The humble metal pencil cup from any office store USA has served us well for a couple years. In fact, we liked the look and the price so much for around $1, that we own 2 of these. Keep reading to see exactly how we have given new life to one of our cups...

This is a solution we came up with when we recently relocated to an apartment for the first time in over 20 years. We enjoy apartment living, but forgot how plain the ceiling lighting can be. Since we're trying to save money and not remodel someone else's abode, we needed an easy and temporary cure for the un-attractive ceiling fixtures. See what we did and how we did it below in the gallery...