To create a lighting device, they use almost everything that can be found at hand: wooden sticks, pieces of the plinth, containers, saw cuts of wood, metal sticks and pipes, glass products, fabrics. Home-made lamps make futuristic, classic, glamorous, minimalist. For each type, several step-by-step master classes have been invented. It is customary to decorate design rooms with unusual lamps. It can be products with slots, many separate fragments, in the form of a large ball or cube. They make the same lamps with their own hands, from any material. Not only craftsmen selling their products are engaged in this, but also ordinary owners of apartments and houses. Home-made chandeliers can be like store chandeliers or they can be made in an unusual way: from graters, cans, etc. The shape depends on the characteristics of the material and the artist’s imagination.
There are some interesting options. From ordinary threads you get a beautiful luminous ball. First you need to inflate the ball and grease it with cream. It is placed in a container with water and PVA diluted in it. Then he wraps with thread. The design is left to dry for 24 hours - all that remains is to put the product on the ceiling. The second way is to use tubules. The sheets are twisted diagonally, the sticking tips are glued. It will take two hundred tubes: they are glued together in a round or triangular shape. The next option is a lampshade made of wire: it is twisted into a spiral or conical shape. You can create a lamp from plastic bottles: they cut the bottom and neck. You will need a wire, acrylic paints, sealant and marker.There are many other methods for creating a lamp with your own hands.
Options for creating lamps from wood
Making a luminaire with your own hands is primarily an art, not a saving. Despite the fact that wood is a simple and inexpensive material, products from it can compete with others in terms of workmanship and aesthetics. The process of their manufacture will not be the easiest. It will be necessary to carry out complex calculations, work with a large number of tools, and remove a lot of garbage. Lighting devices are made of saw cuts, branches, veneer, wooden battens, wooden boxes and frames, wheels, logs, beams, etc. A lamp made of wood is an ideal solution for an antique interior. It can be made from a piece of the barrel or from processed materials, for example, in the form of a complex geometric structure of sticks, rings, cylinders or squares made of four or eight bars.
Master class: how to make a lamp from wood cuts
You will need a tree trunk, a grinder, a hacksaw, an LED strip (2 m), brushes, wood varnish, glue, a matte plastic pipe. First, the trunk is cut into slices of the same thickness - about 2 cm. Then, a template is made in the center of one of the saw cuts. He and all other sections are drilled according to the marking. Measurements must be carried out carefully, due to poorly marked fragments, the whole process will have to be started anew. After that, they must be sanded. The next step is to strengthen with glue and lay on pads for drying. After that, the logs are varnished. In parallel, you can prepare a frosted tube - the core for the structure. Its surface is processed to the maximum effect of dullness. Saws are put on the tube and after that it remains to take another step. The last thing the tape is mounted. It must be folded in hands and placed in a tube in this form.
Geometric lamp made of wooden battens
The list of necessary materials and tools includes: self-tapping screws, drill, chipboard, brush, acrylic varnish, electric block, 4 rounds and 7 two-meter rails. From the chipboard, you need to cut the workpieces, and paste their edges with an edge. Reiki is assembled in a single design in the form of a cross with a diamond shape in the center. A base is cut from a 5 mm plywood sheet. In places where the slats create intersections, pieces of bamboo sticks or dowels are installed. At the base, you need to drill 8 holes: 4 is for the ceiling, and the same for the main part of the lamp. From the tin you need to bend 4 corners with beveled edges. They are mounted with self-tapping screws so that the open parts of the corners are directed inside the lampshade. The entire wooden frame is varnished twice, with a break for drying. At the end, the cruciform design is screwed with confirmations.
Veneer cover
It can be made of twelve strips. For the inside, smaller ones are taken - 60 cm, for the outside - 70 cm. The strips are made of sheet: they are cut along the fibers with a steel ruler and a knife. On a large paper sheet, draw a circle with a diameter of 350 mm or more. It is divided into sectors of 30 °. On the left and right side of the lines separating the sectors, parallel lines are drawn along the perimeter of the circle to determine the desired position of the veneer strips. Then a disc with a small hole is prepared to lay the strips. They are glued clockwise in the form of snowflakes, first three short, then three long. After the glue has dried in the structure of the strips, it will be necessary to make a hole about 1 cm wide. A wire is drawn through it and a sleeve is attached to the disk. The hanging ends of the strips are fixed with a flange and bolts.
Lamps from textiles and threads
To create a lampshade, you can use old clothes: jeans, knee-high socks, spoiled dresses, etc. Products are decorated with bows, pockets, threads with beads.In almost all cases, the fabric needs to be worn on some kind of frame. You can also do it yourself. As a material, it is better to choose metal, sometimes wood. The basis for a makeshift chandelier made of fabric can be factory fixtures, both new and old. The fabric of an ordinary old lampshade can be removed, and instead, a modern one with stylish designs can be fixed. To create and design home-made chandeliers, threads of different thicknesses are used. They wrap various jars and frames, connect the parts of the lamp and suspend the structure. The lampshades from the hardened threads look interesting. In addition to them, twine or rope is also used. They are successfully combined with different fabrics and paper.
Master class: ball-shaped lamp from threads
To create this product you will need:
Base from table lamp.
Glue.
Thick threads (up to 4 balls).
Air balloons.
Balloons are inflated first. Better a few, because they can burst. Their shape should be perfectly round. On each of them a ten-centimeter circle is drawn with a felt-tip pen. Through a hole of this size, a stand with a bulb will be inserted. The ball is placed on the oilcloth. An adhesive solution is being prepared. You need to wear rubber gloves on your hands to dunk the threads into it. When they are saturated with a solution, they get out; then clots of glue are removed. The end of the thread is tied to the inflatable ball assembly. After that, it is wrapped around the entire ball, this must be done evenly over the entire surface, but randomly. It is advisable to use several threads of different colors. Then the ball is suspended until the structure dries. Then they burst it, and the knot is cut off. The ball is removed through a large hole, into which then you will need to insert a cartridge with a bulb.
DIY fabric lampshade
You will need thick paper, glue, fabric, threads to match the color of the fabric, pins, ruler, pencil, iron.You will need to make a template to calculate the right amount of fabric. If the frame for the lampshade should have a cylindrical shape, then measure the circumference and height and alternately draw the appropriate lines, creating a right angle. The opposite sides of the rectangle are drawn. The desired shape is cut out of paper. She is applied to the fabric. From it you need to get a larger rectangle. It is cut after the desired fragment is selected. Then the matter is fixed on the template using pins (its edges need to be bent). After that you need to use a sewing machine. The treated fabric is ironed. After that, it sticks to the base. Raw slices are hidden. The seam is made so that the base is covered with a stitched edge.
Plastic chandeliers and lighting fixtures
Plastic has become one of the most sought after materials in the modern interior. This also applies to lamps - a wide variety of models are sold. With your own hands you can make a chandelier that will in no way concede to finished products. The lampshade is constructed from anything. It can be disposable cups, various sticks, painted plastic bottles. They are sometimes decorated with decorative devices: figures, luminous details. As an auxiliary material, various metal frames can be used. The easiest way is to make a table lamp. Cutted parts and shapes with holes can be used. Instead of throwing out unnecessary plastic objects (used disposable tableware, etc.), it is better to try to make a small lamp out of them that can decorate the room.
Master class: we make a plafond from plastic spoons
You need to find a large number of identical plastic spoons, up to 200 pieces. It will be more difficult to design a product from whole devices, but if you cut them off, then everything will turn out quickly and easily.Spoon handles need to be cut and removed, leaving only scooped. Next, you can use the finished lampshade for pasting the elements or cut it from the eggplant. From it make the lower part and make a hole for the bulb or cut off the top of the neck, leaving a wide enough hole. Next, you need to decide on the picture. The upper surfaces of the cups will create a shell-like pattern, and the lower surfaces will create a “scaly” surface. If you choose the second option, then you need to stick jumpers on the eggplant. First, finish the upper part, laying out one after another rows of spoons. When the process reaches the open part, you need to calculate everything so that the last row hides the trimmed edge of the eggplant.
As a fastener, you can apply:
glue;
office plasticine;
Scotch.
Plastic bottle chandelier in the form of leaves
You will need a steel wire for the frame, a thin wire, a soldering iron, scissors, ten plastic bottles of various shades of green. From bottles you need to cut leaves of different sizes and shapes. Fragments in the form of birch leaves and other leaves with a more or less compact form are ideal. Thus, a greater number of elements will be obtained. Slices that simulate plates are best treated with a soldering iron to make them slightly bent. The sting edge also needs to be made veins: the leaves will take on a more natural look. Since the bottles are cylindrical in shape, the blanks will be curved. Holes for thin wires are pierced with a hot needle. You need at least two on each leaf, but four is even better to pass the wire "eight". Each sheet is put on as many sheets as possible. Then the flexible wires are securely twisted over the steel wire frame.
Handle the soldering iron as carefully as possible so as not to burn your fingers and burn the leaves.
Laser Disc Lights
You can make several types of such lamps.Materials that will be required: rubber feet, silicone sticks, fluorescent lamp, fiberboard circle, CDs. Tools such as a triangle ruler, pencil, pair of compasses, glue gun, screwdriver, pliers, pincers, and a drill are needed. In a round form, a hole is made from fiberboard in the very center, on it twelve sectors are drawn. On the lines that separate them, one small hole is drilled. Steel wires will be drawn through them, on each of which a stack of disks will be placed. The design will turn out to be quite heavy, so metal wires are needed. A wire with a cartridge is inserted into the hole in the circle from the fiberboard, a light bulb is inserted into it. From the discs you can also make a lamp-polyhedron, a ceiling in the form of a ball, petals, a lamp-ring.
Ways to create paper fixtures
This material is popular because of its flexibility. You can design an interesting figure or fold sheets of paper several times and make flowers. Folded paper sheets are joined in round shapes. Paper fixtures are made in the form of plants, animals, abstractions. Some people like to make patterns and cuts. In some countries of the East, rice paper chandeliers are widely used. For the manufacture of the lamp, you can use the origami technique. Paper fixtures are created in two main ways, namely by using one or more large sheets or by gluing a large number of paper elements. Over the past ten years, table and floor lamps have gained popularity. From paper you can make lamps, rugged pumpkins and houses. This material is also suitable for creating a lampshade of a traditional form:
conical;
cylindrical;
elliptical.
From rice or parchment paper
Rice paper comes in handy for creating a Chinese lantern. In addition, a thread, an awl, an office knife, a ruler and a pencil are required. First, you need to make markup on paper.The flashlight circuit consists of many rhomboid sectors. Half of them are filled with vertical intermittent markings. After that, the leaf is folded into an accordion. He folds into a circle. To the top and bottom you can glue painted covers. To make a cover made of parchment paper, you will need a scribe board, a compass knife, two sheets of parchment paper, two rolls of wax paper (similar to parchment paper), scissors, silk tape, and a hanging frame. Satin ribbon strips 18–20 cm and 40 cm long are attached to the frame structure. The final stage consists in pasting circles of parchment and wax paper on ribbons. They need to be attached with an overlap.
Origami paper bag chandelier
To make such a lamp with your own hands, you will need a wire with a switch, an LED lamp, two paper bags with a picture. First you need to learn how to make simple origami. The next thing the packages cut off the bottom, the handles are removed. They stick together in one big paper bag. It is folded in half. Both parts are "turned" into harmonica. Need 16 identical stripes. The extreme ones fold diagonally. An awl pierces a hole. One of the two open sides is securely fixed with a thick thread. You must leave the possibility of regulation. The second will be open. The LED bulb is connected to the cartridge, the top of the lampshade opens and closes back. Such lighting is necessary; incandescent lamps cannot be used. The wire is fixed on a branch of a tall decorative tree - the product is ready.
Corrugated paper shade
Corrugated paper products look very original, so the material has become so popular. You will need an LED lamp, cable, thread, glue, knitting needle, ruler, a piece of corrugated paper 44 × 88 cm. First you need to take a ruler and pen and mark the paper on a line with the same width.Guided by the drawn lines, you need to make an accordion from a flat sheet. Using a knitting needle, it folds diagonally from one end, then returns to its original position and folds from the other side. The paper needs to be unwrapped again - lozenges should stand out on it. The entire sheet now consists of double shapes. The first and subsequent bends must be made appropriate to the width of the stripes, otherwise the appearance of the paper will deteriorate. The workpiece is twisted into a spherical shape, and its upper part is fastened with thread.
Butterfly chandelier
There are two ways to create such a lamp:
One big butterfly.
"Swarm" of small moths of different sizes.
Preschool children will like the lampshade in the form of many suspended figures. Separate parts of the lamp can fall up to one and a half meters from the ceiling. The old lampshade or its frame is taken as the basis. If there are no such blanks, then you can use a metal or wood rim or a thick wire twisted into a circle. You need to prepare sheets with butterfly patterns to select the butterflies of the required sizes and shapes. It is recommended to make moths of at least five different sizes. Then the design will be visually larger. Butterflies are cut with small scissors or a clerical knife. It is desirable that the paper is thick. Carved figures are painted with different colors, decorated with sparkles, however, on some patterns, butterflies may already be colored. To bring the product to readiness, butterflies are fixed on fishing lines and attached to the base.
Scissors for cutting patterns should be straight, otherwise the butterflies will be damaged.
Ball-shaped paper fixtures
As decorating elements you can use:
fragments from old paper;
cloth or paper napkins;
dense matter, felt.
Ready-made Chinese lamp can be used as the basis for other products. They are cheap. You will need a perfectly round model.The first option: cut out circles of different colors from the fabric and glue over the lap. From the Chinese ball, you can make something like a round plate cone. The second way: circles are cut out of square sheets of paper. They are connected in the center, the edges are lifted until an ideal flower is obtained. Elements are attached to the ball in ordered rows. Beautiful tartlets are made from paper sheets. They should be filled with something. The paper is also folded into square envelopes, which can be turned into four conical shapes. Some use an old wall map instead of paper. A newspaper shade with printed images of gray or brown color will look stylish in any interior.
Lamps made of metal pipes and tubes in the loft style
Non-functioning water pipes with taps can be mounted in a single design, equipped with bulbs and thus create a stylish and useful thing. It is better to place it on the wall. This is a very popular loft decoration. From large and small pipes, lamps are created in the style of steampunk. These are complex designs, without special preparation they cannot be made. However, you can design a small robot with a "head" in the form of a light bulb. Beautiful ceiling chandeliers are made of pipes. In addition, there are a variety of models of lamps from metal pipes. As a material, brass is often used. Chandeliers are created in the form of compositions of several tubes. Pipes, as a rule, are made integral, but they also produce lamps with various patterns and openings. They are not inferior in popularity to lamps in the loft style.
Brass tube chandelier
You can make a beautiful product in the form of diamond faces. In addition to the pipes themselves, sandpaper, a jigsaw, twine or wire, gloves will be required. To create the original chandelier, you will need 20 pipes: 10 short (6 cm), 5 medium (12 cm) and the same length (25 cm).You need to find several long blanks, mark them and saw them with a jigsaw. After that, you need to do sanding with sandpaper so that the edges of the tubes are perfectly smooth. Further fragments are collected on a thick wire or twine. First, horizontal rows are created: the bottom of the five short and the middle of the same number of middle tubes. Then they are connected by another five short tubes. The upper part of the structure is made of five long fragments, which must be combined with the already prepared part. Long pipes cannot be completely reduced; a cartridge must be fixed in this place.
Fixtures made of plumbing pipes
It is necessary to prepare such devices as an electric cable, electrical tape, adhesive tape, various screwdrivers, a two-wire wire, cartridges, hinges, fittings that match the parameters of the pipes. One of the tubes should be larger - it will serve as a mount to the ceiling. The build process is quite complicated. It is necessary to create a diagram on paper, and only then get down to business. At this point, the configuration is determined. The splitters must be properly combined. All parts of the upcoming construction can be polished and painted. It is better to give preference to white, red, gold and black colors. You need to wait about a day for everything to dry completely. After that, all pipes are assembled together. Light bulbs are twisted on them. The last step is to connect. Since the scheme is complex, it is better to invite a specialist.
Using glass to create fixtures
On the ceiling, you can hang a composition of several empty alcohol bottles. Three-liter cans can be suspended by metal chains. Glassware is also suitable as a lampshade. A lamp made of many glass fragments can imitate a crystal chandelier. Broken glass objects find a new purpose in the form of an original lighting device.Fine table lamps are made from glasses and wine glasses. Various glass boxes, glass from old wall sconces, headlights, and interior doors may come in handy. Homemade glass chandelier can be painted with watercolor or stained glass paints. It will turn out beautiful stained-glass windows. To create pendant lights, craftsmen use a variety of decorative containers made from oils and perfumes. Unlike wood and paper, glass has high fire safety.
Wine Bottle and Wood Lighting
The list of necessary accessories includes wire cutters, screwdrivers, screws, glass cutters, silicone, a rag or brush, stain, pine boards, hooks, a chain, ten light bulbs, wiring, wine bottles. First of all, containers are processed. Labels and adhesive residues are removed from the bottles. Using a glass cutter, you need to remove the bottom of each bottle: it abuts at a height of 1-2 cm, and the bottle spins around its axis. Cracks must be tapped with a hammer until the bottom falls off. After that, the electric wires are placed in bottles and connected to cartridges. Bulbs are screwed into them. Now you need to cook the board. In the lower, larger, holes for necks and wires are drilled. The top will collect them in one bundle. Chain hooks are screwed into the bottom board to hold the structure. For the kitchen, you can make a table lamp with a base of a bottle and a shade of wood.
Wooden boards can be covered with stain to give the effect of "antiquity."
Using old cans to create fixtures
Old jars can find a new destination. Lamps can be created with the help of threads, wires, handles for cans. Tanks must be equipped with handles. They will need to be tied with threads attached to a pre-prepared steel frame. Electric wires with bullets and bulbs are lowered into the banks - the chandelier is ready.You can make an option for giving - the threads are tied around tree branches, and candles or small lanterns are placed inside the cans. Tanks wrapped in multi-colored threads or decorated with patterned napkins look beautiful. The inside of the cans can be painted white, and while it is still dry, apply a pattern in the form of chaotic lines. Some paint the container from the outside with different colors, and paint the image using glitter shadows on top. Cans can also be pasted over with small cullet.
Shabby Chic Chandelier / Light
Beautiful decorative items are created from beads and fabric, including lamps characteristic of this style. Decoration in the style of shabby chic provides that the room is designed for a girl or woman. You will need beads, beads, threads, chains, a cartridge with a lamp, a finished wooden or metal frame. First of all, you need to color the base in some of the soft shades. After that, it can be wrapped with decorative elements or fabric. The top of the lampshade is wrapped with smaller beads, but in larger quantities - up to 40 beads must be strung on one thread, while about 20 are on the lower threads. This is an approximate proportion, it, like the thread tension, can be changed depending on the size of the structure. The lamp is usually covered with a pink cloth. All decorations are suspended so that they flow down.
Conclusion
A chandelier is the only important element of the upper part of the room; it can create symmetry and other geometric accents. To hang in your room a beautiful, stylish, designer lamp, it is not necessary to buy it in a store. Each house has enough items and tools to do everything on their own. In most cases, blanks, scissors, paper, glue, thread, carcass, varnish and paints are sufficient. Sometimes you may need the help of an electrician.Most of the "handmade" fixtures are made of wood, plastic, paper, glass, textile or metals. There are more exotic options using different designs, small parts, molds. A home-made chandelier should not only perform an aesthetic function, but also qualitatively illuminate the room. It should be designed wisely.
To create a lighting device, they use almost everything that can be found at hand: wooden sticks, pieces of the plinth, containers, saw cuts of wood, metal sticks and pipes, glass products, fabrics. Home-made lamps make futuristic, classic, glamorous, minimalist. For each type, several step-by-step master classes have been invented. It is customary to decorate design rooms with unusual lamps. It can be products with slots, many separate fragments, in the form of a large ball or cube. They make the same lamps with their own hands, from any material. Not only craftsmen selling their products are engaged in this, but also ordinary owners of apartments and houses. Home-made chandeliers can be like store chandeliers or they can be made in an unusual way: from graters, cans, etc. The shape depends on the characteristics of the material and the artist’s imagination.
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What can be used as materials
It will be required:
There are some interesting options. From ordinary threads you get a beautiful luminous ball. First you need to inflate the ball and grease it with cream. It is placed in a container with water and PVA diluted in it. Then he wraps with thread. The design is left to dry for 24 hours - all that remains is to put the product on the ceiling. The second way is to use tubules. The sheets are twisted diagonally, the sticking tips are glued. It will take two hundred tubes: they are glued together in a round or triangular shape. The next option is a lampshade made of wire: it is twisted into a spiral or conical shape. You can create a lamp from plastic bottles: they cut the bottom and neck. You will need a wire, acrylic paints, sealant and marker.There are many other methods for creating a lamp with your own hands.
Options for creating lamps from wood
Making a luminaire with your own hands is primarily an art, not a saving. Despite the fact that wood is a simple and inexpensive material, products from it can compete with others in terms of workmanship and aesthetics. The process of their manufacture will not be the easiest. It will be necessary to carry out complex calculations, work with a large number of tools, and remove a lot of garbage. Lighting devices are made of saw cuts, branches, veneer, wooden battens, wooden boxes and frames, wheels, logs, beams, etc. A lamp made of wood is an ideal solution for an antique interior. It can be made from a piece of the barrel or from processed materials, for example, in the form of a complex geometric structure of sticks, rings, cylinders or squares made of four or eight bars.
Master class: how to make a lamp from wood cuts
You will need a tree trunk, a grinder, a hacksaw, an LED strip (2 m), brushes, wood varnish, glue, a matte plastic pipe. First, the trunk is cut into slices of the same thickness - about 2 cm. Then, a template is made in the center of one of the saw cuts. He and all other sections are drilled according to the marking. Measurements must be carried out carefully, due to poorly marked fragments, the whole process will have to be started anew. After that, they must be sanded. The next step is to strengthen with glue and lay on pads for drying. After that, the logs are varnished. In parallel, you can prepare a frosted tube - the core for the structure. Its surface is processed to the maximum effect of dullness. Saws are put on the tube and after that it remains to take another step. The last thing the tape is mounted. It must be folded in hands and placed in a tube in this form.
Geometric lamp made of wooden battens
The list of necessary materials and tools includes: self-tapping screws, drill, chipboard, brush, acrylic varnish, electric block, 4 rounds and 7 two-meter rails. From the chipboard, you need to cut the workpieces, and paste their edges with an edge. Reiki is assembled in a single design in the form of a cross with a diamond shape in the center. A base is cut from a 5 mm plywood sheet. In places where the slats create intersections, pieces of bamboo sticks or dowels are installed. At the base, you need to drill 8 holes: 4 is for the ceiling, and the same for the main part of the lamp. From the tin you need to bend 4 corners with beveled edges. They are mounted with self-tapping screws so that the open parts of the corners are directed inside the lampshade. The entire wooden frame is varnished twice, with a break for drying. At the end, the cruciform design is screwed with confirmations.
Veneer cover
It can be made of twelve strips. For the inside, smaller ones are taken - 60 cm, for the outside - 70 cm. The strips are made of sheet: they are cut along the fibers with a steel ruler and a knife. On a large paper sheet, draw a circle with a diameter of 350 mm or more. It is divided into sectors of 30 °. On the left and right side of the lines separating the sectors, parallel lines are drawn along the perimeter of the circle to determine the desired position of the veneer strips. Then a disc with a small hole is prepared to lay the strips. They are glued clockwise in the form of snowflakes, first three short, then three long. After the glue has dried in the structure of the strips, it will be necessary to make a hole about 1 cm wide. A wire is drawn through it and a sleeve is attached to the disk. The hanging ends of the strips are fixed with a flange and bolts.
Lamps from textiles and threads
To create a lampshade, you can use old clothes: jeans, knee-high socks, spoiled dresses, etc. Products are decorated with bows, pockets, threads with beads.In almost all cases, the fabric needs to be worn on some kind of frame. You can also do it yourself. As a material, it is better to choose metal, sometimes wood. The basis for a makeshift chandelier made of fabric can be factory fixtures, both new and old. The fabric of an ordinary old lampshade can be removed, and instead, a modern one with stylish designs can be fixed. To create and design home-made chandeliers, threads of different thicknesses are used. They wrap various jars and frames, connect the parts of the lamp and suspend the structure. The lampshades from the hardened threads look interesting. In addition to them, twine or rope is also used. They are successfully combined with different fabrics and paper.
Master class: ball-shaped lamp from threads
To create this product you will need:
Balloons are inflated first. Better a few, because they can burst. Their shape should be perfectly round. On each of them a ten-centimeter circle is drawn with a felt-tip pen. Through a hole of this size, a stand with a bulb will be inserted. The ball is placed on the oilcloth. An adhesive solution is being prepared. You need to wear rubber gloves on your hands to dunk the threads into it. When they are saturated with a solution, they get out; then clots of glue are removed. The end of the thread is tied to the inflatable ball assembly. After that, it is wrapped around the entire ball, this must be done evenly over the entire surface, but randomly. It is advisable to use several threads of different colors. Then the ball is suspended until the structure dries. Then they burst it, and the knot is cut off. The ball is removed through a large hole, into which then you will need to insert a cartridge with a bulb.
DIY fabric lampshade
You will need thick paper, glue, fabric, threads to match the color of the fabric, pins, ruler, pencil, iron.You will need to make a template to calculate the right amount of fabric. If the frame for the lampshade should have a cylindrical shape, then measure the circumference and height and alternately draw the appropriate lines, creating a right angle. The opposite sides of the rectangle are drawn. The desired shape is cut out of paper. She is applied to the fabric. From it you need to get a larger rectangle. It is cut after the desired fragment is selected. Then the matter is fixed on the template using pins (its edges need to be bent). After that you need to use a sewing machine. The treated fabric is ironed. After that, it sticks to the base. Raw slices are hidden. The seam is made so that the base is covered with a stitched edge.
Plastic chandeliers and lighting fixtures
Plastic has become one of the most sought after materials in the modern interior. This also applies to lamps - a wide variety of models are sold. With your own hands you can make a chandelier that will in no way concede to finished products. The lampshade is constructed from anything. It can be disposable cups, various sticks, painted plastic bottles. They are sometimes decorated with decorative devices: figures, luminous details. As an auxiliary material, various metal frames can be used. The easiest way is to make a table lamp. Cutted parts and shapes with holes can be used. Instead of throwing out unnecessary plastic objects (used disposable tableware, etc.), it is better to try to make a small lamp out of them that can decorate the room.
Master class: we make a plafond from plastic spoons
You need to find a large number of identical plastic spoons, up to 200 pieces. It will be more difficult to design a product from whole devices, but if you cut them off, then everything will turn out quickly and easily.Spoon handles need to be cut and removed, leaving only scooped. Next, you can use the finished lampshade for pasting the elements or cut it from the eggplant. From it make the lower part and make a hole for the bulb or cut off the top of the neck, leaving a wide enough hole. Next, you need to decide on the picture. The upper surfaces of the cups will create a shell-like pattern, and the lower surfaces will create a “scaly” surface. If you choose the second option, then you need to stick jumpers on the eggplant. First, finish the upper part, laying out one after another rows of spoons. When the process reaches the open part, you need to calculate everything so that the last row hides the trimmed edge of the eggplant.
As a fastener, you can apply:
Plastic bottle chandelier in the form of leaves
You will need a steel wire for the frame, a thin wire, a soldering iron, scissors, ten plastic bottles of various shades of green. From bottles you need to cut leaves of different sizes and shapes. Fragments in the form of birch leaves and other leaves with a more or less compact form are ideal. Thus, a greater number of elements will be obtained. Slices that simulate plates are best treated with a soldering iron to make them slightly bent. The sting edge also needs to be made veins: the leaves will take on a more natural look. Since the bottles are cylindrical in shape, the blanks will be curved. Holes for thin wires are pierced with a hot needle. You need at least two on each leaf, but four is even better to pass the wire "eight". Each sheet is put on as many sheets as possible. Then the flexible wires are securely twisted over the steel wire frame.
Laser Disc Lights
You can make several types of such lamps.Materials that will be required: rubber feet, silicone sticks, fluorescent lamp, fiberboard circle, CDs. Tools such as a triangle ruler, pencil, pair of compasses, glue gun, screwdriver, pliers, pincers, and a drill are needed. In a round form, a hole is made from fiberboard in the very center, on it twelve sectors are drawn. On the lines that separate them, one small hole is drilled. Steel wires will be drawn through them, on each of which a stack of disks will be placed. The design will turn out to be quite heavy, so metal wires are needed. A wire with a cartridge is inserted into the hole in the circle from the fiberboard, a light bulb is inserted into it. From the discs you can also make a lamp-polyhedron, a ceiling in the form of a ball, petals, a lamp-ring.
Ways to create paper fixtures
This material is popular because of its flexibility. You can design an interesting figure or fold sheets of paper several times and make flowers. Folded paper sheets are joined in round shapes. Paper fixtures are made in the form of plants, animals, abstractions. Some people like to make patterns and cuts. In some countries of the East, rice paper chandeliers are widely used. For the manufacture of the lamp, you can use the origami technique. Paper fixtures are created in two main ways, namely by using one or more large sheets or by gluing a large number of paper elements. Over the past ten years, table and floor lamps have gained popularity. From paper you can make lamps, rugged pumpkins and houses. This material is also suitable for creating a lampshade of a traditional form:
From rice or parchment paper
Rice paper comes in handy for creating a Chinese lantern. In addition, a thread, an awl, an office knife, a ruler and a pencil are required. First, you need to make markup on paper.The flashlight circuit consists of many rhomboid sectors. Half of them are filled with vertical intermittent markings. After that, the leaf is folded into an accordion. He folds into a circle. To the top and bottom you can glue painted covers. To make a cover made of parchment paper, you will need a scribe board, a compass knife, two sheets of parchment paper, two rolls of wax paper (similar to parchment paper), scissors, silk tape, and a hanging frame. Satin ribbon strips 18–20 cm and 40 cm long are attached to the frame structure. The final stage consists in pasting circles of parchment and wax paper on ribbons. They need to be attached with an overlap.
Origami paper bag chandelier
To make such a lamp with your own hands, you will need a wire with a switch, an LED lamp, two paper bags with a picture. First you need to learn how to make simple origami. The next thing the packages cut off the bottom, the handles are removed. They stick together in one big paper bag. It is folded in half. Both parts are "turned" into harmonica. Need 16 identical stripes. The extreme ones fold diagonally. An awl pierces a hole. One of the two open sides is securely fixed with a thick thread. You must leave the possibility of regulation. The second will be open. The LED bulb is connected to the cartridge, the top of the lampshade opens and closes back. Such lighting is necessary; incandescent lamps cannot be used. The wire is fixed on a branch of a tall decorative tree - the product is ready.
Corrugated paper shade
Corrugated paper products look very original, so the material has become so popular. You will need an LED lamp, cable, thread, glue, knitting needle, ruler, a piece of corrugated paper 44 × 88 cm. First you need to take a ruler and pen and mark the paper on a line with the same width.Guided by the drawn lines, you need to make an accordion from a flat sheet. Using a knitting needle, it folds diagonally from one end, then returns to its original position and folds from the other side. The paper needs to be unwrapped again - lozenges should stand out on it. The entire sheet now consists of double shapes. The first and subsequent bends must be made appropriate to the width of the stripes, otherwise the appearance of the paper will deteriorate. The workpiece is twisted into a spherical shape, and its upper part is fastened with thread.
Butterfly chandelier
There are two ways to create such a lamp:
Preschool children will like the lampshade in the form of many suspended figures. Separate parts of the lamp can fall up to one and a half meters from the ceiling. The old lampshade or its frame is taken as the basis. If there are no such blanks, then you can use a metal or wood rim or a thick wire twisted into a circle. You need to prepare sheets with butterfly patterns to select the butterflies of the required sizes and shapes. It is recommended to make moths of at least five different sizes. Then the design will be visually larger. Butterflies are cut with small scissors or a clerical knife. It is desirable that the paper is thick. Carved figures are painted with different colors, decorated with sparkles, however, on some patterns, butterflies may already be colored. To bring the product to readiness, butterflies are fixed on fishing lines and attached to the base.
Ball-shaped paper fixtures
As decorating elements you can use:
Ready-made Chinese lamp can be used as the basis for other products. They are cheap. You will need a perfectly round model.The first option: cut out circles of different colors from the fabric and glue over the lap. From the Chinese ball, you can make something like a round plate cone. The second way: circles are cut out of square sheets of paper. They are connected in the center, the edges are lifted until an ideal flower is obtained. Elements are attached to the ball in ordered rows. Beautiful tartlets are made from paper sheets. They should be filled with something. The paper is also folded into square envelopes, which can be turned into four conical shapes. Some use an old wall map instead of paper. A newspaper shade with printed images of gray or brown color will look stylish in any interior.
Lamps made of metal pipes and tubes in the loft style
Non-functioning water pipes with taps can be mounted in a single design, equipped with bulbs and thus create a stylish and useful thing. It is better to place it on the wall. This is a very popular loft decoration. From large and small pipes, lamps are created in the style of steampunk. These are complex designs, without special preparation they cannot be made. However, you can design a small robot with a "head" in the form of a light bulb. Beautiful ceiling chandeliers are made of pipes. In addition, there are a variety of models of lamps from metal pipes. As a material, brass is often used. Chandeliers are created in the form of compositions of several tubes. Pipes, as a rule, are made integral, but they also produce lamps with various patterns and openings. They are not inferior in popularity to lamps in the loft style.
Brass tube chandelier
You can make a beautiful product in the form of diamond faces. In addition to the pipes themselves, sandpaper, a jigsaw, twine or wire, gloves will be required. To create the original chandelier, you will need 20 pipes: 10 short (6 cm), 5 medium (12 cm) and the same length (25 cm).You need to find several long blanks, mark them and saw them with a jigsaw. After that, you need to do sanding with sandpaper so that the edges of the tubes are perfectly smooth. Further fragments are collected on a thick wire or twine. First, horizontal rows are created: the bottom of the five short and the middle of the same number of middle tubes. Then they are connected by another five short tubes. The upper part of the structure is made of five long fragments, which must be combined with the already prepared part. Long pipes cannot be completely reduced; a cartridge must be fixed in this place.
Fixtures made of plumbing pipes
It is necessary to prepare such devices as an electric cable, electrical tape, adhesive tape, various screwdrivers, a two-wire wire, cartridges, hinges, fittings that match the parameters of the pipes. One of the tubes should be larger - it will serve as a mount to the ceiling. The build process is quite complicated. It is necessary to create a diagram on paper, and only then get down to business. At this point, the configuration is determined. The splitters must be properly combined. All parts of the upcoming construction can be polished and painted. It is better to give preference to white, red, gold and black colors. You need to wait about a day for everything to dry completely. After that, all pipes are assembled together. Light bulbs are twisted on them. The last step is to connect. Since the scheme is complex, it is better to invite a specialist.
Using glass to create fixtures
On the ceiling, you can hang a composition of several empty alcohol bottles. Three-liter cans can be suspended by metal chains. Glassware is also suitable as a lampshade. A lamp made of many glass fragments can imitate a crystal chandelier. Broken glass objects find a new purpose in the form of an original lighting device.Fine table lamps are made from glasses and wine glasses. Various glass boxes, glass from old wall sconces, headlights, and interior doors may come in handy. Homemade glass chandelier can be painted with watercolor or stained glass paints. It will turn out beautiful stained-glass windows. To create pendant lights, craftsmen use a variety of decorative containers made from oils and perfumes. Unlike wood and paper, glass has high fire safety.
Wine Bottle and Wood Lighting
The list of necessary accessories includes wire cutters, screwdrivers, screws, glass cutters, silicone, a rag or brush, stain, pine boards, hooks, a chain, ten light bulbs, wiring, wine bottles. First of all, containers are processed. Labels and adhesive residues are removed from the bottles. Using a glass cutter, you need to remove the bottom of each bottle: it abuts at a height of 1-2 cm, and the bottle spins around its axis. Cracks must be tapped with a hammer until the bottom falls off. After that, the electric wires are placed in bottles and connected to cartridges. Bulbs are screwed into them. Now you need to cook the board. In the lower, larger, holes for necks and wires are drilled. The top will collect them in one bundle. Chain hooks are screwed into the bottom board to hold the structure. For the kitchen, you can make a table lamp with a base of a bottle and a shade of wood.
Using old cans to create fixtures
Old jars can find a new destination. Lamps can be created with the help of threads, wires, handles for cans. Tanks must be equipped with handles. They will need to be tied with threads attached to a pre-prepared steel frame. Electric wires with bullets and bulbs are lowered into the banks - the chandelier is ready.You can make an option for giving - the threads are tied around tree branches, and candles or small lanterns are placed inside the cans. Tanks wrapped in multi-colored threads or decorated with patterned napkins look beautiful. The inside of the cans can be painted white, and while it is still dry, apply a pattern in the form of chaotic lines. Some paint the container from the outside with different colors, and paint the image using glitter shadows on top. Cans can also be pasted over with small cullet.
Shabby Chic Chandelier / Light
Beautiful decorative items are created from beads and fabric, including lamps characteristic of this style. Decoration in the style of shabby chic provides that the room is designed for a girl or woman. You will need beads, beads, threads, chains, a cartridge with a lamp, a finished wooden or metal frame. First of all, you need to color the base in some of the soft shades. After that, it can be wrapped with decorative elements or fabric. The top of the lampshade is wrapped with smaller beads, but in larger quantities - up to 40 beads must be strung on one thread, while about 20 are on the lower threads. This is an approximate proportion, it, like the thread tension, can be changed depending on the size of the structure. The lamp is usually covered with a pink cloth. All decorations are suspended so that they flow down.
Conclusion
A chandelier is the only important element of the upper part of the room; it can create symmetry and other geometric accents. To hang in your room a beautiful, stylish, designer lamp, it is not necessary to buy it in a store. Each house has enough items and tools to do everything on their own. In most cases, blanks, scissors, paper, glue, thread, carcass, varnish and paints are sufficient. Sometimes you may need the help of an electrician.Most of the "handmade" fixtures are made of wood, plastic, paper, glass, textile or metals. There are more exotic options using different designs, small parts, molds. A home-made chandelier should not only perform an aesthetic function, but also qualitatively illuminate the room. It should be designed wisely.