Lit'l Lamp

Well, like my last post I found another 

lamp at the store that is closing.  

I put it in my bathroom and liked it right away, 

but it's so small I couldn't find a good way 

to hide the cord.  

So I thought about it a bunch and I finally 

came up with this solution.

I forgot to take pictures before I started to

take this apart, but this is a 

painted wooden box.

 I took the screws out of the hinges on the top

to separate them because it allowed me to

set it in the corner better this way.

I cut three pieces of styrofoam that I had on

hand, and then I cut a section out in the back

so the extra cord could be tucked inside

to hide it.

I remembered this technique from so many

boxes that I've opened from manufacturers

with cords so neatly tucked away.

I needed to cover the styrofoam, so after a bit of

thought I decided a trip to JoAnn fabrics

was in order.  I found this fabric

which reminded me of the lampshade

material and decided to give it a try.

I centered it over the top and used

the skinny end of a comb to tuck

it down and around the sides.

I still have to figure out how to

hide the rest of the cord- I'm

still deciding on how to do that.

I also have tried it with the top of the box turned

around the other way it it looks good too!

I might embellish it a little more, some friends have 

suggested some greenery, or some other items

scattered on the surface...

So now I like my Lit'l lamp even more!

Thanks for stopping by!