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LOCKDOWN LEISURE
HOME DECORATOR
Long before the COVID-19 lockdown, my girlfriend and I went to a restaurant where they had a lamp doubling as a planter which we thought was really cool. Ever since I have had the vague plan to build one myself to put above the dining table to replace my old lamp which gives off rather dim light. And now, having to work and study at home we became tired of the lack of light and decided to get to it and build one ourselves! We kept the design rather simple and chose to use mainly wood because it is a lot easier to work with without access to ‘De Werf’. So, apart from using wood we chose to put the pieces together using metal corner pieces and bolts. In theory this should be easy, putting the bolt through the holes and done. Reality was a tad more challenging, requiring some conviction but it worked. This resulted in a rectangular box in which three holes were cut to accommodate the spots we chose to use. After giving the entire planter a layer of varnish, the planter was mainly finished. After adding the spots, which were installed in parallel using screwless terminals, the lamp was finished! WRITTEN BY ARDIN CORBIJN VAN WILLENSWAARD
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