Comments on: DIY Branch Light

By: Andrea

Andrea — Thu, 25 Aug 2016 22:49:18 +0000

So two years later…I’m showing off my version of Jenny’s Branch Light at theycallherflipper.com

By: Kimberly Hannon

Kimberly Hannon — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 04:38:30 +0000

Hi Jenny,
I tried this light fixture with great results, but I made a couple mistakes along the way that I thought might be worth sharing. In a nutshell I live in an old home and the (12) 25w bulbs I used in the original iteration of the light were just too much for my electrical system. The breaker in my electrical panel blew because I overloaded the branch circuit with the 12 bulbs. It turns out that 7 bulbs works just fine, but we needed to replace the blown breaker. (BTW the breakers in my panel are so old and out of date that they hard to find and the replacement breaker cost $36. Live and learn, right?). So I just wanted to put out an FYI to others who might want to try this with older homes: error on the side of less wattage. Luckily my dad provided direction to fix the problem (he is SOO handy…the original DIY'r of everything) and my husband did some quick calculations and replaced the breaker for me. The finishes light really looks fabulous. You can't even tell its a little smaller than I had originally planned :)

By: KW

KW — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 00:41:04 +0000

I just made this fixture. Thanks for the tips! It looks great. It did cost exactly twice as much as the price you quote, so I think Home Depot must have given you a 50% off discount. But it's still a great deal!

By: portia.vz

portia.vz — Thu, 10 Jul 2014 21:49:21 +0000

Jenny, Home Depot employees are able to markdown items up to a total of $50. Since the whole light fixture was probably less than this (and it is a bargain, I agree), I'm guessing they just discounted every item by 50% for you.
Your blog gets a lot of traffic and is good advertising for them so it's understandable but will probably still be confusing to your readers.