okay, kittens, it's time to worship at the altar of mcm baz of atomic indy...again. the chairman of mid-century modern created a mod-tastic accent lamp to truly DIY for.
taking a 1972 Sony TV-750 (that baz picked up fo' free at a sidewalk sale), our blogging brother extracted the TV innards and began transforming the broken boob tube into a spectacular showcase piece.
next, he installed a light fixture and slipped an iconic julius shulman stahl house photo inside of the glare screen.
and the photo is interchangeable! imagine the possibilities. imagine the parties. live the dream, darlings!
learn how to repurpose, reuse, and reworship the long forgotten, dial-turning TV. make it mod and make it mad. atomic indy will show you how here.
thank you, baz! xoxo
Comments
This is one of the best DIY projects I've ever seen. Ever! So creative and so gorgeous.
Posted by: Waverly | August 12, 2010 at 06:34 AM
Brilliant! I love the interchangeable image option of this project too.
Posted by: Tamara | August 12, 2010 at 07:20 AM
Truly amazing DIY! I don't know if I'd be lucky enough to find one of these at a free yardsale, though. :(
Posted by: Georgie | August 12, 2010 at 10:43 AM
I was an art major and for the final student show, one kid took an old computer monitor and turned it into a working fish tank, with a bubbler and everything. And last weekend, I was visiting my brother in Brooklyn and saw an old tube tv with actual KNOBS and a wood veneer finish in the TRASH and OH how did I want to take it and make it into a fish tank! This might be more do-able.
Posted by: Ky | August 13, 2010 at 06:16 PM
I love the mix of darker colors with lighter and softer ones. Cindy has made a beautiful layered journaling tag, and I love those cute blue birds.
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