectural shade with linen fabric and a vintage lace detail. A quirky little antique thrift store, Floh Und Antiquitätenmarkt was filled with fun treasures, most entirely untagged. Looking for something of interest, Charlie and I ventured into Floh Und Antiquitätenmarkt and instantly I was in love. As we are on a budget, I did not want our apartment to look as if the entire showroom of Ikea spilled into our house.
If you look to have a little creativity, you frequently can find great deals and unique jewels that, with a little love, can have a whole new life. Scouring antique stores, flea markets and thrift shops is a favorite pastime of mine that harkens back to the many antique shopping day trips I took as a child with my mom. Regardless of whether you are moving abroad, buying a house or simply wanting to mix up what you currently have, I hope that this DIY will inspire you to transform your favorite antique finds and perhaps branch out beyond what is first seen into fun creative endeavors.Īs I have mentioned before, I absolutely love the hunt of a good deal with loads of charm.
Seeing this, we paired thrifting finds with Ikea parts for a super simple DIY light hack for our dining room light fixture. Thankfully, our apartment only needed 3 main light fixtures (some cans were already installed), as a few apartments that we toured needed over 15 (talk about an investment!)! Needing lights early on, we didn’t have time (or want the hassle) of scouring online or running all throughout the city.
DIY LIGHT TABLE IKEA INSTALL
This flexibility allows each tenant to install the lighting that he or she prefers, but coming from the US is still quite humorous to me. As I mentioned in my post a couple of weeks ago, Top Tips For Finding An Apartment As An Expat In Germany, most apartments (unless furnished) do not come with many light fixtures installed. Currently, Charlie and I are taking baby steps moving from craziness to settled in, with some of the first steps being to find light fixtures. Thankfully, with each step you take, you can see the vision on the other side of a settled home, family and friend visits and sweet daily moments. Through any move (whether abroad or in town), before you can reach the sightseeing, embracing culture and settling in stage, you first must go through the get lost, sleep on an air mattress and figure it out stage. While there are many exciting things about life moving abroad, there are arguably just as many experiences (I prefer to call them adventures!) that would make most people say “this is not for me”.
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