Beautiful homemade lighting fixtures from improvised materials

You can make a table lamp or pendant lamp yourself. And a variety of materials are suitable for this: from metal pipes to paper. Before you start work, you need to read the step-by-step guides and choose the best option.

Luminaire and its functions

A light fixture is called a large lamp suspended from the ceiling or wall. There are still floor, table and other designs. The main function of the lamp is to light the house, but now to it has been added even more decorative. The lamp becomes a part of the interior, the lighting fixture can be inconspicuous, or it can become a central element.

The luminaire helps to complement the atmosphere.

In addition to the method of installation, lighting fixtures differ in size, number of lamps, design solutions and materials used. To all this it is important to pay attention not only when choosing in the store, but also when working with a lamp with your own hands.

Material options

For homemade fixtures, it is important to choose what material will be used to make the fixture, and to prepare it in advance. There are several options:

1. Metal. The characteristics of metal are high strength, the possibility of painting and ease of care. The disadvantage is that it is difficult to work with metal without special equipment. Therefore, it is better to use certain designs, such as steel tubes.
   Metal in the loft style.
2. Glass. Looks beautiful, there are in different colors and shapes, but it is quite fragile. You need to work with it carefully, and to make a lamp completely of glass is not possible, you will have to combine it with other materials. Another option is the use of glass bottles or cans.
3. Wood. Universal eco-friendly material. For a chandelier you can make a construction from slats, a base from one or more boards, a lamp in the form of a cart wheel or just use branches.
   Chandelier in the form of a cart wheel.
4. Concrete. Sturdy, heavy, but unusual option. Concrete will make excellent chandeliers for an industrial style in an apartment or house. It is important to take care about the reliability of fixing.
   Concrete balls will look interesting in the kitchen.
5. Plastic. A material from which everything is produced, and then the masters of selfmade from this all create original designs. Plastic bottles, cups, spoons and more are used for fixtures.
6. Paper. Cheap material that does not have high strength, but it can be used to make an excellent body for a bedside lamp or pendant chandelier. Paper is sold in a variety of colors and can be used to make a variety of shapes.

9 step-by-step instructions for homemade lighting equipment

From plastic

Almost any kind of plastic for homemade lights can be suitable: disposable dishes, water pipes, children's toys. One of the easiest ways with beautiful results is to use a bottle and disposable spoons. The result is a construction that looks something like a cone.

Manufacturing:

1. First you need to prepare the tools and materials. You will need plastic spoons, a water bottle with a capacity of 4-6 liters, a clerical knife, a glue gun and scissors.
2. Using scissors, cut off the tops of disposable spoons.
3. You need to remove the labels from the bottle, cut off the bottom. Next, starting from the bottom up, glue the petals from the spoons.
4. When gluing the first row, it is important that they are at the same level.
5. Subsequent rows should be glued overlapping, but with an offset, so that the next petal was located between the previous two.
6. After all the rows in place, you still need to make a small ring of spoons, it is glued to the top of the design in order to cover the neck of the bottle.
7. In the bottle cap you need to make a hole for the wire with the cartridge, glue them.
8. The result is an original chandelier that can be used as a nightlight.

When using these materials, it is important to choose the right bulb. In combination with plastic, only those lighting elements that do not heat up can work.An excellent option would be an LED lamp.

From paper

Homemade lights are often made with the use of paper. The important advantage is that such a product will cost quite inexpensive, and the work does not take much time. But there are nuances: Paper luminaires Can not be used with incandescent lamps, and they also Not suitable for the kitchen or bathroomBecause moisture is harmful to the material.

A step by step guide:

1. First you need to prepare everything. We need scissors, compasses, paper clips, glue, paper and fishing line. Additionally, you may need yarn to decorate the wire. Also needed are a socket with wire and a lamp.
2. On the paper you need to use the compass to draw half circles of different diameters. Their width will be 1 cm. Then all these strips must be cut out. From the strips cut pieces of length 3-5 cm.
3. Then these strips are rolled into dome-shaped circles, fastened together by 4-5 pieces.
4. Such a way to glue it until the body of the lamp with a free space in the middle for the bulb. For better fixation, the petals are temporarily fixed with paper clips, which will then need to be removed.
5. Yarn can be wrapped around the connection cable, this will allow it to become part of the decorative composition.
6. The lightness of the design makes it easy to make a lamp holder. It will require a paper clip that bends into a triangle and fishing line to fix this paper clip in the middle of the hole in the lamp.
   This lamp pattern is called the Coral Inspiration. Great for a bedroom or children's room.

Rice paper version with lots of details

Making a chandelier out of many circles of rice paper is another interesting idea:

1. First, you need to make a base out of wire.
2. Using an iron, the rice paper is smoothed, and then a special tool is used to cut many circles from it.
3. With a sewing machine, the circles are stitched together, making equal length strips.
4. These strips are attached to a wire base.
5. The result is a beautiful light fixture.

From metal pipes and tubes

Metal pipes and connectors allow you to make unusual fixtures of bizarre shapes.

In the loft style made of brass

You will need 5 pear-shaped bulbs, brass tubing, fittings, joints, sockets, electrical wire, and a screwdriver.

Instructions:

1. First you need to make the wiring, to do this, the wires are connected to the sockets, lead through a tube, using hinges connect the short and long brass tubes.
2. At the second stage, the "tentacles" of the chandelier are screwed into the fitting, the wires are connected to each other, the main wire passes through a long tube, on which the lamp is suspended.
3. After fixing on the ceiling, all that remains is to screw in the bulbs and check the functionality.

Bedside wall lamp

Another good option for the bedroom in the loft style. For such a lamp will need a small lantern with a grid, plumbing nipples, metal flanges, angle, screws.

Elements to make.

Assembly steps:

1. A steel flange is attached to the socket of the old lamp.
2. To the flange is consistently screwed to the other elements, the wire is led through a tee hole.
3. The flange is fixed in the wall with screws.

The wire from such a light can be hidden behind a bed or nightstand.

Concrete fixtures

Design chandeliers made of concrete are made in the same way, the shape of the product may differ. Therefore, the instructions can be called universal. For the work will need a form (in this particular case it is an old lampshade), cement modeling material, film, emery stone:

1. According to the instructions on the package of the mixture for modeling, concrete is diluted.
2. The resulting mixture is carefully smeared on the inside of the form.
3. After applying the composition, the form is covered with a plastic bag. It is necessary to wait for drying. Then the demoulding takes place.
4. Using an emery stone, grind all the edges and the inside of the fixture.
5. Then it is necessary to prepare a construction with a socket, a wire and a small metal plafond.

Other concrete products can be made according to similar instructions. The selection of the form depends on imagination and available improvised materials.

For example, a scrap of an old plastic vase would make a great base for a loft-style light fixture.

From Glass

Glass is difficult to work with, but you can create interesting compositions from improvised glass materials. This can be a composition of bottles, pendants with cans. These elements can also become the basis for table lamps.

It is possible to use a lot of small glass elements, imitating crystal. Glasses can become table or wall lamps. Additional decorations can be created by gluing paper figures or painting with watercolors.

A chandelier from bottles

The easiest way is to make a chandelier out of several bottles. You will also need a glass cutter, sandpaper, a screwdriver, a socket with a wire and a lamp. A wire can be used for decoration.

Important! To work with glass, protective gloves and goggles are a must. This will allow you to protect against cuts and contact with sharp splinters in the eyes.

1. The bottles must first be thoroughly cleaned of all labels and glue residue.
2. The bottle is fixed in the cutter, the cutting element is set at the desired level. The product must be turned slowly.
3. Then the bottle should be given a contrast shower, exposing it to the influence of both cold and hot water.
4. Use emery cloth to remove the irregularities in the area of the cut.
5. It is necessary to insert a cartridge with a wire inside, you can decorate the bottle with a dark wire.
6. Later, the entire composition is attached to the ceiling in the chosen way.

This is a variant of the chandelier, where all the bottles are suspended and are, in fact, separate elements. An alternative way is to create a wooden base, where the bottles will not be suspended, but fixed.

Even easier to make a chandelier from cans, they do not even have to be cut, you will only need to make holes for the wires in the lid.

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For the children's room

Many children are afraid to sleep in the dark, and their room needs at least a small nightlight. The original approach to the task will provide not only the function of illumination, but also become a decoration of the room.

A cloud over the bed

A simple version of the lighting, for which you will need a sheet of fiberboard, corner brackets, mounting elements, paper, scissors, a jigsaw and a socket with a wire.

1. The blueprint will be a sheet of paper, on it is drawn and cut out a cloud, which will then become a template for the fiberboard.
2. Using a jigsaw, the figure is cut out of the solid material.
3. The front side is painted white, blue or any other light, and brackets are attached to the back to fix the lamp and attach it to the wall.
4. The back bracket is attached to the wall, and bolts are used for the connection.

The result will surprise not only the baby, but also all the guests, because this lamp looks impressive.

Globe lamp

Not much light will shine through the globe, even from a powerful light bulb, so this lamp is suitable as a nightlight. In addition to the globe itself you will need a drill, glue, a lamp and a socket.

1. First you need to remove the globe from its base and cut it in half.
2. At the top to measure and make a hole for the socket.
3. Attach the other half with Moment glue.

If there are a lot of old small globes and models of planets, you can create an interesting space composition.

Interesting ideas for crafts

The material for a chandelier or wall lamp can be anything. Interesting shapes can be made out of woodconcrete, water pipes pipes, paper, and glass. You can also use old objects - kitchen grates, children's toys, utensils, gas cylinder.

At the end of the video selection of 19 ideas for homemade lamps.