Beautiful and high-quality chandeliers and lamps fora large number of people have an unaffordable cost and remain just a dream. But what about those who do not have serious capital, want the premises of these people, their houses or apartments in which they live, to be brightly lit with a beautiful even light. For such people, perhaps the only and correct solution to this issue may be the opportunity to build an original lamp with their own hands.
Unusual lamps add a touch of class to the interioruniqueness and originality. Having undertaken such a task, the main thing is to leave all doubts behind, not to be afraid of even the most striking combinations of materials that seem unimaginable and completely unacceptable for creating a chandelier or table lamp. The second important principle is the rejection of incandescent lamps. This condition is very important, because the use of energy-saving or LED bulbs significantly expands the range of materials that can be used in the work, in addition, such lamps in a set with a lampshade made by hand will not be a fire hazardous product.
Creative process: features
Original DIY lamps are products that consist of:
- cord;
- forks;
- cartridge;
- LED or energy saving lamp.
These are the main parts of the structure thatare necessary first of all so that the lamp made by hand is not just a beautiful decorative element, but also shines, that is, performs its main function.
A disco night light can be made from old CDs.The master must invest all his talent and design potential in the process of designing and creating the lampshade. And in order for the imagination to work, you should turn to several of the most common examples and methods with which lamps are created with your own hands.
- The bottle is tied with a cotton rope at the required level;
- rope set on fire;
- When the rope inflames, sharply lower the bottle into the basin with cold water;
- because of the temperature difference, the glass cracked just in the place where the burning rope was, and this leads to the fact that the bottom breaks off.
Now that the unnecessary part of the so-called glass lampshade has been removed, all that remains is to thread the cord with the socket on the end through the neck and the lamp is ready. Return to contents</a>
Master class - kitchen lamp
To create a lamp with your own hands for the kitchenyou need to use threads and an old cup. To build this kind of lamp, you need to sacrifice a beautiful tea cup with an equally attractive saucer or even a whole tea set, depending on what design of the chandelier the owners come up with. To implement this method, you also need to get a drill that can drill neat holes in ceramic products. In order not to spoil the cup and saucer chosen to create the lamp, you should drill several holes in an old, donated training ceramic plate. Having taken up the matter, you should cast aside all doubts and worries, the lamp will certainly turn out original, bright and beautiful, the main thing is to do everything carefully. In the process of creation you will need:
- screwdriver with a drill for glass or ceramics with a diameter of 4 and 12 mm;
- screwdriver;
- sharp mounting knife;
- a felt-tip pen;
- roulette;
- timber bar;
- a cartridge complete with a suspension of the desired shade;
- lamp;
- cup and saucer made of ceramics.
Next, you should proceed according to the following instructions:
Scheme of installation of a lamp in a light fixture.
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How to connect a lamp made by yourself?
First, you need to turn off the lights everywherehouse or a separate apartment, by turning the switch in the electrical panel. For reliability, you can use a phase regulator to make sure that there is no voltage in the electrical network. Next, you need to make a connection using terminal blocks and a screwdriver. If the home craftsman does not have sufficient experience in working with electrical networks, you should call an electrician to your home to connect a homemade lamp.</ ul>
