Playing Torka on my Orgel

Materials: 1x torka, 1x Orgel and Good glue

Description: I love the Torked out Ribba backlit frame posted here a few days ago. So I made some of those. But I had more Torka than I needed. And not enough light.

So this is what you do;

1. Go to Ikea and picked up an Orgel. (I already had some Torka, but if you don't pick up that to.
2. Put the light togheter.
3. Cut the Torka so that it is just long enough to go inside the lampshade. You can do this with a knife, a scissor or simply just break it by hand.
4. Put glue on the botton of the branches. I used hot glue, but almost any glue will do.
5. Glue the branshes to the bottom of the light in a circle. Do this multiple times, 1 Torka is roughly enough for 2 rounds.
6. Plug the light in and enjoy your woody Orgel.

If you feel the branches is kinda to loose at the top, you can use a wire or something to hold it togheter.

~ Jørn Idar, Oslo, Norway

Hanging wall light

Materials: Some miscellaneous shelf bracket, HEMMA Cord set, ORGEL Pendant lamp shade, couple of screws

Description: Super simple hack. Problem: my ceiling is made of concrete and I need light in the room. Solution: pick up a set of shelf brackets in the 'As Is' section, stick 'em to the wall, and hang a HEMMA Cord with a shade. This should be able to work with just about any shelf bracket and any light. It turned out looking nice, I reckon.

~ Xan Cassiel, Minneapolis, MN

Shedding new light on the bedroom

Materials: IKEA Orgel Pendant Lamp Shade, IKEA Hemma Cord Set, IKEA Anno Inez Panel Curtain, Glue Gun, Command 3M Wire Hooks, Command 3M Small Picture Hanging Strips (Velcro), 4 wooden shims, Scissors

Description: My last hack detailed the construction of the loft bed frame. This hack adds lighting, and makes the room warmer.


Instructions:

1. Assemble Orgel and Hemma light.
2. Hang light using the wire hooks.
3. Cut the Anno Inez panel in half.
4. Hot glue two of the wooden shims across the bottom of the panel (for weight, to keep the panel in place). Fold the fabric over the other side of the shim, and glue again.
5. Fold the top of the panel ½ inch, and hot glue it in place (so as not to leave a fraying edge exposed). Fold another ½ inch, and glue again.
6. Attach Velcro strips on the top fold of the panel curtain, and on the ceiling, making sure to cover as much of the cord as possible.
7. Attach the Velcro strips to the fabric and to the wall, approximately 2 feet down the panel. Make sure the fabric hangs straight, and hangs at an angle.
8. Attach one last Velcro strip on the corner of the fabric-covered shim, and attach to the wall, making sure the fabric hangs straight. (You can't put the Velcro strips on both sides, because the cord makes it impossible for the shims to lay flat against the wall.
9. Since the Hemma Cord Set doesn't have an on/off switch, I plan on hooking the lamps up to The Clapper, so I don't need to plug the cord into an outlet each time I want to turn it on.

See more photos here.

~ Angie Andrade, Stillwater, OK