Here's how it's done with another brand of track lighting:
http://www.lampsplus.com/products/pro-track-track-lighting-black-outlet-extension-cord__24324.html
Not sure if IKEA sells a similar converter but what I described earlier was a homemade version of this, with the large side of the cord be the connection to the tracklight and the other side already shaped to fit into wall outlets.
― Lee626, Tuesday, 14 August 2012 05:26 (eleven years ago) link
i don't get it though lee!
i have a ceiling electrical box in the living room w/ two leads and a ground. the ceiling fan is connected to those two leads and the ground. assuming i could splice in more wire onto those leads - or supposing i ran new ones from the wall connection - how would i run it through the ceiling?
i feel like i'm missing something ... do you mean run a line from the outlet along the exterior of the wall to a new ceiling box?
― the late great, Tuesday, 14 August 2012 05:36 (eleven years ago) link
it sounds like yes ... ?
Yeah, you're thinking run the track lighting from your fan electric junction box; I was thinking surface-mounting a new box near the new track lighting and running an exposed wire (under a u-shaped cover) from the track across the ceiling, then down to your existing electric outlet. Hopefully an outlet already switchs on and off with a wall switch; otherwise a switch can be placed along the wire near where it plugs in.
― Lee626, Tuesday, 14 August 2012 05:43 (eleven years ago) link
would lamp and coat rack, sofa is kind of ugly though
― Cong rat ululations (seandalai), Tuesday, 14 August 2012 10:51 (eleven years ago) link
and looks uncomfortable too. In real use, those back cushions would inevitably move off-center every time someone uses the sofa.
the chest/dresser absolutely rules though
― Lee626, Tuesday, 14 August 2012 12:45 (eleven years ago) link