nailed it

[susandennis]

So. I have a long credenza by the front door. It serves as a boundary for the foyer, a place to put stuff come in and and of the condo and storage. It has a table runner, a small basket (sunglasses, etc) and a lamp.

The cats believe this is a runway as in launch pad. The basket is a no brainer for them to knock off. The table runner has only come all the way off once - mostly it just gets bunched up. But, the lamp - an elcheapo from IKEA - gets knocked off several times a day and the part that supports the bulb pops out and I know, I will not be home and they will knock that onto fabric or curtains or the carpet and start a fire.

I looked for lamps that would work there that I could hang on the wall. I didn't find any that I liked. And then I had a thought...



I nailed the damn thing to the wall! I like it! And... it has not been knocked off since. I feel like I won one.

Comments

[christalin80.livejournal.com]

Smart move!

[roasted-beets.livejournal.com]

Brilliant!

[msconduct.livejournal.com]

Smart! Nice lamp, too. I have a long wide hall(way) in my house and when I moved in it had two long carpet runners. (The floors are wood.) The cats thought the runners were the BEST THING EVER. They used to love flying down the hall and concertinaing the runners into piles. As soon as I saw the mat on top of your table I knew what you were going to say:)