The pendant light should fit perfectlyinto the interior of a room with a suspended ceiling. They fix the suspended structures, made by hand, on special hooks, which should be hidden under the suspended fabric, all the holes are carefully decorated.
To create a practical lighting fixturespecial attention should be paid to the following characteristics: the power of the device, the number of lampshades, the height of the suspension, the degree of aggressiveness of the environment. The design of the device must necessarily have a lampshade, which performs a protective function in relation to the stretch fabric. A pendant-type lighting device is more reliable if its lampshade is directed in the opposite direction from the ceiling surface, that is, downwards. This will improve the lighting of the rooms. If the lampshade of a pendant lamp is directed upwards, then it is better to provide lighting for the room using an energy-saving lamp.
The preparatory stage of creating a lamp yourself
Return to Contents</a>What to consider before makingpendant lamp To create a practical lighting fixture, special attention should be paid to the following characteristics. Any pendant lamp should have them:
Classification of lamps by luminous flux.
Return to Contents</a>What determines the choice of lamp shape
Shapes of glass lamps.The pendant structure will have its advantages over other ready-made structures. Self-made pendant lights are suitable for glossy and matte stretch ceilings, so it is important to comply with all the conditions for the correct and safe creation of lighting fixtures with your own hands. The shape of the pendant light can be different, that is, it can be a ball, a cone or a cube. It can be a labyrinth of paths of flickering lights. You can install a modeling pendant device, the shape and number of sections of which are changed manually. If you need to make a pendant light with your own hands, then you will need great endurance and patience, accurate ideas about your own preferences depending on the style of the room's interior. Rooms with the most pronounced sectionalization are best equipped with a square-shaped pendant structure. Such rooms have strict and clear lines. If the lamp is planned to be made spherical or round, then it is better to create it for a room with a classic interior, which is characterized by smooth lines. Sometimes pendant lights are created in the shape of a drop, they can be conical. For example, a lampshade of this shape can first be crocheted and then starched to give it the desired shape. It can also resemble an elongated cylinder. The design of the lampshade can be metal (copper or aluminum), include organic glass, transparent plastic, fabric or wood. The choice of necessary materials will depend on creative preferences and room design. Return to contents</a>What parts should a suspension system consist of?lamp? Usually the design of a pendant light includes two main parts, which include the fittings and the electric lamp. The special elements of the fittings are:
Scheme for attaching a chandelier to a suspended ceiling.
As part of ceiling pendant lightsusually there is a socket, for the production of which a heat-resistant type of plastic, porcelain or metal is used. They give durability to the device and ensure its safe operation. The design of modern devices comes down to the fact that if the electric lamp is not screwed into the socket all the way, the lamp base sleeve will not touch the conductive element. The device must be provided with a heat-resistant reflector with a smooth and light surface inside it. Due to the strength of the lampshade, the necessary level of protection of the lamp from various damages is provided. This makes the light softer, so the lampshade will transmit it perfectly, and energy losses are reduced to a minimum. The presence of a durable body guarantees ease and safety in the process of using a pendant lamp. The creation of most types of lamps is simple. When the lamp is already made with your own hands, it should be placed above the height of the tallest of the residents of this room. Return to the table of contents</a>
Examples of making hanging lamps with their own hands
If you want to make the interior moreoriginal and at the same time cozy, and you don’t have the funds to buy a standard pendant lamp at the moment, then you can make the device yourself.
Wiring diagram for suspended ceilings.It is important to remember that the desire to be original, when all means are good, can only do harm when using a pendant lamp. Some types of pendant lamp designs are safe, for example, wooden ones. What can they be made of? As a rule, short pieces of narrow planks, bamboo rods from Roman blinds, wooden sticks used for mixing ingredients are used. The elements are strengthened using wood glue. Planks or sticks can be painted in any color. If you use planks, you can make a hanging structure for a room in a rustic style from them. The product will have the shape of a cube, the faces of which are these planks, glued together at the corners. Preliminary, cuts are made at the ends of the elements to be fastened taking into account an angle of 45 °. First, two squares are made, which then need to be fastened through opposite corners with four planks. The result is a structure that can look a little heavy under the ceiling. After making the lampshade, an electric element is installed. For manufacturing you will need:
If you buy inexpensive wide Roman blinds(blinds) to separate the rods from them, then the process of creating a lamp will be simple. Bamboo bends well, but at the same time it is a durable material that is cut with scissors to obtain rods of the desired size. Any lightweight structures can be created from bamboo.
