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Happy Cinco de Mayo!!
Getting up to nurse and change diapers during the wee hours is hard - harder when it's dark!
So I fixed up a dirty (really dirty), old (really old), porch light. Etched some numbers on the glass (for fun), and Wired it for a nightlight!
1. Clean and Spray paint old porch sconce
I picked up this old porch light from a thrift store. It was muddy, rusty, and had an old wasp's nest in it.
I scrubbed it good and sprayed it with Rustoleum Hammered Black paint.
2. Glass etch the panes
Armour Etch
takes only 5 minutes to permanently etch glass!
I think glass etching is very addictive - I wanna do it somemore!!!
3. Wire to an electrical power cord
I stole a cord from an old nightlight lamp I had (I wanted the switch).
You can buy a power cord with a switch
or buy a switch
to use with an electrical lamp cord.
Many of these are available at the hardware store or online. I'll be posting a detailed electrical wiring tutorial on Friday.
4. Attach to wall
with a pancake box. It fit perfectly inside the sconce base and lined up with the screw holes.
I used my Dremel with a metal cutting blade to cut notches in the sconce base and the pancake box for the lamp cord. Then I smoothed with a grinding bit.
Now I've got a nice nightlight for middle-of-the-night feedings!
I'm linking this post up with
Getting up to nurse and change diapers during the wee hours is hard - harder when it's dark!
So I fixed up a dirty (really dirty), old (really old), porch light. Etched some numbers on the glass (for fun), and Wired it for a nightlight!
1. Clean and Spray paint old porch sconce
I picked up this old porch light from a thrift store. It was muddy, rusty, and had an old wasp's nest in it.
I scrubbed it good and sprayed it with Rustoleum Hammered Black paint.
2. Glass etch the panes
Armour Etch
takes only 5 minutes to permanently etch glass!- Cut numbers out of a piece of Contact paper (use a die cutting machine if you have one)
- Apply to the glass panes of the sconce
- Press out all the bubbles
- Paint on a thick layer of Armour Etch with a disposable foam brush.
- 5 min later rinse off in a stainless steel sink (porcelain can get dulled)
I think glass etching is very addictive - I wanna do it somemore!!!
3. Wire to an electrical power cord
I stole a cord from an old nightlight lamp I had (I wanted the switch).
You can buy a power cord with a switch
or buy a switch
to use with an electrical lamp cord.Many of these are available at the hardware store or online. I'll be posting a detailed electrical wiring tutorial on Friday.
4. Attach to wall
with a pancake box. It fit perfectly inside the sconce base and lined up with the screw holes.
I used my Dremel with a metal cutting blade to cut notches in the sconce base and the pancake box for the lamp cord. Then I smoothed with a grinding bit.
Now I've got a nice nightlight for middle-of-the-night feedings!
I'm linking this post up with
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