Weekend Project: Pianoforte Accordion Sconce (Ikea Hack)

I had a flake of a lightbulb (pardon the pun) minute a flake dorsum when I was posting most Nickey Kehoe Interiors in addition to the accordian wall lamps I saw (and loved) everywhere.  I knew I had something similar hanging around the menage somewhere in addition to realized it was my IKEA FRÄCK accordian bath mirror.  I also constitute an onetime $5 IKEA clamp low-cal (just hanging around doing nothing) in addition to thence I decided to operate it in addition to endeavor to merge the 2 into a uncomplicated hack that anyone could do. And well, hither it is!  The alone affair I had to purchase was a plaque (to secure it to the wall better) in addition to nosotros were set!




Materials Used:
IKEA FRÄCK accordian bath mirror

H5N1 clamp light, (mine was an onetime i from IKEA) but a pocket-sized aluminum clamp light would likely hold back fifty-fifty amend (I volition likely central mine out thinking most it now)
H5N1 wall plaque or slice of forest (I picked upwards mine at Michael's)
2 screws
Paint (optional)

How-To:
Remove the mirror from the accordian share of the fixture if attached (usually they are already apart when yous purchase them).  Our clamp low-cal had i hole (in i business office of the clamp) but non inwards the other - thence nosotros had to drill a hole through the other cease inwards fellowship for us to sideslip the clamp low-cal inwards supervene upon of the mirror of the pianoforte accordion fixture. We slipped the clamp business office of the low-cal through the metallic slice where the mirror would go, leaving the tiptop business office of the low-cal clamp on the exterior of the screw, thence that it wouldn't autumn down.  But yous could also only bring it sideslip inwards betwixt the two.

At this betoken yous could pigment the plaque if yous wished it to survive a unlike coloring - soundless I chose to continue our's white to blend inwards amongst the wall colour, but dark would hold back pretty awesome too.  Also if yous wish, yous could pigment the pianoforte accordion business office (which I was thinking about) but opted out to.  But I create dear the hold back of a dark plaque in addition to a dark pianoforte accordion - only similar the ones constitute at Nickey Kehoe Interiors - thence I only mightiness pigment them later.

Once you've decided to pigment or non (and the pigment is dry out of course), yous tin thence attach the pianoforte accordion business office to the plaque yesteryear centering it - mark holes where the screws volition become amongst a pencil.  And thence only attach amongst the screws.  We did this thence it's to a greater extent than secure to the wall in addition to won't eventually cease upwards falling off due to usage. But yous don't bring to operate a plaque if yous wanted to skip that part. 

Next only attach to the wall in addition to you're done! I placed ours over my onetime pianoforte my Mom thence generously gave to us this yesteryear twelvemonth in addition to which desperately needed lighting nearby it. It's thence overnice to bring the pianoforte around i time again in addition to to survive able to meet the music straightaway too!

Wishing yous a lovely weekend!
Jan
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