Kitchen Sink Pendant

In my grand quest for a quirky, country kitchen sink pendant, I started to think about non-traditional lighting. Of course, the amazing artists and shop owners on Etsy have a constant flow of creative ideas for projects such as this. After doing an online search at DIY pendant lights, I came across quite a few posts on people making the Exeter Pendant Light from Pottery Barn. One in particular that I thought was FAN-tastic was the light created by Lauren and her Hubs over at Our Hiding Place. In comparison to the real one from PB, I think it looks great at a fraction of the cost. Inventive? Check! Clever? Check! Inspiring? Double Check!

So I started to research how to change a can light to a pendant light and was met with a barrage of a lot of jargon I didn't feel like sorting through. HAHA....yeah so I was feeling lazy....and when I started seeing something about turning off the breaker...blah blah blah....it lost me. Sooooooooo I dug a little deeper and discovered possibly the handiest little thing ever (again, why can't I think of stuff like this???)

Yes people! They actually sell a great product that screws into the recessed light! No major circuitry project here! Yippee!! Off to Lowe's I went and came home just under $20 lighter in the pocket.

So before the addition, our sink area (complete with clean dishes on the counter) looked a little plain. I am still pondering some looks for the window treatment, but until then....

Removed from the packaging.

There is a handy little sleeve that allows you to adjust the length of the pendant. A simple turn of the screwdriver and we had the desired length!

Pushing all the excess cord into the socket.

Pushing it flush to the ceiling.

There is also a little knob which is located just below the mount that allows you to tighten the mount flush to the ceiling. Genius!!

Mason Bell Jar

We did drill a large hole into the top of the bell jar. Lastly we just put in a 25 V light bulb for some soft light and added the glass jar!

I am trying to get a pic with the light on, but they keep coming out AWFUL!! Will post soon!