Regular readers know that I have a favorite place to look for bargains...our downstairs trash area! Our building has trash chutes on every floor and they feed into a separate room, but for boxes and other things that people can't put in the chute, there is an area (indoor) near the loading dock where people can put the things they don't want. I've found quite a few cool items over the last few years.
Saw this sticking out of the trash area and you know me, WHAT IS THAT?!?!
I checked and it was a large floor lamp, like one of those that might go in the corner and fan out over a couch. Unfortunately, it was thrown away because the base was broken in half (probably broke in a move) and so someone just threw the whole thing away. I was about to leave and then I thought about saving the globes. I unscrewed them, put them in a bag, and took them with me.
Here is what they look like. They are fairly large, chrome metal, and have glass crystal like pieces all over (not true crystal just glass). They are incredible when they are sparking in the sunlight. I can imagine lit up they were very pretty.
There were five of them that I salvaged. Here they are lined up on the truck bed before I stored them away in the barn for future use.
There is a screw type opening that is probably standard for some types of light fixtures. They were just too cool to let go to the landfill. I thought about how pretty they might be hanging from a tree as they catch the light, but that might not be smart in the wind, ha. I'm sure there must be a good way to use them, short of finding another light fixture that they will screw into (though that's a possibility). Maybe an LED candle will fit?
Anyone have any suggestions?
