DIY sconces and chandeliers. DIY lamps and lamps: the best ideas and master classes. Video: DIY candle lantern from a coffee can

In modern interior design, where things and colors are correctly chosen, correctly installed lighting predominates. Thanks to lighting devices, it is possible to highlight different areas of the premises, visually expand or reduce the space, while giving coziness and comfort in the living room or bedroom. Of course, you can buy a lamp or create a sconce with your own hands from improvised means. The last option is economical while allowing you to make the structure at your own discretion.

Fashion does not stand still, but moves in a circle, so now crystal sconces are no longer so popular, and wooden lamps are considered a sign of luxury. Not everyone knows that in the 16th century, wooden structures were installed in palaces and churches. As you can imagine, there was no electricity at that time, therefore, candles were played as a lighting element, which were installed on wooden supports. Today there is an opportunity to make sconces at home, both for candles and for electric bulbs.

As you know, any material has its pros and cons, and wood has its own special qualities that must be taken into account when making a lamp from wood:

Wood is considered the most environmentally friendly material, containing resins emit beneficial aromas, due to which the air in the room is filled with useful trace elements, which, in turn, is beneficial for the respiratory tract of the human body.
Easy processing of the manufactory - special equipment is required for the manufacture of steel and plastic elements for decorative lighting, and this is a high cost. To make a sconce with your own hands from wood, you only need the usual tools that almost every home craftsman has.
Wood has special strength and durability, especially if the material is impregnated with special agents.
From wood, you can create exclusive lamps of carved, prefabricated or combined character, which will not only decorate your interior, but also stand out favorably, emphasizing the refined taste of their owners.

Disadvantages of wooden sconces

Before you start making wood with your own hands, you need to take into account and take all safety measures, as well as develop a future wall sconce project. It must be remembered that the bulbs should not come into contact with wood and other elements of the lamp. Let's take a closer look at several models of wall sconces.

Wooden structures for lighting fixtures

Other options for combining wood and metal have different directions. It can be a metal lampshade with a wooden base, or a torch-shaped lamp with a hand holding it. For connoisseurs of wood, we can offer the manufacture of sconces only from wood or plywood. It all depends on your imagination and the material at hand.

Bamboo lamp

A beautiful lamp can be made from an old lamp and bamboo sticks tied with coconut rope. The device is elementary, three bamboo sticks are tied together. Two vertically, and one between them horizontally and attached to the wall. The lampshade from the old lamp is attached with a rope to a horizontal bamboo stick. This design can be placed in the house, on the porch or gazebo.

Lamps for a children's room or bedroom

A beautiful wall lamp for a nursery can be made from a sheet of fiberboard or plywood. An example would be the design of an ordinary birdhouse.

For this, parts of the sidewalls, roof, bottom are cut out with a hand or electric jigsaw. Self-made fasteners are installed on the reverse side, after which the product is painted and the electrical components are installed.

The main features in the design of the lamp

Gloves and safety goggles must be worn when working with wood.
How to make and connect a sconce with one light bulb - in this case there should be two wires, the phase passes through the switch, and zero is connected with a blue lead wire. The more lamps, the more wires, but the connection principle remains the same.

Location of wall lights:

The height of the sconce from the floor in the bedroom should not be higher than 1.6 meters.
In the children's room, you need to hang lamps out of the reach of children.
In corridors with a high ceiling, the installation takes place at a height of two meters from the floor, if the room has a low ceiling, then the lighting fixtures can be mounted at a distance of 1.8 meters. For the living room 1.4 meters.

In custody

You can make your own unique and unusual lamp from various improvised items that can be found in your garage or shed. As a result of such modifications of old things, you will get a stylish DIY lamp. As a result, you saved on buying sconces and at the same time cleared the shelves of old junk.

Lighting is the most important component of the interior. Coziness and comfort level of our home depends on lighting. The play of light and shadow allows you to play up the winning moments of the interior and divert attention from unfortunate moments. And also - lamps, floor lamps, chandeliers and lamps create the atmosphere that we call "home". Unique lamps and the best way is to make a lampshade with your own hands to make your home only "your own", personal, individual. Homemade shades and lampshades are the hobbyhorse that will set your home apart from others.

A few words about safety

In the manufacture of lamps, floor lamps and chandeliers in industrial conditions, the minimum distance from the "body" of the lamp to the materials is preliminarily calculated. This distance depends on the power and thermal radiation of the lamp and on the type (combustibility) of the material from which the shade / lampshade is made. At home, hardly anyone will bother with such calculations. And in order not to create a dangerous situation, it is worth adhering to certain rules.

And in general, having made a lampshade and installing it, in the first few days, pay attention to whether the lamp is warming up. Any rise in temperature above ambient is considered heat. If the shade feels "warm", change the bulb to a less powerful one. Check again. So until the homemade lampshade is heated.

Where to get the frame

If you want to remake an old lamp, floor lamp, sconces for which the old lampshade has become unusable, you can simply use the existing base, peeling off the old material. Before starting work, inspect the frame well, if there is somewhere rust or damaged coating, maybe it is worth peeling everything off and painting again? At the same time, the color can be changed. If the old frames are not there, you can buy an inexpensive lamp (in a store or at a flea market) and do the same with it. Quite good lampshades can, by the way, be made from waste baskets. They are wire and plastic. The main thing is to find the right one in shape and size. Then make a hole in the bottom for the cartridge. Further - it is a matter of decoration / trimming, and then there are a lot of options.

If this method is not available either, you can make a lampshade without a frame (there are some) or make a frame yourself. The material for making a frame for a lampshade with your own hands is: wire, wood (wooden or bamboo sticks, specially cut elements), plastic bottles.

How to make a wire frame for a homemade lampshade

The wire for the frame of the lamp needs aluminum or steel. It's easy to work with aluminum, but it wrinkles easily. This is not very important when the lampshade is already in use, but this fact must be taken into account during work: you can ruin the shape. On the other hand, such plasticity makes it easy and simple to change the shape during operation. So it's not a bad option. Aluminum wire can be obtained from electrical cables. You will have to remove the protective shell and you can use it.

Steel wire is more elastic so that it retains its shape well. You can search for it in the construction market. Working with her is more difficult. It is desirable to have strong male hands nearby.

In addition to the wire, you will need powerful pliers and pliers for work. The frame of a lampshade usually consists of two rings and posts connecting them. The shape of the future lampshade depends on the size of the rings and the shape of the racks. Questions may arise about the number of racks and how they are attached. The number of posts depends on the size of the rings and how “round” you want the lampshade. The more racks there are, the smoother the fabric will lie. So it's up to you, but the optimal distance between the posts along the lower circle is about 5-6 cm.

Techniques for creating a wire lampshade frame

How you attach the stack to the rings of your lampshade depends on the thickness and type of wire and the tools you have. The easiest is to make a small hook at the end, then clamp it tightly. And so that the ring does not slide left and right, preliminarily process the wire at the attachment point with coarse-grain sandpaper. This is an option for thick aluminum wires. If the wire is steel, with a diameter of 1.2-2 mm or more, the best way is. The thinner wire can be bent and wrapped around the ring, or you can also make a hook.

If you make hooks, wrap the wire, the appearance is far from being as ideal as that of factory frames. But this imperfection will be covered by the lampshade itself. If you still care about it, find a ribbon of a suitable color (usually matched to the color of the lampshade) and carefully wrap the resulting frame. It will get much better. The tape can be coated with PVA glue and, wet, tightly, turn by turn, wrap the frame.

Wire mesh

If you can find a thin wire mesh, you can quickly make an almost perfect cylindrical shade for a floor lamp, table lamp, night light, candle shade, etc. All you need is to cut off a piece of mesh of the required length and width, roll it into a ring and fasten the wires by wrapping them around the racks.

To prevent the mesh from straightening when cutting off a piece, cut so that there are long loose ends on both sides. They will be used to fasten the cylindrical shade. And the imperfection of the upper and lower rings can be masked with a tape of the desired color.

From a five liter plastic bottle

An interestingly shaped lampshade can be obtained from a large-capacity plastic bottle. There are bottles of 5-6 liters and even 10. So you can use them. We cut off the top or bottom from the container - depending on what you like best. In the cut off part, we make a ring for the cartridge. If the top is cut off, the neck can be used for some cartridges. For those with a larger diameter, it will have to be cut.

Then we cut out the excess plastic, form the rims and stands of the plafond. In order not to be mistaken, you can first draw all the lines with a marker. It will be easier to cut. Everything is elementary. Then we just decorate. And yes, you must cut out the plastic, otherwise the warm air will have nowhere to go.

We make lampshades on the frame

There are enough options for how you can make a lampshade cover:

From ribbons

The easiest and quickest way to convert an old lamp shade to a floor lamp or table lamp is to use ribbons. You need a frame or a lampshade in the form of a cylinder. It can be “naked” or covered in fabric. If you use a bare wire frame, light will filter through the slits, which will create interesting lighting effects, but the lighting will be uneven. It is inconvenient to read in such light - this is an interior solution. If you need even lighting, wrap the fabric over the frame first. It can be the same color as the ribbons, a couple of tones darker or lighter, it can be contrasting. It all depends on your desire. And remember that the darker the fabric, the less light the lampshade lets through.

We take a tape 1-2.5 cm wide. We fix it from the seamy side of the lampshade with PVA glue, additionally fixing it with a pin. If we took a wire frame without fabric, we attach it to the upper or lower rim (you can sew it with your hands, you can use glue). Then we begin to wrap the entire frame, from top to bottom, placing the turns of the tape close to each other, but without overlap.

Having finished the circle, unfold the tape 90 °. We fix it in this position (with a needle and thread or PVA glue, glue from a pistol, temporarily fixing it with a pin, pressing it with a clothespin). Then we pass the tape under the first tape, take it out, put it on top of the second one, then pull it down again, pull it up through one tape. So, gradually, we create a weave, filling the entire lampshade.

Alternatively, you can skip two vertical belts. But then you need to make sure that each next row is shifted by one crossbar. Then you get a different type of weave. Such a lampshade is ideal for floor lamps, as it will direct the light downward, and the dispersion through the walls will be small.

In this version, the ribbons can be the same, they can be of the same color, but of different texture, they can differ by a couple of tones or be contrasting. Around the circle, the tapes can be run solid, or you can - after a certain distance. If you find a wide tape and overlap it, then you won't need horizontal ones at all. And if you use a braided or twisted cord (in the lower photo on the right), we get a completely different lampshade. So only this lampshade finishing technique gives a lot of options.

Let's briefly present the ideas. There are many options for how you can customize standard lampshade frames. The first method has already been announced: you can knit a lamp shade cover on knitting needles or crochet. Several options in the photo.

Not everyone knows how to knit. It's easier to work with beads, especially if you glue them. You can decorate old fabric with beads, sequins, beads of different shapes and sizes. You can make such a "new-old" lampshade with your own hands in a couple of hours. Pick up jewelry that matches the color, coat the fabric with PVA glue, glue the jewelry. To complete the image, you can assemble pendants from beads and beads that are attached to the lower rim, but this is already painstaking work. The effect is interesting though.

You can sew a new fabric lampshade. But it is not necessary to make it an updated copy of the old one. Fantasy should be included! If the lamp or floor lamp is in the girls' room, a new lamp shade cover can be made in the form of a skirt. You choose the style of the skirt yourself. They look interesting in the fold. With and without ruffles.

You can use an old geographic map in the boy's room. They are on thick paper. If the paper is not thick enough, first you need to glue the card onto the cardboard, and then glue the lampshade from such a blank.

Original shades are obtained if the finished frame is braided with threads or ropes. The ropes can be natural. In this case, they are gray, brown beige. Thin synthetic colored cords can be found. They will make more "fun" in color products. The situation is even simpler with knitting threads. They are thin, thick, textured, with a smoothly changing color. In general, there are a lot of options.

We take the frame and weave it according to a certain pattern. You can start with the racks. Braid each stand with a pigtail (the length of the threads should be 3 times the height of the stand). When this work is over, we begin to stretch the threads / ropes between the posts. They will need to be passed through the pigtails, so with threads it is more convenient to do this with a needle, and the ropes can be inserted like that.

The second option is to first entangle the entire frame horizontally, and then braid the racks. The pigtail will no longer work here, you just need to fix the turns on the rack with inclined stitches with a certain slope. This version is somewhat simpler in execution, but the "pigtails" look more decorative.

Homemade shades without a frame

Many materials are tough enough to maintain their shape on their own and, at the same time, they are flexible enough to make something interesting out of them. Well, there are a lot of such homemade lampshades. And almost all of them are worth your attention. We will give here only a part, the other part will go in the section with photos (see below).

From knitted lace napkins

Many people have crocheted napkins and they lie in the "stash boxes", as it is a pity to throw it away, and do not know how to use it. There is a very interesting idea - to make of them a lampshade for a chandelier on a suspension. In addition to napkins, you will need a large balloon or an inflatable ball, glue for heavy wallpaper (vinyl, silkscreen, etc.), a brush.

We soak the glue according to the instructions, wait until it swells. We inflate the ball or take the ball, hang it up. When the glue is ready, lay out a napkin on some clean surface, coat it with glue, put it on a ball.

It is necessary to spread it on such a condition that a hole for the cartridge remains in the center. Glue the napkins one by one. They should be laid out so that the edges overlap slightly. When all the napkins are laid, we coat them with glue again and leave to dry. When the glue is dry, blow off the ball or ball (the ball can be punctured, if not sorry) and take it out through the hole. That's all, the lace lampshade is ready.

In some cases, problems arise with how to hang the finished lampshade on the cartridge. The problem is solved simply - take a transparent plastic bottle, cut off its neck, if necessary, expand the hole to the desired size (so that it fits tightly on the cartridge), then cut off the plastic so that you get a ring 5-7 cm wide.You coat this ring with PVA glue , and from the inside of the ball glue to the lampshade.

Round shades of thread

Practically using the same technology, you can make round and semicircular stylish shades. Choose a thread of a suitable color. Their composition is absolutely unimportant - the color, thickness and texture are important. They can be shaggy, smooth, twisted, thinner and thicker. The appearance depends on it. It is most convenient to work with medium-thick cotton threads. They absorb glue well and then, after drying, keep their shape perfectly.

You will also need a ball or a ball. This will be the base of the lampshade that defines the shape. The size of the base is selected at will. The threads will need to be glued, for this you need PVA glue. It is poured into a container, diluted with water in a 1: 1 ratio.

Other glue can be used. It is important that it becomes transparent after drying. These are WB-29 from TYTAN Professional and D2 glue for carpentry work. If you will be using any of these types of glue, read the instructions.

Draw a circle on the ball or ball, which will be slightly smaller than the lamp holder. Draw a larger circle on the opposite side - this will be the lower edge of the plafond. Now everything is ready, we can proceed.

We coat the threads with glue and wind them around the ball in a chaotic manner. It is more convenient to do this if the glue is poured into the container - you can lower the entire skein there, and just pull the thread slowly. With glue in a tube, everything is not so comfortable: you have to coat areas up to a meter long, wind it up, smear it again. Time takes much longer. This is if you use non-PVA. But on the other hand, the products are more rigid and do not sag, do not change shape over time, as it can happen with filament lampshades on PVA.

When winding threads on a ball, carefully go around the drawn circles. If you accidentally climbed into the "forbidden territory", we simply move the threads, forming an even (more or less even) edge. When the threads run out or you decide that there is enough density, the process can be stopped. Thread the edge of the thread between others. All. Then we coat the ball with wound threads again with glue (PVA can be poured) and leave to dry (at least 2 days). To prevent the ball from rolling, we find a bowl or saucepan and use it as a stand.

The last step is to blow off the ball or ball. If the ball has a nipple, press on it with a thin wire, releasing air. We take out the deflated ball. That's all, you can thread the lamp inside and test the lampshade.

The technology is the same, but the look is very different ...

Using the technology described above, you can make not only round shades. Rectangular, triangular, trapezoidal. Choose a base that is easy to remove, wrap threads dipped in glue, braid, even sticks, newspaper tubes, etc. After drying, remove the base and now, you made a lampshade with your own hands. A couple of examples in the photo below.

You can also use sticks…. Only wrap the ball with cling film and use not PVA glue, but transparent joiner's

It is a pasty polymer clay in a tube, which was applied to a milk bag, then dried and the bag was removed ...

Creative homemade shades for lamps, floor lamps and chandeliers

You simply wonder why people don't make beautiful and unusual things. A plafond made of a cup, grater, bottle, beer or glass can, metal parts and rings from beer cans ... It seems that everything can be used ...

Old sieve shade ... stylish

Candlesticks turn into lamps ... without lampshades

You won't tell in real life, but these shades are made of hooks used to open metal cans for drinks and canned food ... if you paint them, it will be even more interesting

Not sure what to do with grandma's crystal? Make plafonds out of it ...

An indoor chandelier is more than just a lighting fixture. It is no exaggeration to say that she is the main decoration of the room. Hand-made things are considered especially valuable. This allows you to highlight the special taste of the owners of the home, as well as an extraordinary and creative mind. Of course, this type of work is quite difficult and requires increased concentration. But at the same time, when creating a decoration for your home, you can find many interesting and extraordinary solutions in it!

This article presents some ideas for decorating a chandelier with your own hands, as well as instructions for them. Everything is written so simply and clearly that anyone can complete their plans at home.

In order to make a chandelier, sometimes the most unusual materials are used. For example, everyone is already familiar with glass or wood, plastic, and so on. But sometimes, when you want something completely "unusual", wooden skewers, glass wine bottles, cans, all kinds of tree branches, cardboard, and even straw come into play. You need to choose depending on the idea of \u200b\u200bthe creator and the wishes of the apartment owners. It is also necessary to take into account the general interior of the room where the finished product is supposed to be placed.

An interesting idea for a chandelier made of plastic spoons

Plastic disposable spoons are one of the simplest and most readily available materials for creating a chandelier in a room. Their advantages are low price, variety of colors and such material will serve for quite a long time. To create such an extraordinary chandelier, you need a minimum of investments, both physical and material.

Materials:

an empty bottle of drinking water, 5 liters;
plastic spoons (their number depends on the size of the bottle);
glue for plastic;
an old chandelier (or rather, a cartridge from it);
sharpened knife.

Process of creation:

First you need to prepare a plastic bottle for subsequent actions. Remove the label in advance, cut off the bottom, dry well.
Then you need to get the plastic spoons out of the package and carefully cut off the unnecessary handles with a knife, leaving about 2-3 centimeters above the "scoop" level.
You need to glue the “scoop” blanks to the base of the bottle. Apply a large amount of glue to the left "tail" and press it to the surface (with the convex side of the spoon outward). It is necessary to cover the entire bottle in a circle until the entire perimeter is filled with plastic "spoons". It is advisable to arrange them in a checkerboard pattern and move them slightly together. This will leave fewer "free spots".
You need to remove the cartridge from the old unnecessary chandelier, and then place it in the already pasted and dried bottle and fix it on the frame.
A decorative bowl can also be made from plastic spoons: stick the "scoops" around the neck of the eggplant.
Install and connect the chandelier, check its operation.

Note! The option of decorative painting or painting of spoons in absolutely any color is possible. Thus, your product will look even more beautiful and more original!

Plastic bottle chandelier in the form of leaves

Another unusual option in the interior will be a leaf-shaped chandelier. It is created from simple plastic bottles, the variety of colors of which allows you to work in the most unusual colors and embody the most daring ideas.

Process of creation:

Cut plastic bottles into pieces shaped like future leaves.
Each workpiece is already finally fix the shape of the sheet.
With a soldering iron with a thick tip and a one-sided bevel, you need to lightly fuse the sections of each leaf in order to give the future product the greatest effect.
In the same way, thanks to the soldering iron, you need to give the blanks a sheet structure. You need to act extremely carefully and accurately, because you can easily make a hole in the plastic. Such a leaf with the outlined contours of the veins and slightly fused edges will look complete.
A hot needle at the “legs” of each leaf needs to melt several holes in order to attach them.
Thanks to the thin wire, form branches and fasten to the frame of steel wire.

It would also be a great idea to make a new chandelier in the form of a plafond for a floor lamp or a lamp on a table. Thus, it will be a great addition to the previous product!

Chandelier with paper butterflies

The most common product is a butterfly chandelier. And this is no accident. To begin with, this option looks luxurious and expensive, and secondly, its manufacture does not require special physical costs. Thus, even a child can participate in the creation of a chandelier.

Process of creation:

It is based on either an old chandelier or a similar frame. If this is not available, then you can take the simplest wooden or metal rim. If such material is not available, then, as an option, you can take a thick wire and make about 2-3 skeins, so that a circle is formed.
Cut butterflies from paper to a pattern. You need to take a butterfly template and fit it to the desired size. It also looks very unusual when there are butterflies of several sizes on the chandelier at once (again, depending on your desire). Transfer the outlines to paper and carefully cut, preferably with a sharpened stationery knife, or with small, not rounded scissors. The material for the templates themselves is better to use dense, not very dirty and not attracting dust. For example, velvet paper is very poorly suited for a product, because in the future you will need to vacuum the chandelier quite often.
Take a thread from nylon or transparent fishing line and attach butterflies to it. You can fix it in two ways: either pierce the bodies of butterflies, or stick them on silicone glue.
Next, we attach the threads with butterflies to the base of the frame and decorate it.
You can also try an interesting option if you make a wire ball! It should be based on a suspension from a chandelier and place several butterfly patterns on it with a glue gun.

Fabric chandelier

This chandelier is also based on the frame. As in the previous version, either old metal frames or dense wire are suitable for its manufacture.

After you have previously prepared the base, proceed to cutting out the fabric from which the lampshade will be made in the future. How long the finished product will be depends on your desire, but it should be borne in mind that the width of the fabric must be the same as the diameter of the frame! As soon as you finish the pattern, you need to do a fitting.

Another nuance is that you will need to sew on the top of the fabric directly on the frame, which means that it (the frame) must be integral. Otherwise, if it is possible to thread it directly into the fabric, then initially you should bend the upper edge of the pattern and stitch it, and then iron it with an iron. Then we sew a seam on the side of the product.

So that the lampshade does not lose its shape, due attention should be paid to the material. If the fabric is too light, “airy”, then the bottom of the product should be heavier. To do this, you can use cardboard or fishing line.

A neatly sewn fringe, lace or braid will also look beautiful. But do not “overload” the product! The process of making a fabric chandelier is similar to making a lace chandelier. So you can safely experiment with materials that are located on the frame.

Balloon of thread and balloon

Materials:

thick threads, for example woolen, cotton, or jute rope - at least 1 meter;
cartridge;
petrolatum;
pVA glue;
a brush in order to apply glue and petroleum jelly (it is desirable that the brush does not fade);
1 or 2 pieces of balloons (the first in order to work with it, and the second in order to check the finished product, if desired);

Process of creation:

Inflate the ball to a certain size, fasten. Remember that the finished work will exactly repeat the shape of the ball! With a marker, draw a couple of circles at the top and bottom, in order to determine the boundaries of the winding of the thread.
Using a brush, brush the ball around the entire perimeter with Vaseline.
Pour PVA into a plastic container and thoroughly process the threads with it (It is not advisable to apply glue to the entire length of the threads at once! Process them as you wind them around the ball!).
Considering the borders that you marked with a marker, wind the threads around the ball. Do not forget that depending on the density with which you wind, the future appearance of the product depends.
After winding, you need to leave the product for a day until it is completely dry; After complete drying, you need to burst the ball and remove it through the holes.
Cut a place at the top and insert the cartridge.
In order to be completely sure that the product is strong, you can insert a ball into it and inflate it. Similarly, you can check the flexibility and reliability of the lampshade.

Alternatively, you can paint the structure with a spray can or acrylic paint, attach all kinds of decorative ornaments to it, such as butterflies, artificial flowers or beads. It is also a great idea to arrange several balls in the form of a bunch of grapes and hold them together.

Wine bottle chandelier

This chandelier version is a little more complicated than the previous ones. It is quite difficult to make a chandelier for this, the manufacturing process will require accuracy and care. However, you will love the result!

Materials:

a bottle of wine;
glass cutter;
sandpaper for sanding the edges;
cartridge;
electrical wire;
metal or wooden frame, rim.

Process of creation:

First you need to prepare the bottle itself for further manipulations with it. In the first step, draw a straight line around the perimeter at the level you need. This is required in order to cut off the bottom of the bottle with a glass cutter;
In order not to cut yourself on the glass, you need to sand the sharp edges with sandpaper;
Pull the wire through the neck of the bottle and then connect the cartridge;
Attach the bottle to the frame.

You can also decorate the bottle with all kinds of decorative items, or leave it in its original form. In any case, it will look original and impressive.

The number of products on the frame depends on your desire. You can either leave one bottle or fix four or more bottles at once.

The idea of \u200b\u200ba laser disc chandelier

This idea is great for those who have a large number of laser discs in their home and do not have to throw them away. It should be noted right away that the manufacturing options and the result can be very different. It all depends on your imagination and creativity!

Materials:

two round wooden planks of different thickness, and which are slightly larger in diameter than the discs;
racks made of metal or wood;
fluorescent Lamp;
magnetic switch;
disks.

Process of creation:

Make a hole in a thicker plate and install a starter with a switch in it.
Then connect it all to the lamp.
String discs onto the lamp.
Place the stands around the discs and secure the top.

The finished product will delight its owners for a long time, and it does not require special care. It is not advisable to place this type of chandelier in the children's room so that the child cannot harm himself (only if the chandelier hangs out of reach).

Shabby Chic Chandelier

To create spectacular lighting in a room, you can also make a chandelier from fabric or beads. The result is a kind of chandelier or shabby chic shade.

Materials:

a finished metal or wooden frame (or it can be made from old hoops, a garden basket, thick wire);
lampholder and lamp;
chains and threads for decoration;
all kinds of beads and beads.

Work on such a ceiling is not difficult, but it is a very painstaking task. These chandeliers usually consist of two or three levels of rings that are stacked on top of each other. It all depends on the size of the selected basics. If you take rings of the same diameter, then the finished product will be made in the Art Nouveau style.

One of the important points is that before starting the design of the chandelier you need to paint and wrap the frames with decorative materials!

The approximate consumption of beads is:

For the lower part of the lampshade - 16 mm beads, about 15-17 pieces per strand;
For the upper part of the lampshade - 12 mm beads, about 35 pieces per strand.

Naturally, when stringing beads onto a thread, you can increase or decrease their number or the degree of tension on the thread. But it is still desirable to stock up with materials in excess of the norm.

The essence of the work is to suspend the strings with beads in a "waterfall" or "cascade" so that they flow down the structure.

In order to make the effect of "dimming" the light, you can sheathe the frame with a dense fabric.

A hand-made chandelier will definitely bring a fresh touch, originality and beauty to the interior. You will immediately notice how the room will sparkle with new colors, and your guests will sincerely admire your creativity, hard work and original taste!

90 photos of do-it-yourself chandelier ideas

There are no lamps in electrical stores - manufacturers go to all sorts of tricks so that each buyer finds exactly what suits him both in design and in his pocket. But the sconce, created with his own hands, is still the most original functional decoration of the house.

Electricity and Creativity

Electrical appliances require the production, installation and operation of compliance with all the rules that are prescribed by law, safety standards and the laws of physics. Therefore, if there is no special knowledge and skills in working with electrical appliances, then it is best for creativity to use the basis from the old sconce, at least its electrical filling. It is possible to assemble a wall lamp, as they say, from scratch only to someone who understands the materials and tools for collecting such equipment, knows the physics section called "electricity", knows how to assemble electrical circuits that meet the requirements for household lighting devices. If all the knowledge about this sphere of life comes down to the successfully forgotten physics course of the school curriculum, then it’s not worth the risk. It is better to use the wall lamp, which has been asking for garbage for several years. Different types of creativity and craftsmanship allow you to create a sconce with your own hands. Photos of similar works are presented on this page. Therefore, the question of how to make a sconce with your own hands does not require a complicated answer, you just need to turn on your imagination.

Wall lamp for sconces - the essence of the lamp

Wall sconces perform an interesting functional task - lighting a small area of \u200b\u200bthe room. They are located on the wall, and most often the light from the sconce falls down, slightly scattering along the sides. That is why wall lamps are popular for creating coziness in the bedroom, in the kitchen above the table at which the whole family gathers, near a seating area with an armchair or sofa. Such a local lighting device can have any design in any style - from eco-style to high-tech. Only the interior of the room decides what the sconce will be. Therefore, a variety of materials can be used for man-made wall lighting. The only condition is that they must be resistant to a sufficiently high temperature of the light bulb in operation. Although, thanks to modern LED lighting fixtures, this question does not exist on its own - during operation, the LED bulb heats up to 64 degrees in the lower part, where the necessary lamp elements are located. The flask itself heats up to approximately 33-34 degrees, i.e. you can calmly hold it in your hands. That is why LED lamps allow you to use almost any material for the ceiling. Having decided to make a sconce with your own hands, you can refer to the materials in available sources or printed publications to choose the appropriate option for your creativity.

Threads and weaving - a suitable basis for creativity

Different types of weaving from threads: macrame, tatting, knitting, crocheting, on a fork - are actively used by needlewomen to decorate the interior of their home. Creating a lace bra with your own hands for a craftswoman is not a problem, you just need to find a suitable scheme or develop it yourself. When preparing for work, you should first think over the basis of the plafond. Will the lace be stretched or will it hang down, what is the shape of the shade and how to put the lace over it: observing the pattern, or it will be abstract, or undemanding to a clear correspondence of each rapport. Lace will look very elegant on a rounded plafond of a classical form. And for a non-trivial solution of a sconce lamp with your own hands, lace may be appropriate. For example, for high-tech style, you can use lurex or metallized threads. But even those who do not know how to knit will make a lace sconce with their own hands, using the finished lace. Measure the area of \u200b\u200bthe frame for the plafond and buy the required amount of the material you like with a margin for any shortcomings or unforeseen circumstances in the work - and an interesting, unusual lamp will decorate the room. In general, beautiful lamps are always made from threads. Even the chaos created from textiles can be presented in an unusual way, for example, by winding threads on a balloon, having previously coated them with PVA glue. When the threads are dry, the ball must be carefully blown off by piercing with a needle. The resulting spider web sphere is used as a lampshade.

Wood and light

Wooden objects look very original in any interior. Natural wood is beautiful - with its own pattern, shades and color transitions. Using the natural curves of the branches, you can get interesting objects and their details. How to make a sconce of wood with your own hands? Several options can be used. For example, you can take special blanks that are sold in stores for creativity. They are assembled or glued together, forming a shade for the lamp. You can try to make an unusual sconce from the most common twigs collected during a walk in the park. Rinse small, 1.5-2.5 centimeters long twigs, clean them from dirt, dry. Then inflate an ordinary balloon and stick branches on it in a chaotic manner, using glue that does not destroy the rubber of the balloon, for example, construction PVA. When the twigs grip well, the ball needs to be pierced with a needle, it will deflate and lag behind the resulting ball of twigs. The plafond, if necessary, is covered with furniture varnish. The only thing is that you will need to prepare the base on which the ceiling of the resulting diameter is attached. You can also make a lamp on the wall with your own hands from unusual wooden parts. For example, taking apart wooden clothespins for parts. They are assembled among themselves so that they form a circle, gluing to the base and between each other. Each half of the clothespin has an interesting shape with recesses that are just perfect for a jute cord or docitive braid, chain, and any other material that is most suitable for a particular interior solution. You can also use colored pencils - creating a chaotic ball-lamp or gluing them into a slender circle or a semicircle to form a ceiling.

DIY sconce from dishes?

Craftsmen can think of everything to create something interesting. For example, they use disposable plastic dishes - waste penny material - to create interior items, including sconces, with their own hands. Plastic spoons, cutting off their cuttings, are collected in the shape of a flower, gluing them together in circles and in rows. Disposable forks, also without cuttings, are assembled, like a constructor, with the help of teeth in a sphere for a shade. Plates are bent, getting two semicircles, and also fasten together. This is an interesting do-it-yourself sconce solution that is actively used in decorative art.

And you can not throw it away!

Unusual wall lights are obtained from cans. Banks in themselves already represent a rigid form which with ease will be suitable for a plafond. You just need to decorate it. You can do it this way - draw a picture on the bank according to the type of spot painting and use a nail and a hammer to break through the hole pattern. To prevent the jar from wrinkling when a hammer is being worked on it, it is necessary to lay a wooden chock inside it. The drawing must be built neatly, and the distance between the holes must be the same. When the drawing is completed, the jar needs to be painted.

An unusual do-it-yourself sconce is obtained from ordinary plastic bottles. They come in different colors, are easily cut with scissors and melted with a candle. Figures (flowers, butterflies, ribbons) are cut out of plastic, melted, molded, and then attached with glue to a base from the same bottle or to an old glass shade. By the way, a glass shade that has lost its appearance can be decorated in any way and give it a second life.

Do-it-yourself sconces

A lot of interesting things can be thought up using natural materials. For example, pumpkin. Yes, you can create magic yourself, without a fairy wand, if you only want to do something with your own hands. And the pumpkin just asks for a desktop. There are pumpkin varieties that you can only eat, and there are those that are not very suitable for a tasty dish, but the hard shell serves as a unique creative material, for example, to create a lamp-sconce with your own hands. The pumpkin is prepared for processing, and then pictures or a mandala drawing are cut out of it, whatever you want. Such a plafond for a wall lamp will not only decorate housing for Halloween, but will give a smile on any other day.

As easy as pie

The simplest sconce lamp can be made from a regular box, for example, juice or milk. It’s good when inside the package is covered with a layer of metallized foil, which is the best suited for creating a lamp. From such a box, an original sconce will turn out if you cut out the walls in it and tighten them, say, with parchment paper or lace fabric, or make plot pictures on the walls of the box. Such a lamp is suitable for a child's room, because a baby can come up with a picture, and parents will help to cut it. Joint creativity will make the room more comfortable, and the family - friendlier.

If there is a desire to needlework, decorating your world, then there will always be materials for creativity and interesting solutions. You just need to want to create beauty with your own hands. Good luck

Many designers recommend using multiple light sources in a room, ranging from chandeliers to lamps and floor lamps. This will illuminate specific areas in the room or create a special spectrum of lighting depending on the mood. But in order to realize the plan, significant financial investments will be needed, since creative and cost a lot of money. In this regard, you can make a floor lamp yourself and at the same time not spend much money. You can collect it from improvised materials, such a product will look good in a country house, apartment or in the country. Next, we will tell you how to make a floor lamp with your own hands, providing instructions with photo and video examples.

Step-by-step instruction

Preparation of materials

In order to make a homemade lamp, you will need the following tools and materials:

lumber and wood glue;
hacksaw;
drill and pliers;
knife, screwdriver;
fasteners;
copper elbow;
wooden beam for the frame (approximately 140 cm);
copper tube for the frame (about one meter);
lamp and electric cord with plug;
plastic trash bucket (openwork).

You should make a floor lamp yourself step by step. First of all, it is necessary to start manufacturing the base of the structure.

Making the foundation

So, the foundation is done as follows:

First of all, two planks should be cut from the board. One should be 35x5x20 cm in parameters (length, thickness, width, respectively), the other - 30x2.5x15 cm. Other dimensions can be taken, but it must be borne in mind that the base must withstand the weight of the entire structure and not allow it to tip over.
Then you need to glue the two bars with glue. To do this, grease the smaller board with special glue and attach it to the larger board. This must be done so that it is in the center. Using the clamps, fix the bars until the glue completely dries.
After that, it is necessary to measure 5 centimeters from the edge and make a hole with a diameter of 3 cm. And since the base is relatively thick, periodically it will be necessary to remove the wooden parts from the hole. Once the hole is through, sand all edges.

We make the frame

For the frame, a stand of almost one and a half meters was chosen. This height was selected taking into account that a homemade floor lamp can be placed near the sofa and the light will fall on it from above. But you can choose another height.

Before starting to make the frame, you need to wipe the copper pipe with alcohol. This will remove any remaining stickers and grease.

Then you need to do the following:

We collect the lamp

To assemble a homemade floor lamp you need:

Come up with a lampshade

It is very easy and simple to make a lampshade. To do this, it is enough to have an ordinary office wastebasket with you and adhere to the following instructions:

DIY floor lamp made. Now you can put it near your favorite chair, open a book and enjoy reading. A photo of the finished product is shown below:

A floor lamp for the house can be assembled from a variety of improvised materials. For example, you can simply change an old lamp by adding a new leg or lampshade. For lovers of coziness and comfort, a lampshade made of threads and beads is an excellent solution. For this you need a mesh and thread. Satin threads are wound on the net, and the lampshade is installed on the rack.

Also, the lampshade can be constructed from plain white paper or fabric. A homemade frame is wrapped in cloth or paper and, with the help of special paints, give it its own style. And handmade jewelry made of beads, shells, rhinestones or buttons will give the lamps their individuality and unusualness.

We recommend watching a video showing master classes on assembling a floor lamp from scrap materials. Learn how to make a beautiful floor lamp from a washing machine drum, as well as a tabletop model from paper plates:

Such unusual ideas will create a lamp for any room interior. The advantage of a homemade floor lamp is that no one will have such a product. It will be special and individual. Moreover, you can make not only floor lamps, but also build a table lighting device that can be placed near the bed.

So we looked at how to make a do-it-yourself floor lamp at home. We hope you enjoyed the photo and video examples provided, as well as the master classes and inspired you to make a homemade lamp from scrap materials!