I was flipping through Readymade’s book How to Make (Almost) Everything and came across the project pictured above. I love that it uses recycled material, but looks really modern. The instructions can be found here but if you don’t have the book, I highly recommend buying it.
This is another lighting project from Readymade magazine, created by Jean Pelle.
These two are my favorite, but here are some other really unique DIY lighting projects:
Plastic bottle chandelier by Michelle Brand: Inhabitat
Bic ball point pen chandelier: Inhabitat
Wine Glass chandelier: Readymade
Light string globes: Curbly
CD jewel case chandelier: Ecofriend
Part of me just wants to hang a single edison lightbulb but our apartment isn’t architecturally interesting enough. It seems like bare bulbs only work with gorgeous hardwood floors, exposed brick and beams. Like this, actually:
Anyone else have ideas for recycled and/or DIY lighting?
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Britt McMaster is addicted to cucumbers. She and her husband, Ryan, live and work in a tiny apartment in downtown Vancouver, BC. Both Ryan and Britt love to write lists of all their ideas on action sheets, and they have pages and pages. They write especially quickly after they've each had a dry cappuccino or two. Most of those fanciful ideas will stay on paper, but Cucumbersome is Britt's platform to try some out.
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I LOVE these! I have been scouring the internet for a fantastic chandelier that is affordable for my new loft (which has cement floors and wood beam ceilings), and now I might have to make my own…which my husband would be thrilled about, since he is an engineer!
I just finish making ReadyMade’s bubble chandelier about two weeks ago. It was a very fun and easy project. I loved my results. Before I made it, I was trying to find a replacement chandelier for my dining that was under $100, I think this project came to be about $65 in my region.
One of the challenges over at Craftster one month was “Light Me Up” which was a lighting challenge and there are all sorts of cool projects, many from repurposed and recycled items:
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?board=389.0
(Mine is the Coca-Cola lamp - old t-shirt, recycle lamp parts and straw, new cord, and dollar store items).
I have a whole ton of little globe outside lights. Can you think of a way to make them into a chandelier? You could have them if you want.
Glad you asked! I used to have a Korean book of instructions for recycled & upcycled crafts that had directions for making hanging pendant lamps out of beat-up Illy coffee cans. Basically, you just drill a hole and hang it over a bare bulb housing hanging from a wire. You could use the can as-is, or drill or punch holes all over the exterior to throw points of light around the room. Not very functional, perhaps, but very cool.
And what about knitted wire lampshades like those found at http://www.coralia.etsy.com? Very beautiful and unique.
Hi. Sorry for my english, I’m from Sapin, and I have to improve. But if you are interested in DIY lights, you should visit this website:
http://benditapaciencia.izfree.com/pages/todas_las_lamparas.htm#c
It’s in spanish, but it’s a collection of tutorials in DIY lights, and not so complicated. Hope you enjoy