I felt like our living room needed a little more lighting.
I have these great vintage photos of people fishing
out here at Crystal Lake in the 1940’s.
I had them enlarged and framed them in these frames. 
I went to Ikea and got these super inexpensive wall spotlights.
I went to Ikea and got these super inexpensive wall spotlights.They plug in so no electrical experience is needed!
I didn’t know if they would work, but at $9.99 a piece I took my chance!
They were a little bit too shiny and I wanted
them to blend in more to the walls so I spray
painted them and the cord off white.
I then sanded them a bit and added some aging glaze to make them look older.
They add just the right amount of light and I’m prettyhappy the project came in right around $20.00!
See you tomorrow to announce the winner of my shirt giveaway!
xoxo
Love it Melaine! It looks great!
~Kiri
Cool!
: )
Julie M.
They look really nice and seem to have done the trick! Did you hide the electrical cord down the bead board or did you wire them in?
Great project Melaine…they look perfect.
PS love your little aqua bucket lots
kelley
Perfect!
Debbie@houseatthelake
sweet and simple and it looks amazing!
I love them! And, I love that you painted and aged them…the silver chrome would have been a bit stark for me as well.
LOVE it and LOVE the room!
I LOVE your stone fireplace. sigh. And the trunk is gorgeous, too. 🙂
I almost bought those the last time I was at Ikea…. now I'm kicking myself.(my Ikea is 5 hours away…but next time…I'm tottally going to try and copy your cute walls)
Oh, I have admired your living room for some time. The lights and photographs make it even more wonderful:).
~Julia
I love what you did! Have a great day.
That looks so good! Love them in cream.
I love this Melaine!!! I have been looking for some sconces for my family room and found some at Lowes but they had to be hard wired! I am heading to IKEA!!! 🙂
Have a lovely week!
Melanie
Looks great! Thanks for sharing!
Nicole
i was eye-balling those same lights! love that you painted them to blend! i might have to go back to ikea and buy them this time!
Great idea. I love it when people give me ideas of things to do with Ikea merchandise. Each time I go into their store, I feel overwhelmed! Thanks for the tip.
Warmly, Michelle
Love it!
Hi Melaine! You did this AND ran a 10K, you go girl!
xo~Jill
Your added the right touch to those lights, great job. Florence
Melanie, your home is beautiful!
(IKEA is the best)Love your blog, and the shirt! LOL I got one yesterday! :-)Tammy
Fantastic! Looks wonderful =)
love the idea of spray painting and finishing with a distressed look! How adorable!
Only you would take it one step more! Love all your ideas. Ikea rocks. It looks awesome. <3 Donna
Love it!!! It looks wonderful
GREAT project! I drove by IKEA on my way home from Grayslake and I sooo wanted to stop. But then I would have been driving home in the dark and so I kept driving…Next time.
They look great! I wonder if you could hardwire those – we have an awful 80's sconce in our stairway that I'm itching to replace on a budget.
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The lights look great! I just love the look of your family room. It's very chic and comfy.
What is aging glaze and where do I find it?
They look great!! Everytime I see your livingroom it makes me smile! 😉
i love it!! reminds me of Pottery Barn, and much better because you make it your own. 🙂
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Great project Melaine.
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