Originally Posted by ann31039
i made one from an old drawer and hinged on a piece of plexiglass. used the undercabinet flourescent lights from walmart. several sizes and they link together. works great. used for many years with a piece of white tissue paper taped underneath to diffuse the light. then found the stained glass window paint at one of the craft stores and painted the underside white. that works very well. (i also painted the inside of the drawer bright white before i put in those light fixtures)
That is so neat! Another idea: if you have a dining table that can be expanded with a leaf or so, you can pull it open and lay framed glass or a heavy sheet of plexiglass on the table, spanning the opening, and set a table lamp on the floor beneath. That working on a vertical, like a window can be tiring and inaccurate for some of us.