{"id":14221,"date":"2024-04-17T11:06:51","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T10:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=14221"},"modified":"2024-04-18T07:12:08","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T06:12:08","slug":"home-diy-new-drum-room-light-fitting-lampshade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=14221","title":{"rendered":"HOME\/DIY: New Drum Room Light Fitting & Lampshade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Pretty neat, eh?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Today I fitted the new light fixture and lampshade, in the drum room. The colour rather neatly, and completely by lucky chance – or serendipulosity – is colour coordinated with the new feature <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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New lampshade, from Dunelm.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I bought the lampshade yesterday (or was it Monday?). And trimmed the short length of \u2018hang\u2019 cable to make it even shorter. The ceiling is low in the drum room!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cutting the cable down.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Wiring it up.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

That was yesterday. Today I\u2019m putting the damn thing up. Hope it won\u2019t prove too tricky?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sone time later\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Making a note of the old or original wiring.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Antonio popped out to have a run. So I thought I\u2019d try and do this job whilst it was just me at home. But it took ages in the end. As I was busy doing other small chores as well: washing the breakfast dishes, hoovering the lunge, and taking the old fridge to the municipal dump. There\u2019s always so much to do!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With the mains lighting fuses off\u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Having, naturally, to switch off the lighting circuitry fuses, I had to work by lamplight. And the awkward overhead angle, accessing the ceiling fixture = sore neck!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The new and better (flexi!) light fitting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

When it was just a naked bulb, the light was just<\/em> above my head. Having to have a little bit of cable length, to allow for the desired flexiness, means the lampshade is now below noggin level. Hey-ho\u2026 compromises!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ta-dah!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The observant viewer may note the weird black gooseneck doodad, to the left. That\u2019s for an \u2018over the kit\u2019 phone-camera set up, as and whenI\u2019m\ufffc either recording drumming vids, or teaching via Zoom or Teams, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Slowly but surely\u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m still chuffed with this small but noticeable improvement. Each little chip away at the ol\u2019 block gets one that little bit closer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today I fitted the new light fixture and lampshade, in the drum room. The colour rather neatly, and completely by lucky chance – or serendipulosity – is colour coordinated with the new feature I bought the lampshade yesterday (or was it Monday?). And trimmed the short length of \u2018hang\u2019 cable to make it even shorter. … <\/p>\n

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