Wall fixtures with your own hands - from improvised materials

Making a sconce light fixture instead of buying one is a smart decision. It is a much more economical option. In addition, all your design ideas can be implemented in full in a homemade wall sconce. The article tells about the manufacture of wall lamps with their own hands and shares the subtleties of their production.

Sconces with their own hands: pros and cons

The production of sconces with their own hands from improvised materials has enough advantages:

1. Cost-effectiveness. Store sconces can cost a penny, but for the manufacture of homemade sconces usually enough for 1000 rubles.
2. Simplicity. It is much easier than it seems at first glance.
3. Long service life. A properly made sconce will last more than a year.
4. Space for imagination. In some models, there are no limits for this.

Where without the disadvantages. They are also worth mentioning.

1. The risk of making a mistake. To make such a thing as a lamp, you need confidence in your abilities and clear steps on the technique of execution, without improvisation.
2. Threat of fire. If you do not put the right type of lamps, wall sconces can cause a fire.
3. Properties of wood. When planning to make a lamp out of wood, you must remember that this material is very weak to moisture. In addition, it is loved by insects.

The choice of materials

The frame for the future lamp will serve as a square or round plank of MDF. Materials for the plafond use a variety of materials, depending on the intended design: fabric, wood, plastic, threads. The main thing is that they do not pose a risk of fire.

The basis of the frame can be made from a cutting board.

For this, the type of lamps is no less important. To minimize the risk of fire, it is advised to put one of two kinds in the socket:

• energy-saving daylight bulbs;
• LED lights.

They almost do not heat the material and provide good lighting.

The steps of making a light fixture

Tools

Standardly, to make a light fixture on the wall on your own, you will need the following list of tools:

• scissors;
• A drill with various drills;
• tape measure;
• an electric jigsaw or a small saw;
• A reliable glue, or better yet, a glue gun;
• Paint or spray paint;
• pencil, ruler, rubber band.

Depending on the type of marriage, the list varies, something is added, but these items are always better to have on hand.

Frame

To begin with, it is necessary to make the frame. Certainly, its dimensions should correspond to the sizes of the future wall sconce. Everything must be calculated and outlined on the preparatory drawings. In the frame it is necessary to make holes for the cartridges.

The process of connecting the cartridge to the base.

It is necessary to calculate to the millimeter the thickness of the tubes and the distance between them. The more cartridges, the brighter the lighting will be.

Assembling .

In addition, you need to make side pieces for the perimeter of the base. Through the hole in the lower sidewall will pass the wire. These parts are best attached to the frame with self-tapping screws. On the back of the sides hooks or other fasteners to hang the lamp on the wall.

Next, install the socket and supply it with an electrical cord and plug. If there is a socket from an old lamp, it will do. After connecting the electricity, all that is left is to make the plafond for the sconce.

6 original sconces: step-by-step algorithms for making

Knitted sconce

Good for a room in the Provence style.

Stylish crocheted sconce.

To make it, you will need knitting threads, 2 packs of food gelatin, a round scrap of chipboard of a small size and a cartridge. The step-by-step instructions look like this:

1. Knit a plafond of the desired kind and density from the threads.
2. To fix, put the blank on a rounded frame - a jar, a vase, a balloon.
3. Dissolve sachets of gelatin in a glass of warm water (not boiling water), and then with this solution thoroughly dab the lampshade.
4. In the center of the circle of chipboard, make a hole for the wire.
5. Attach the wire to the base with a "cover" made of several staples.
6. Place the socket in the lamp shade and connect it to the wire.
7. Tie a small "cap" for the wooden base and put it on. Under the wire going to the lampshade, put a thick wire to make the leg of the sconce. The wire itself is wrapped securely with thread.

Master Class: Making knitted lampshade.

Lampshade made of thread and balls

This is one of the most famous varieties of homemade wall lamps, besides it is not difficult to perform. You will need a balloon, glue and strong thread. The color is not so important: the white thread can be painted in the desired color.

This is approximately how the thread plafond will look like.

Procedure:

1. Inflate the balloon to the intended dimensions of the lampshade, tie it securely.
2. Soak the thread in glue.
3. One end of the thread is attached to the base, and then it is wound on the balloon in any direction. The more layers of thread are wrapped around the ball, the less bright it will be.
4. Suspend the handicraft so that it dries completely.
5. When this happens, you will need to pierce the ball and carefully remove it from the workpiece.
6. The finished plafond can be painted in the desired color. So the lamp will fit into any design of the room.

Video: ball-lighting from threads.

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Wooden sconce

Much love is enjoyed by homemade sconces made of wood. Oak, beech, pine or mahogany are best suited for this. There are many options for sconces made of this material.

For this light fixture, for example, small branches are used.

Here is a step-by-step algorithm for making one such sconce:

1. Cut the veneer into ribbons of equal length. An alternative is cardboard or thin plywood.
2. Each ribbon is rolled into a circle, the coupling points are securely glued or fastened with binders.
3. Hang the hoops one on top of the other to make a spectacular volumetric ball.
4. From a plywood sheet, cut a square blank for the base, make a hole in the center for the cartridge. Fix the base securely from the inside of the balloon, and wire the electrical to the socket.

Recommended to view: Original sconce made of wood and rope.

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Sconce made of paper

Such a lamp is made very simply, but it looks spectacular and stylish. To make all you need is a double-sided adhesive tape and a sheet of strong paper. Wallpaper or a fragment of wallpaper will do well.

The scheme is as follows:

1. Cut out 3 rectangles from the paper. Each of the following should be long but narrower than the previous one. The first fragment should be almost square, and the third - narrow and long.
2. Using a round object (saucer, plate) and a pencil to round the corners of each figure and apply a mark.
3. From the side edges to the marked roundings oblique line is drawn so as to get the "wings" in the form of long trapezoids.
   Should get these side edges.
4. Next, all three figures must be stacked one on top of the other. The first, shortest one, goes down, and the other two should give the same length by bending upwards. Three pairs of edges - "wings" are securely glued.
5. When they dry, the front side of the edges along the entire length should be glued with double-sided tape.
6. The second side of the tape should be glued to the wall itself.

It is necessary to make sure that the socket with the lamp is exactly in the middle of the paper plate.

You will get an interesting volumetric lampshade, which will fit into any design option.

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Luminaire with garland and decor

Such lights will be relevant not only during the Christmas holidays. They will bring the atmosphere of the holiday on any day of the year. The basis for such a sconce will be a garland or LED strip. All you need is two types of wire (thin and thicker), paint, Styrofoam, paper or napkins.

Here there is no additional decor, and the garland itself is unusual.

The step-by-step algorithm is as follows:

1. Cut the thick wire into pieces of different sizes.
2. Each piece is rolled into a ring, and the ends are welded or tied with another wire, thinner.
3. After that, the rings are connected in concentric circles with jumpers.
4. Paint the made construction with white paint.
5. Wrap each ring evenly with a garland or LED strip. To make it safe, you can tie it with string or scotch tape.
6. After that the frame is decorated. Usually foam figures, paper compositions or napkins are used for this purpose. It is a matter of taste. Paper and napkins are easily pierced by the bulbs of the garland.
7. The final step is to fix the entire structure on the wall and place the socket inside.

There are no restrictions in the decor of such lights. Bows, beads, paper tinsel - everything will do.

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Bra in the style of loft

An original solution with an antique look, but it will only fit in the appropriate design of the room. The basis is made of copper and steel water pipes. You will also need valves, fittings with ½ or ¾ inch threads, 1-inch adapters, connecting devices.

And such a seemingly complicated fixture can be made by hand.

The assembly process:

1. First, degrease each tube and part with acetone and wipe thoroughly.
2. Prepare the wires. There should be as many as the number of horns in the future lamp. Wires are passed in the cavities of the fittings.
3. Weld a sleeve to the leg of the sconce for subsequent attachment to the wall.
4. From there, you can let your imagination run wild. Fittings are connected to each other in any desired order. Tip. Places of connection should be strengthened with fum tape.
5. To the end of each of the "branches" screwed adapter for a larger diameter pipe, and in it, after stripping the wires, mounted the cartridge.
6. When the whole structure is ready, you should paint it with spray paint for metal and let it dry.
7. Screw the lamps into the sockets.
8. Bronze or gold paint will add beauty to the light fixture.
9. Securely fasten the sconce to the wall, and then connect the socket wiring to the external switch.

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In conclusion, a selection: of 19 ideas for making light fixtures.