intestinal lampshade
I recently aquired one of those huge pilates balls. The plan was (and still is) to use it as a mold for a giant paper mache globe and/or giant paper mache Death Star. Last night, however, I had the idea that I could cover it with Great Stuff (spray-on insulating foam) and sand it down to the desired shape. As you can see, I didn’t get very far with one can.
The gist of the post was originally going to be, “Not all my clever project ideas work out so well,” but then I had a thought. Another item on my long to-do list has been to make a lampshade for the overhead light in the dining room, which suffers from quite a bit of glare as a result of cheap military housing construction. Considering this, I was able to snatch awesomeness from the jaws of suck, thusly:
Here is the overall effect, giving the room a much softer and warmer glow:
And a very pretty, if not correctly color balanced, shot:
