Posts tagged: pendant


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

November 16, 2009
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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'.

March 10, 2009
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'Wood' Lampshade Inspired by David Trubridge

By lilybee

David Trubridge's Coral lampshade has been around for a while. I saw it first in Elle Canada and it's been popping up everywhere (it's in this month's Domino, where they have labeled it incorrectly as being a Arne Jacobson piece). While it barely registered at first I am now completely consumed by it... wake-up-at-four-in-the-morning-thinking-about-it style consumed. The trouble is that I don't have $500 to spend on a lampshade. So I have » READ MORE

October 12, 2008
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Flower Pendant Light

By DecoratorGirl

This pendant light was inspired by DIY Maven's Flowery Fairy Lights.  I loved her idea, and I'm absolutely obsessed with lighting, so when I found these egg cartons in the trash at my office (what a lucky find!), I decided to try to incorporate my version of those flowers into a pendant light.  This is the result! 

created on: 09/15/08

You can click here for complete DIY instructions.

September 14, 2008
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Contemporary Drinking Straw Pendant Light

By DecoratorGirl

This Contemporary Pendant Light is sure to be a conversation piece in your home.  It's made of 1500 drinking straws, a wire hoop from an old lampshade, metal hardware cloth, and a pendant light wiring kit.

 

created on: 08/17/08

 

The bright colors would work great in a child's room, a dorm room, or a game room.  Want a more mature look?  Use solid white straws, or translucent straws, or a combination of the two.  There are really an endless number of design » READ MORE

August 17, 2008
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How to turn a plastic jug into a modern pendant lamp.

By DIY Maven





RePlayGround was inspired by a lamp project in the January ‘07 issue of ReadyMade and came up with this eco-friendly alternative. The ReadyMade version uses paperwood whereas this clever option uses a 1-gallon plastic jug of the vinegar or windshield washer fluid variety. Other ingredients you’ll need include:

  • 2 pairs of chopsticks (leftover from take-out night)
  • fishing line
  • 8 #47 O-rings or small black rubberbands
  • a hanging lamp, like » READ MORE
July 29, 2008
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Tea Cup Pendant Lights.

By Chrisjob

A new Etsy shop, Domestic Construction, features these adorable upside down coffee and tea cup pendant lights. At around $60 for one, they're moderately expensive, but with some thrift store china, some Ikea pendant kits, and a bit of creativity, they're mos def DIYable.

Via and photo from Decor8.

June 24, 2008
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How To Apply Images to Enamel Jewelry.

By Chrisjob

Indie Fixx teamed up with artist Andrea Oda for a helpful tutorial on applying custom images to enamel pendants and other jewelry. The instructions are for an electric ceramic pottery kiln, but seems totally accomplishable. (Is that a word?)

1. While the kiln is warming up, stick your enamel pieces on a wire shelf to create oxides on the surface of the copper. You can also take your copper piece and fire it with a torch in order for the oxid » READ MORE

April 16, 2008
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The Bendable Bendant Lamp

By DIY Maven

Check out Mio Culture’s bendy Bendant Lamp. It’s a ‘flat-packed chandelier composed of a series of leaf-like shades surrounding a central fixture.’ Users become co-designers as they can bend the flaps up or down to create an variety of ‘unique light and shadow arrangements.’ The 30" L by 33" W lamp is available in silver, white and chartreuse, and at $165 bucks it’s not terribly expensive.

September 18, 2007
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The Convertible Lampshade

By DIY Maven

Check out LeKlint’s UnderCover Lamp. Available in acrylic and glass varieties, the see-through quality allows for interchangeable inner shades. Additional inner shades are offered for purchase, but I’m thinking clever Curbliers could fashion DIY shades themselves for ultimate custom-ability.

 

August 14, 2007
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242 bucks for a can of soup?

By DIY Maven

Okay, Ingo Maurer’s canned light doesn’t actually contain soup. What it does contain is all the parts to make a lamp, parts we can probably find at any hardware or big box store. Those items include a reflector, socket, switch and a 60 watt halogen light bulb. The can itself measures 5.3" h x 3.4" d. A quick measurement of my Campbell’s Tomato tells me a regular-sized can measures 3.875" h x 2.5", which might be a bit small for a DIY job, but » READ MORE

August 09, 2007
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DIYable Lace Chandelier

By DIY Maven

Consider Louise Hederstrom’s ‘Grace’ pendant light, available through Scandinavian Design Center ($129). Is just me, or does it look totally DIYable? The white lace pattern is constructed out of plastic. I’m thinking the inner ring of a large wooden embroidery hoop, one of those inexpensive paper lantern lamp kits, some wire.... Whaddaya think for the lace part? Fabric, plastic...paper??

Visit Ms. Hederstrom's website to view additional » READ MORE

July 17, 2007
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Planter + Lamp = Plamp?

By DIY Maven

Check out Margot Barolo’s part lamp part planter pendant lamp. (Say that three times fast.) The Lampel ($277.58) has a clear glass shade with a shallow concaved cavity at its top that you can actually use as a planter or vessel to hold decorative items.

June 18, 2007
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DIY Soda Bottle Chandelier

By DIY Maven

Ingo Mauer’s Campari Light, constructed out of a 75 watt par lamp and about ten Campari soda bottles, is absolutely DIYable. The original will cost you $375, but a few bottles of your choosing, a flood lamp, socket, wire, cord, plug, plus a few other things I may have forgotten, and you’ve got yourself a very contemporary light fixture with a sense of humor.

June 08, 2007
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You want cream with that styrene cup lamp?

By DIY Maven

Places and Spaces is featuring a pendant lamp constructed out of styrene cups that have been shaped via heat. Stuck together, the totally synthetic cups take on an oddly organic shape. Although I hope recycled cups were used in its construction, something tells me they weren’t. Available in 40cm and 70cm diameters, you’ll have to contact the website for the price.

May 21, 2007
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