Caged pendant lights are a must for industrial style lovers. Here are several different styles I have found online, along with a DIY project for those ambitious and artistic individuals who enjoy a fun and challenging  home project.

Cage Filament Pendant Polished Nickel $129 from Restoration Hardware.

Industrial Cage Work Light Chandelier $449 from Shades of Light.

Vintage Factory Cage Light Pendant $125 by City Owl.

Large Conical Caged Pendants by Trainspotters.

Aged Bronze Cage Pendant $69.97 Home Decorators Collection (The Home Depot).

3 Light Caged Chandelier $355 from Junkyard Lighting.

12 Cage Light Chandelier $2950 from Jak Home.

An individual I know actually made her own caged lights to hang above her dining room table. She mounted three large wire baskets on a plank of wood. It came out great! Here is a tutorial from Whipperberry’s blog with step-by-step instructions for a similar project.

What you need:

• A Metal Basket
• Pendant light cord set
• Pendant light conversion kit
• 3/8″ non-metal clamp connector
• Step drill
• Vintage light bulb (optional)
• Round metal file

Step 1: To begin you need to drill a hole into the bottom of your basket.

Step 2: the edges were pretty rough so he filed down the edges with a round metal file.

Step 3: Place the clamp connector into the hole and secure.

Step 4: Cut the plug off the pendant light and feed the cable through the clamp.  Secure the clamp.

 It has been a long time. With my senior year complete and graduation behind me, I hope to have a little more free time to blog,

 catch up on some much needed reading and researching, and preparing for this next phase of life.

Here are a few inspirational pictures to get the weekend started.

Bright, light and white-three of my favorite things! The design of this kitchen is amazing. If I lived in the country with no neighbors,

I would want a huge custom window like this in my kitchen as well. I also like the deep rich stained wood floors against the stark white cabinetry.

 What is it about slip-covered furniture that I love so much? Not only is it easy to clean, it adds a sense of comfort to a home.

 I like how this space incorporates frills, vintage touches and modern accents to create an eclectic room.

What I love most about this space are the imperfections that make it perfect. The wood slat walls are old and the dishes are randomly stacked,

but with charming farmhouse accessories and warm wood floors, this room is comfortable and inviting.

This cute playroom is simplistic in nature with its vintage toys and soft linens. It brings life to the old white attic walls.

I love grain sack cloth when it is used for pillows and table linens. Dreamy Whites and Etsy both sell products made from grain sack cloth.

I woke up this morning with a hankering for gardening, which for me means finding cute and creative planters and pots to store my plants. Blame it on the beautiful spring-like weather, but my next DIY project will include tea tins, herbs, soil and a lot of sunshine. If you don’t have much of a green thumb, succulents are a great choice for you! They are drought tolerant and very low maintenance. If you neglect them, chances are they will be just fine.  For these tea tin planters, you will need to choose a small plant such as herbs or succulents. They also make a cute centerpiece if you want to use a small bouquet of blooms.

How to according to le petit hibou:

Step 1: Clean out the tea tin

Step 2: Drill a hold in the bottom to allow the soil to drain

Step 3: Fill the tin with potting soil and place plant in the center

Step 4: Fill in the edges with soil and give a light watering

Here are examples of ways people have used vintage tea tins to hold flowers, succulents and herbs.

Etsy has a wide variety of vintage tea tin styles and they are very inexpensive in case you are not a tea drinker and don’t have your own tins!

$32 Here

$7.99 Here

$2.50 Here

$30 Here

$9 Here

$11.95 Here

$9 Here

$12 Here