Remember those factory pendants that I hung in the garage last summer?
Of course y’all do.
These babies….
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.
I grabbed a few bolts with wing nuts to attach them.
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.
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.
To change the bulb, if it ever burns out, we just reach up through the hole in the center.
Clever, Right?
No real safety reason for these….
Just like the aesthetics…
Am I right? I usually am…..
THE CAVENDER DIARY 
I love this.
PERFECT! (of course) 🙂
Groovy
Fanciest garage lights I’ve ever seen!
Yay! I’m glad they worked
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!!!
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.
What a great idea!!!! I should have tried that…Have you seen the tomato cages that already come in colors?
Yeah. Better. I love those. 🙂
So do we!! Great detail!
Yes, you usually are…..! These are perfect!!
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 🙂
I’ll have to check when I get home tonight…..I do know that Barn Light Electric had some
Here’s the comment that Jonathan left on a different post……..
http://www.globalindustrial.com/p/electrical/lighting-indoor/high-bay/highbaylowbay-16l-wire-guard-case-10
http://www.kolmart.com/16-Inch-High-Bay-Reflector-Wire-Guard_p_411.html
http://www.1000bulbs.com/product/58863/FIX-11233.html
THANK YOU!!