Cool Decorating Trick

Jenny of Jenny's Hus mentioned on her blog this week that she finds it difficult to find nice wall lighting and I tend to agree.  Having looked for a while myself, there's not much out there.  But she solved the problem by making her own variation which now hangs in her hall.  The wall shelf bracket is from Ikea EKBY (although we don't get black versions here in N. America - easily solved with a slap of paint).  And the cord lighting is from a store called coop in Sweden.  One could always use the HEMMA cord set from Ikea I guess but not quite the same, or these from west elm.  I found something similar at Zangra (out of the Netherlands) but showed up to this post empty handed for a similar source here in N. America (anyone)?  The edison-style round bulbs can be found at west elm; however thought the Plumen lightbulb might work too. Cool trick Jenny!

Update:  Desiree of Vosges Paris sent me a link to another shop in the Netherlands that carries this sort of thing: http://www.snoerboer.nl/ - Thank you

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20 Cool Decorating Tricks for the Home

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I love decorating ideas that take something that is normally used for one thing and then use it for something else.  Or maybe it’s used for many different ways all at once.  Over the years I’ve gathered many of these what I call Cool Decorating Tricks and I thought it would be fun to do a slideshow along with some others I have found around online over at my daily blog posts at Babble today.  Check it out here if you're interested.

Cool Decorating Trick: Drawer Knobs for for Hooks

Photo credit: Carole Whiting who has a lovely shop in Australia http://www.y10store.com and her husband at http://whitingarchitects.com

Varied sizes of wooden knobs used as hooks.  Such a great idea for a bathroom or even entrance area.  Via Bodie and Fou.

A Log Handrail

photo: Grdley + Graves for Country Living

How fun is this handrail made from a found oak log?. I like that they left the bark in tact. Great for a summer cabin or rustic-inspired home. Via Country Living.

Cool Decorating Trick No. 5: Crate Pallet Plant Stand/Platform

A fun thing little idea I spotted today in my reader.  This crate shipping pallet used as a plant stand/platform from the Swedish blog, Lolita.  The greyish-black that it's painted contrasts well against the clay terracotta planters holding all those lovely cacti don't you think?  Cool Decorating Trick No. 5. Read Lolit'as blog here.

Cool Decorating Trick: Scrabble Shelves

Old wooden Scrabble racks make great display shelves for your finds. Simply glue to a wall & arrange your things! From the clever folks at Present and Correct. (Via @hidinginhere).