How to make a LED strip ceiling light
Elegant interior design emphasizes your inner world. There are many ways and different elements of decor to make your home special, but nothing will please the soul like the glow of the chandelier, made by your own hands with the help of modern technology.
A homemade LED chandelier is very simple to make, and due to the low power consumption of LEDs can be used as room lighting all the time. It is possible to make it so that the switching is done with a remote switch. Changeable modes of lighting colors will please you and your guests in the evening.
Design features of the chandelier
Making a chandelier out of LED strip with our own hands, we have complete freedom of action. You can use an old chandelier and throw away old pesky lamps, try your hand at weaving from steel wire, and even transported to the carpentry kingdom and equip a wooden light fixture with modern LEDs.
Don't forget about vintage bottles, such a light fixture would be easier to make. We will look at several options, and you will show in the comments what you got. The main feature will be the lighting element.
LED strip has good brightness values, so it is well suited for the main lighting of the room. Another feature we will note the color range of the tape. Colored lighting is not suitable as the main light, but as a relaxing light will suit perfectly.
Thanks to the use of modern RGB controllers turning on the chandelier is not a problem at all. The remote control comes with the device, it allows you to adjust the brightness and switch the colors of the installed strip in the key you are interested in.
To the disadvantages of the chandelier, perhaps, it is worth referring only to the fact that the LED strip is powered from the power supply, so there may be a little difficulty with the place of installation of the device. To do this, it is necessary to veil the device in the body of the future lamp.
Tip: first decide on the size of the power supply unit, and then do the design of the LED strip light.
In general, the use of LEDs for lighting is competent and correct decision. Such a light fixture will please you for many years with its reliable lighting. The main thing - pay attention to sufficient brightness. All LEDs have different luminous flux. We are interested in bright models.
What problems may arise
When making it yourself, the only problem may be the lack of experience, all other problems will bypass you thanks to the fact that you are reading this article. Note that we have already mentioned that the tape is powered from power supplySo if the repair is already made, we just need to hide it, and if it is only scheduled, we recommend you to lay a separate special wire to power the lamp.
This solution will allow you to lay the LED strip controller and power supply in any place that is convenient for you. Also, something may not work on the mechanical part of the design. For example, you know exactly how to make a great light fixture, but you have to drill something to do it, and you've never dealt with that before.
We assure you, and this will not be a problem either. All you have to do is go on social media and find a qualified professional or organization that will do the job perfectly quickly and accurately based on your sketch. This is usually well done by furniture craftsmen.
If you are not sure whether you can connect the LED strip to the mains yourself, then you can find detailed information on our page.
Making a lamp
To make a LED strip light, we need to make a work plan, which will take into account all the nuances and subtleties. We will consider a general plan and show on a certain example the order of execution:
- Decide on the design of the future light fixture. If you take an old one and just remake it, then it is much easier for you, if not - you need to draw the future model or exactly imagine how it will look when the work is finished.
- See what materials you have for making it. If it is wood - measure it, there might be something missing, if it is a lampshade made of thread - the procedure does not change, for such a lampshade takes up to 70 m of cotton thread and PVA glue. Wire is good for frames, but to bend it well, you will need pliers.
- Buy a power supply, RGB controller, wires, missing fabrication materials, maybe some drill bits or wood varnish.
- Set up well and get to work.
- Enjoy the result and show off to your friends.
The easiest LED strip light
To implement such an idea, we will need a small list of necessary materials. In this example, we will remake an old chandelier into a modern motif in 50 minutes. So, we will need:
- An old hanging chandelier;
- 6 rectangles of wood or aluminum;
- 8 m of the brightest white LED strip, and a power supply for it;
- 4 m ribbon connection wire and connectors;
- Metal drill bit with a diameter of 2.8 mm and a drill;
- Short screws (length 25-30 mm) 20-30 pcs;
- A strip of foam rubber (at a sewing store).
Once you have the pattern, you can start by looking at the practical part. We are going to need rectangles 30 cm high by 25 cm wide. You can make them out of wood or aluminum profiles.
In the case of a wooden profile LED strip is covered with foam rubber, and you get a glow effect, as in the photo. The wood is painted in the desired color. You can improve the design and give it a more modern style, using aluminum profile with a diffuser. In this case, you will not need foam rubber.
You will need connecting angles, a screw clamp for cutting at a 45 degree angle and metal screws. The construction is assembled, and the strip is inserted into the profile and closed with a diffuser.
So, first of all, free the chandelier from the old application and unnecessary elements, we need only the bare frame, to it and we will mount the frame. Let's start making our rectangular light fixtures. LED strip stick it on so that in the place where the frame is mounted to the chandelier the strip does not touch the chandelier body. Cut it it to the place of the cut.
Drill three small holes in the rectangle - two for attaching it to the chandelier and one for the LED strip wires. Once the squares are ready and the strip is glued in, connect each section on one side and carefully lead the wire into the hole.
The power supply will fit nicely in the bowl of the luminaire. Connect all the ends of the power cables in the correct polarity and connect to the DC voltage output of the power supply. The power supply itself is plugged into the 220 V mains instead of the old light bulb.
When everything is ready, fix the rectangles to the body of the lamp. To do this, you need to use screws for metal, pre-drilling small holes in the body of the lamp.
Thematic video: LED chandelier using improvised materials.
Briefly about the essentials
So, hopefully, this article has helped you to understand the basics of making an LED chandelier with your own hands and you have some fresh ideas. You can apply any solution and it will be competent and bright. It all depends on your imagination. We wish you creative success and good mood.
We look forward to your comments on this article. Perhaps you will have something to add to this material, we will be very happy and grateful to you for it, and other visitors will see and be armed with useful and supported by your information.
