Side story… The reason I decided to take everything home to play… An old man hung around me and kept pointing out to me “you know that’s gas pipe?” It was time to take the pieces home and play. Second, it’s already black and industrial looking.Įventually, I had a huge cart of supplies, more than I needed. What’s so great about gas pipe is, first, it all screws together. Elbows, Ts, and a variety of lengths of straight pipe. I just started playing with the ¾” gas pipes. Originally, I wasn’t sure if I wanted two or three lights in the fixture. I will include (commissioned) links to Amazon and Ace Hardware for the pieces (when possible) to make it easy for you if you would like to make one too! Not sitting out for me to make selections from.Īnd, when I started this project it was after 5 pm, so I headed to the plumbing department at my local hardware store. Off-topic, but I really needed to throw that in there so you knew how great these guys are.īut everything is behind the counter and in the warehouse. Plus, her company does about 50 times more business with us than you. Joel looked at him and said, “Sir, she is a professional. A man jumped and said, “Hey, I’m a professional, you have to help me before her!” One of the guys behind the counter, Joel, asked what I needed. It was busy, so I patiently waited for my turn. One day I went in by myself, with a list of parts needed. Meaning, they can work with anyone that walks in off the street, but when a professional and a homeowner walk in, the professional will be helped first. Well, they have a sign in the store saying professionals will be served first. You’re probably wondering what that has to do with this? Both Dave and I go into the shop, sometimes together, sometimes alone. These guys know everything about plumbing. Plumbing supplies is where I started with my design.īack to the amazing store. I work with an amazing plumbing supply store for work. Today I’ll share the process of making a DIY industrial pipe light fixture. Add to that my electrical experience from work and I knew I could make something perfect. Rewiring lamps or other light fixtures is pretty easy. One of my many favorite projects I’ve done in this house is the pipe shelves I built for our kitchen. For O-Man’s bathroom, I knew I wanted to create my own light fixture.
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