Posts tagged: light
How to make a Drinking Straw Pendant Light
By DIY Maven
Seriously...a pendant light made out of drinking straws. Lots of them. And the best part? It looks great! Addicted 2 Decorating tells us that 40 bucks should buy the supplies to make one. What you'll need » READ MORE
The Convenient Light Switch Rack.
By ChrisjobYou gotta love that MoMA store: always beautiful, and often useful.
This Light Switch Rack offers the helpful inbox/outbox approach to home organization (albeit on a small scale) at a no-new-holes-in-your-wall cost. New from designer Paul Koh, just "Easily install this rack over your existing light switch cover near the door. The two knobs function as key hooks, and a convenient mail holder at the top reminds you to take the mail with you on your way out. Made of powder-coated aluminum."
More Ways to Brighten Your Home
By DIY Maven
Here in Curblyland we have been experiencing an inordinate amount of cloudy days lately. And it's gettin' to me. The sad part is now that the days are getting shorter, gray days are turning into long dark nights. Great if you're a nocturnal animal or a vampire. I am neither....yet, but if Antonio Banderas's Armand came knocking, I just might answer. But I digress. Here are some more tips (to add to your arsenal) to help you brighten your home on a cloudy day.
Perforated Moonstruck Light
By DIY Maven
If I had a Moonstruck light in my possession, I would cradle it in my arms and whisper sweet nothings in its perforations. The patterns in the handcrafted, porcelain, 9" in diameter 'light objects' are made without the aid of stencils, so each creation is unique » READ MORE
Ten Things You Can Do (Right Now!) to Brighten Your Home.
By Chrisjob
Regardless of your interior style, you've gots to be good to show off your gear...and that means brighten it up. And with the days getting shorter, you gotta do your best to keep your space light and airy. Erin says: "As the evenings are turning darker earlier here in the Midwest, I'm craving every last bit of sunlight I can muster up. I suppose I have two options: Hop a flight to California and bask in the bright, sunny rays... or I can make d » READ MORE
1/4-Sliced Lamp...I think I hate this.
By ChrisjobIt's chopped in fourths, meant to stand in a corner (quite like this guy), and completely blends into its context.
From Korean designer Ji Young Shon's website:
Why is lamp shade cylinder? Why do we put stand light at the corner?
Eliminate space eater but keep lighting more than before.
I add wit on this design by just chopping into 4 pieces of lamps from conventional stand lamp design.
And now we save material, package, logistics and space as » READ MORE
Zipper Lamp
By RuneshaiMaybe not the most economical project, since you'd have to buy the zippers, but may be more so if you have a bunch of old zippers ready to be crafted into something else. Plus it looks kinda cool.
After looking at the instructions a little bit, it looks more complicated than I'd thought, but still a cool project, and I'm sure there are ways to simplify it and change it to your liking or capabilities. I remember making a lamp with a wooden » READ MORE
The DIY Light Table.
By ChrisjobViewing slides, tracing artwork, exposing photo emulsion for screenprinting, as a background for photography special effects...I can think of myriad reasons one could use a light table. And, with these instructions from DIYPhotography, it's a totally reasonable weekend project.
"The idea behind the light table is simple. Things look really great if the light is passing through them. As opposed to light being reflected off them. This is why slid » READ MORE
Sun Beam Bed
By DIY Maven
Lago's Beam is a platform bed that is also a light source. Its sunburst construction is the secret to it being able to radiate light throughout the room, making the bed seem to rise as does the sun. » READ MORE
DIY Illuminated Canvas = Art/Lighting
By DIY Maven
A while back Kate decided to make a night light using lightweight canvas fabric. The results are an illuminated one-of-a-kind art piece. Your design options are limitless, making it work with any interior and in any room. It could also make for a great shop sign! The following is what Kate assembled to make hers » READ MORE
How to Turn a CD Spindle into a Light
By DIY Maven
Kayte over on Craftstylish went all MacGyver-y and turned a CD spindle into a decorative light. This one involves electricity, so care should be taken, but other than that....easy peasy! To make one of your own, you'll need to assemble the following:
- an empty CD spindle
- a small handsaw
- 6 feet of electrical cord
- wire strippers or a small sharp scissors
- a plug
- a socket
- a rotary light switch
- a screwdriver
- electrical tape
- a chandelier-type bulb
- tra » READ MORE
Nimbus: A Polystyrene Cloud
By DIY Maven
A few years back, Dominic Wilcox was inspired by a bag of tiny polystyrene balls stashed under his desk. One day, just for fun, he put a lightbulb inside the bag, which ultimately became the impetus for his pendant light 'Nimbus'.
DIY Thread LED Tea Light Cover.
By Chrisjob
From Mrs. Green Tea:"I was messing around with different materials trying to dress up a little LED tealight, and this is one of the versions I ended up liking (plus it’s dirt cheap since it’s just thread!). I love me some textures. This may be useful for those with wedding venues that don’t allow real flames." I'm thinking this thread+fabric stiffener combo might turn out all sorts of charmful things. Via.
Dandelion Light Sculpture
By DIY Maven
Lonneke Gordijn's 'Fragile Future' is subtitled 'electronics and dandelions', which is the perfect description for this marriage of technology and nature. Made of a collection of LED's, phosphorous bronze and dandelion seeds, the light sculpture has a fanciful steampunk-y quality about it. If it wasn't fabulous enough, the piece automatically shuts off--sort of like a defense mechanism--when people come too close to it. Via.
Book Shelf + Reading Lamp + Book Mark
By DIY Maven
The seriously cool Lili Lite from Studio Smeets Design is a reading light, bookmark and bookshelf all in one. To turn off the light, you must put your book over the 'bookmark' as shown in the picture to engage a sensor. When you lift the book off, the light will come back on again. Available at lili lite for 99 euro, but--you know what I'm thinkin'--something similar would be DIYable, sensor and all. The only tricky bit would be to find a tri » READ MORE
How to Save $11,644.07 on a Designer Lighting Fixture.
By Chrisjob
EdWinston and his wife, like you, were amazed when they found the $12,000 lighting fixture pictured here:
So, like any good DIYsters, they made one, for a tiny, TINY fraction of the original cost: $55.93.
Read about their process here. Via.
How To: Recycled Egg Carton Fairy Lights.
By ChrisjobThe popuarity of low-heat and low-wattage LED lights provides all sorts of creative opportunities for custom lighting strings. This charming how-to from Espirit Cabane uses cardboard egg cartons for an "unusual texture and soft colors that, with minimal skills, can be turned into a vine of light-emitting morning glory."
Craft a Lamp from Traffic Cones.
By Chrisjob
"If you're looking for a cheap mood lighting— and you really love orange— then you're only a few traffic cones away from all the modernist day-glo orange ambiance you can handle." With just a few zip ties, six mini plastic cones, and a $2.00 Ikea lamp kit, Henrique from Let's Evo built this atomic lamp. The process was so simple, that his included how-to doesn't even need words....it's just a few easy photos. » READ MORE
Turn your closet into a chic New York boutique
By Tissuepapers
Today while shopping at one of my favorite thrift stores, I came across
this amazing wall paper. So I thought how beautiful would that look in
my ugly closet - I could transform my closet it to a chic boutique that
would just scream put your clothes away in me! Here is how I took my
closet from boring to oh la la.
Step 1
Find an ugly closet!
When
I took a piece of the wood away I came across this wonderful little
treasure of the past. I foun » READ MORE
Snowflake Lights.
By Chrisjob
Nothing sets a festive mood like a fresh lighting scheme. From tiki torches at a summer BBQ to a full-on romantic candlelit dinner on Valentine's day, there's always something incredible about the unique glow at special occasions.
But such an investment for once-a-year is a bit wasteful...well, at least it used to be. Requiring only a scissors and some completely reusable L.E.D. votives, Design*Sponge offers this project: snowflake lights. Bea » READ MORE
