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Lighting: The Grand Hotel Hotel/now Grand View

Posted by Sandi M in Chicagoland on January 28, 2022, 5:06 pm

My biggest lighting project was changing the lights on the Grand Hotel.
I have hanging lamps(covered plastic cups) in each of three windows on the hotel. They are fed by seed lights and tiny batteries.

The lights worked well, the lower cabinet has mini lights taped to the top of the shelf. Overheads light the acrylic food cases.

The bakery was originally fed by 3 bar/lights with 9-AAA batteries...which wore out faster than you can say ...anything.

I switched over to two under counter lights from IKEA...electric/LED with long cords.

The light is great, very natural and really fills the space (I'm actually removing one section of one bar and using it in the townhouse remodel.

The Atrium is really lit by the overheads in my shop(LED) and they keep the colors real in the photos. I still have the foyer ceiling light lit by mini/battery lights. (*it was a vintage scented-plugin cover.

I throw a light on the 'stained glass window' from outside the building. The window is just printed paper modge-podged to an acrylic panel.

Here's another homemade hanging lamp fed by battery/mini lights in the Salon.

Hanging light(thrift store fixture) wired with mini lights. Batteries are stuck to the ceiling.

Another view when I forgot to plug in!

Upstairs a mini candle stick with a glue stick stuck in it and a 'shade' with lights mounted on the glue stick

I don't always remember to turn it on! But the girls do enjoy the lighting! Turning them off is even more important, LOL.

Sandi-WOW!!!!

Posted by marla gribler on January 30, 2022, 8:15 am, in reply to "Lighting: The Grand Hotel Hotel/now Grand View"

LOL, thanks, Marla!

Posted by Sandi M in Chicagoland on February 2, 2022, 11:26 am, in reply to "Sandi-WOW!!!!"

LOL, thanks, Marla!

Fabulous! And so creative. I enjoyed wandering thru the hotel.

Posted by gwendollin on January 29, 2022, 11:38 am, in reply to "Lighting: The Grand Hotel Hotel/now Grand View"

Thanks, Gwen!!!

Posted by Sandi M in Chicagoland on February 2, 2022, 11:26 am, in reply to "Fabulous! And so creative. I enjoyed wandering thru the hotel."

Thanks, Gwen!!!

A lot of work with the lighting Sandi!! Very creative. Love the "stained" glass window.

Posted by Nilsa on January 29, 2022, 9:04 am, in reply to "Lighting: The Grand Hotel Hotel/now Grand View"

Thanks so much Nilsa!

Posted by Sandi M in Chicagoland on February 2, 2022, 11:25 am, in reply to "A lot of work with the lighting Sandi!! Very creative. Love the "stained" glass window."

Thanks so much Nilsa!

Wow, some great ideas here!

Posted by Kathy M. in CO on January 29, 2022, 5:56 am, in reply to "Lighting: The Grand Hotel Hotel/now Grand View"

Thanks bunches!!!Kathy

Posted by Sandi M in Chicagoland on January 29, 2022, 8:32 am, in reply to "Wow, some great ideas here!"

Thanks bunches!!!Kathy

Love all your lighting and great ideas!

Posted by Saucy Suwi on January 29, 2022, 5:20 am, in reply to "Lighting: The Grand Hotel Hotel/now Grand View"

Thanks, Saucy!!!

Posted by Sandi M in Chicagoland on January 29, 2022, 8:31 am, in reply to "Love all your lighting and great ideas!"

Thanks, Saucy!!!

It all looks fab!

Posted by Marna on January 28, 2022, 9:02 pm, in reply to "Lighting: The Grand Hotel Hotel/now Grand View"

Thank you Marna!

Posted by Sandi M in Chicagoland on January 29, 2022, 8:30 am, in reply to "It all looks fab!"

Thank you Marna!

Awesome! Where did you get the clear food cabinet?

Posted by maywong on January 28, 2022, 8:56 pm, in reply to "Lighting: The Grand Hotel Hotel/now Grand View"

The top cabinet for the cupcakes is a cosmetic/lipstick holder on it's side, the base was some piece

Posted by Sandi M in Chicagoland on January 29, 2022, 8:29 am, in reply to "Awesome! Where did you get the clear food cabinet?"

The top cabinet for the cupcakes is a cosmetic/lipstick holder on it's side, the base was some piece that was a cabinet with sliding doors--found not Mattel? It had an overhead canopy I couldn't get to work in the room, so I sawed that off-and the doors were missing so I put Barbie box plastic across the front and painted it all it was coral/beige wood before. Thanks!

That atrium is spectacular!

Posted by Kim in IL on January 28, 2022, 8:23 pm, in reply to "Lighting: The Grand Hotel Hotel/now Grand View"

You can lead a master class in lighting dioramas

Thank you, we have such great old architecture here in Chicagoland for inspiration.

Posted by Sandi M in Chicagoland on January 29, 2022, 8:23 am, in reply to "That atrium is spectacular!"

Thank you, we have such great old architecture here in Chicagoland for inspiration.

Wow! You put a lot of work into creating this!

Posted by Merce on January 28, 2022, 7:18 pm, in reply to "Lighting: The Grand Hotel Hotel/now Grand View"

Thanks--I'm old, it's a hobby...LOL.

Posted by Sandi M in Chicagoland on January 29, 2022, 8:22 am, in reply to "Wow! You put a lot of work into creating this!"

Thanks--I'm old, it's a hobby...LOL.

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