Month: April 2020

Electricity

Joan Potter Thomas1 Comment

What a learning curve! I spent countless hours learning how to solder, strip tiny wires, attach plugs, change fuses, build lamps and run current wires to blocks, strips and transformers. It has finally paid off and I’m pleased to share my newly electrified Mouse House!

I made almost all of the fixtures using odds and ends I found around the house.

Study. The ceiling light was made with old jewelry and beads but the mantle light was purchased from a garage sale. The fire was made with one lightbulb surrounded by the pieces of two small yellow and orange plastic Easter eggs.
Library. The ceiling light was made from crystal earrings and a broken necklace. The table lamp (now on the floor), was made with a broken necklace and washers from Andy’s workshop.
Bathroom: Both lamps were made from broken jewelry.
Furnace Room. The furnace fire was made with one bulb and broken plastic Easter eggs.
Workshop. The utility lights were made with old hair curlers and armature wire.
Kitchen. The red lamp was a decorative jewelry piece found in a junk drawer and spray painted. The corner lamp was made with a furniture foot protector and washers.
Kids’ Room. The ceiling lamp was made with part of a funky necklace and a piece of electrical tubing. On the floor is another ceiling lamp made with a dowel, a checker and half an
Easter egg.
Hallway. This lamp was made out of an old perfume bottle and a lampshade I bought at a garage sale.
The music room light (middle) was made with a plastic ring covered in decorative paper.

The construction of each lamp was the fun and therefore “easier” part. Running the wire through the walls, floors and ceilings was another story. I’m almost embarrassed to share the details…let’s just say I have a lot of tidying up to do on the back of the cabinet!