“I Can’t Live in a Cage, Man”

Posted by James on March 27, 2014
Posted in: New Home. Tagged: , , . 15 Comments

Remember those factory pendants that I hung in the garage last summer?

Of course y’all do.

These babies….

Close Up of New Pendant

A couple of gift-cards and a miss-priced floor display later, we brought 4 home for an absolute steal.

Well, anyhoo, we’d always meant to cage them, like in a factory, but didn’t want to spend the crazy money it seems to cost just for cages. More than twice as much as the pendants cost us in the first place.

Enter Jonathan, a reader of ours, who sent us 3 different sources for cages online…and ALL 3 extremely well priced.

How could we not do them now?

I ordered 4 16 inch cages from Global Industrial, and we had them in our hot little hands 4 days later.

Wire Pendant Cages from GlobalIndustrial.com

I grabbed a few bolts with wing nuts to attach them.

Bolt with Wing Nut to Attach Wire Cages

They simply “pinch” together over the rim of the light fixture. It might be a little easier with 3 hands…..but I got them done.

The Cages Simply Slip Over the Pendants

I had thought that we might spray them red – and still may someday – until then, I just hung the plain galvanized.

For some reason, they look black in the pictures.

Factory Pendant in the Garage with Wire Safety Cage

To change the bulb, if it ever burns out, we just reach up through the hole in the center.

Clever, Right?

Looking Straight up at the Factory Pendant with Safety Cage

No real safety reason for these….

Just like the aesthetics…

Am I right? I usually am…..

15 comments on ““I Can’t Live in a Cage, Man””

    • Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for the leads…I never found anything under $45 each and REALLY wanted to add them….Your suggestions were well priced and perfect for our space!!!

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  6. At first glance I though you were going to show how to make them from tomato cages! They look great! You have the best garage.

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  9. Would you mind sharing the other 2 sources for the light cages? Can’t seem to follow the link you posted…. Great tutorial! Excited to try it out 🙂

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