http://www.cucumbersome.com DIY Crafts, Tutorials and More. Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:40:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.cucumbersome.com/light-it-yourself/ http://www.cucumbersome.com/light-it-yourself/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:33:45 +0000 britt http://www.cucumbersome.com/?p=755
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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