However, tempted as I may, I did not want to buy a table lamp as they're too 'short' or had small shades which stops it from spreading light into a larger area. And so I had this stupid idea of creating my own lamp, using large metallic dish or wok as reflectors. However, the challenge was on how to secure these large and heavy objects on to the existing lamp. In the end, the solution presented itself in the form of an IKEA Melodi lamp. How IKEA stuff came to Kuching without an IKEA store, is another story. And with one custom made plastic ring, courtesy of the Utility Department, my Lamp is done!
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| This is how my room looked like in February with a 15Watt |
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| By pure luck, I found a shop which sells this E27 extender when I was looking for some parts to make a new 'lamp'. |
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| This was how the room looked with the bulb extender and the 18Watt lamp. It's too bright to me but when my Wife came over, they said it was OK. |
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| Everynight, I tell you. Everynight this was how the ceiling looked. Well, not really as I needed to tone down the exposure to get this pattern |
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| Then I got the Utility Department to help create a large 3" washer from some 5mm plastic scrap |
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| And sliding it into the IKEA (Yes, IKEA. IN Kuching) Melodi lamp shade, my new lamp is now ready! |
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| This was how the room looked with the new 18Watt bulb after I removed the extender as I could not stand the harsh lighting. The reflector from the bulb casts a very harsh shadow line on the curtains and walls. |
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| And now, the light seemed softer, bright but softer. This is the best I can get for now, without having to break the wallet or the ceiling... |
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| One day, I'll need to look for a very large draft/tracing paper to diffuse the bottom of the shade |
