Country Living Fair Nashville

This weekend, I attended the Country Living Fair in Nashville.  I'm SO glad Country Living decided to hold a fair in my area.   It was held at the Wilson County Fairgrounds in Lebanon and it was the perfect site.

I met up with this lovely group of ladies that we call The Nashville Influencers.  It's an awesome group and has provided so many opportunities for me.  I have to give a shout out to the ladies in the photo with me:  Nancy McNulty of Forest Home Media, Kristie Barnett of The Decorologist, Meryll Rose of Talk of the Town, Angela Roberts of Spinach Tiger, Dana Tucker of Forest Home Media and Bella Tucker, Beth Bryan of Unskinny Boppy, Geinger Hill of Forest Home Media, Rosemary Palmer of Not Just Paper and Paint, Deneen Glidwell of Dreaming in Color, Elizabeth Scruggs of Superior Construction and Design, and Denise Simons of Life Style with Denise Simons.  Some have blogs and I'd love for you to check them out!

Ready to see lots of photos from the fair?!  Here goes!

This table was amazing.  It's over 12 feet long!

Loved this cow painting.

Distressed navy blue dresser...must have!

Lots of great wire baskets.  I have these exact baskets for my bicycle ;)

Look at the size of that clock!  Wouldn't that make a great statement piece?

This bear rug reminded me of an episode of I Love Lucy 

when she sneaked into Richard Widmark's house.  #bestshowever

These are miner's baskets like the one I have for storing ribbons HERE.

That was probably not fun to have to sit on all day at school!

This was Mike Wolfe's booth from American Pickers.

I thought this was the cutest thing at the fair. 

Then, I saw Lola!  She was the cutest thing at the fair!  

This vintage Airstream belongs to Cari Cucksey of HGTV's Cash & Cari. 

Kitchen kitsch from Cari's booth!

I know this post was heavy on the photos.  Thanks for sticking with me to the end!  If you get a chance to attend one of Country Living's Fairs, GO!  You'll be glad you did.

Thanks for stopping by and God bless!!  

Angie

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DIY Pendant Lights from Chimney Caps

A few weeks ago, I went picking at one of my favorite spots.  I came across these galvanized chimney caps.  I thought they would make great pendant lights.

After a trip to my local Home Depot, I came back with the 12 feet of silver lamp cord, 2 switches, and 2 easy plugs.

lamp cord switch from homedepot.com

DIY lamp kit from homedepot.com

Now, the above photo is a kit.  I had a few parts already so I just needed the cord and plugs.  Since the chimney caps were galvanized steel, I didn't want to use a brass bulb base  so I recycled 2 black bases from old broken lamps.  Also, if you've never rewired a lamp, it's super easy.  Ask the guys in Home Depot's lighting department.  You'll be surprised how easy it is and then you'll want to make lamps from everything! ;)

I drilled a hole into the top of the cap and used a threaded stem and nut to put the lamp cord through.

I didn't want the threaded stem to be exposed so I found a couple of springs in my junk stash that fit perfectly.

Since the black bulb bases had exposed wires that I didn't want touching the metal of the chimney cap, I ran back to the hardware store to find something that would insulate the bases.  Solution:  two rubber tips (stoppers, I call them) that are used on the bottom of chair legs.  Perfect!

Ready to try them out!  Quickly hung one in the garage and plugged it in.

It works!  Yes, I'm always surprised when things I attempt actually work, lol!  I made a matching pair and they both worked great.

Here's a little teaser of how I used them for Wednesday's Fall Tablescape post.  Be sure to check back tomorrow to see the full post.

Have you made lamps out of found objects?  Let me know!  I hope you were inspired to try.  Thanks for stopping by and God bless!

Angie

Note:  The two images of lamp switches and lamp kit are from HomeDepot.com but are not linked.  The Home Depot sidebar ad is an affiliate link.  

I'm linking here:
THE STYLE SISTERS
JENNIFER RIZZO
HOME STORIES A TO Z
FROM MY FRONT PORCH TO YOURS

COMMON GROUND

HAVE A DAILY CUP OF MRS. OLSON
COASTAL CHARM'S NIFTY THRIFTY TUESDAY

FRIDAYS UNFOLDED

FEATHERED NEST FRIDAY

ONE MORE TIME EVENTS

TWIRL AND TAKE A BOW 
SAVVY SOUTHERN STYLE

STONEGABLE
UNDER THE TABLE AND DREAMING

A DELIGHTSOME LIFE
ART IS BEAUTY

CLEVER CHICKS BLOG HOP DIY SHOWOFF IT'S OVERFLOWING

THREE MANGO SEEDS

ELIZABETH JOAN DESIGNS

WEEKEND CRAFTS

PRETTY PINTASTIC PARTY
THOUGHTS FROM ALICE