DIY Lightings That You Shouldn’t Miss!

There’s something about light that makes a home feel special. Lighting plays an important role in creating the right ambiance in your home. Proper lighting makes a home look much more cozy and warm. It creates the feel that you and your family will love to come home to. The DIY lightings listed here are some of the greatest ideas out there. Most of them are made of junks and easy to make. Some, may possess certain level of difficulty to make but it is creative and definitely worth to have a look.

1. Graters

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Graters make great light shades. The holes are slanted to an angle, preventing the light from directly shining out and blinding those who are unfortunate enough to set their eyes upon it. In this design, 4 grates are hanged by thick electrical wiring. A wooden board is used as the base to hold on to the grates and the wiring. Whereas a strong rope suspends the whole thing on the ceiling. As for the finishing touch, wrap some fake vining plants around the top. Perfect!

2. String Globe

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Don’t let your light bulb be naked. Put a shade on it! This is something special for those low on budget. The DIY string globe uses yarn that is wrapped around an inflated balloon. Before that, the yarn should be soaked in papier mache solution. Leave the ball to dry out before popping out the balloon. Check here for detailed steps.

3. Log Candle Holder

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Fire place shouldn’t be the only place that logs deserves to be! This is an awesome to bring nature into your home. Just make an indentation to place the candle. You an tie up a bunch of these for stability and put them on the floor. For additional safety, spray them with some fire retardant paint.

4. Flameless Fire Pit

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Come right up kids! Come to the fire place. It’s time for some stories! Camping doesn’t have to be outdoors. With this flameless fire pit, you can get the camping feel from the comfort of your home, minus the heat, minus the smoke. Strands of lights is used to simulate the real fire. Look at here for the steps.

5. Bedside Night Stand

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Why spend a lot on a tiny side table when you can make one yourself? Bring back those wooden boards in your yard and transform them into this fantastic table stand with natural woody texture. Add a light bulb on top for the warm lights to lit up your cozy bedroom.

6. Good Night

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Greet everybody a good night with this canvas light shade. The canvas is painted black and pasted on a wooden frame. The light bulb at the back of the frame lights up the word at night. You can change the wordings as you like. For detailed steps, check it out here!

7. Christmas Sticks

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Save your money on the Christmas tree. Opt for something low cost yet looking elegant. This idea uses several sticks with different length arranged to form a tree. With some improvisation, you can hang more ornaments under each branch and switch the strand lights with a colorful one. That will make it much more spectacular.

8. Spoon Candle Holder

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Bend your spoons and stick ’em into the wall for these amazing candle holders. Align them vertically to transform them into magnificent hangers. Making this is fairly simple. Look here for the step by step guide.

9. Bottled Lights

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Once again junks are used for this amazing looking lighting! Secure the Christmas light strands with some hot glue. Align several of these along the walk way and you will get an astounding welcoming light leading towards your front door. Your guests will be delighted being welcomed that way. Good for heck of a party. Checkout here for this amazing work details.

10. City Light Shade

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Lamp shade may get worn out over time and blocks more light than it is supposed to. That is when we need to replace the shade with something new. In this creative work, we get to see that the shade has been replaced with an embroided black paper. The light seeps through the tiny holes while giving off a beautiful view of the city. Check this out for the detailed procedure.

Hope this have enlightened your mind on the endless possibilities of the junks that you can use to turn your home into a beautiful light show. Share it if you like it.