This all started because I wanted a change in my dining room, and after coming across Damien Hirst's Valium online I knew it would be perfect for my dining room. The only problem... the $20,000 price tag for a print. So, enter Photoshop. I don't love the idea of ripping off someone's art, but the piece is so beautiful and the price tag so unattainable (and I told myself it's like the people who sit in the Met and paint their own versions of the art there, although those pieces probably aren't under any copyright).
Anyway, I put a lot of work into recreating the piece and had it printed at Kinkos and framed (probably ended up being about $80 all in). I could not have been happier with the way it came out, but it made me want to switch out the lighting in my dining room even more.

I was going to make ReadyMade's version of the Random Light:

But when I was on their website I discovered the instructions for Jean Pelle's Glass Bulb Chandelier. (http://readymade.com/project/chandelier/). At first I was overwhelmed and concerned I wouldn't be able to make sturdy knots and that I would be in over my head, but the more I looked at the picture the more I knew I needed to try. It took a little while, and many trips to several hardware stores, to collect all the materials, but last week I finally had it all together and got to work. I am so thrilled with the results!!! I feel like I have a whole new dining room! The light actually produces a beautiful bright white light, but the pictures are dark so the chandelier can be seen better.

(My son's b-day is tomorrow- hence the banner and centerpiece)