It happens that over time the interior is getting tired, it becomes boring and I want to somehow diversify it. And this can be done thanks to the light, namely the lamp made by your own hand. Such a lamp can be a great gift, because it will be unique and individual.
DIY lamp
It is not as difficult to make a lamp yourself as it might seem. The most important thing should be is the idea. And directly what to make a lamp from.
You will need:
The base, as a rule, is a regular lamp.
Incandescent lamp to test the work of the work.
Elements for decoration. And it can be anything. Using fantasy, you can decorate the lamp with fabric, wire, disposable utensils, stones, shells and so on. It all depends on the desire.
Lamp of gears
Drive lamp
You can also make various nightlights, chandeliers, lampshades, table lamps with your own hands. It is only important to observe security measures.
Night
Spine
A chandelier performed independently will look great. In order to make it, you will need a bulb with a cartridge and a simple store lamp. In addition to these things, one cannot do without imagination and resourcefulness. You can decorate the lamp in different ways. Someone for decoration uses tulle, someone old wires or improvised materials unsuitable for use.
Vesti chandelier
The chandelier is from the globe
You can make an lampshade for a beautiful old lamp. And there is nothing complicated here too. It is scary to start such work, you can take the old lampshade and update it.
DIY lampshade
The restoration of the lampshade
Material options for lamps made with your own hand
As mentioned earlier, you can use any materials that are at hand:
So, for example, from simple CDs can be made unusual options for lamps.
From old unnecessary tape cassettes.
Cassette lamp
From the drum of an old washing machine.
Bottles.
Lamp of bottles
Burned light bulbs.
Light bulb
Dense, glued with a sheet of paper A4 cardboard format with holes.
Canisters.
A drawing rolled up by a tube.
And so you can continue to infinity ..
It is advisable to use energy -saving lamps, since they will not be able to melt the structure and do not heat up.
How to make a lamp yourself using plastic or polymer clay
The most basic thing is needed for such work is plastic clay itself. You can buy it in a store for artists.
The course of work:
You will need any packaging from juice or cardboard bag from kefir. You can also take a bottle and then you get a cylindrical lamp. This will be a workpiece for the future lamp.
Plastic clay is squeezed out in any direction in any direction.
The work dries and the workpiece is removed from the inside.
The lamp is installed on the structure with a light bulb.
The work is ready. By this principle, you can make various lamps with different decor options.
Polymer clay lamp option
Wood lamp made of wood
A thin plywood or a wide board will be needed for its manufacture. For gluing parts, a special glue for wood is used and covered with colorless varnish.
Bra from wood
How to make a branch -based lamp
The course of work:
1). The bark of the dry branch must be cleaned with sandpaper.
2). On the branch are allocated places in which holes will be drilled. A wire will pass through them. In the upper part, you need to draw a line along which a groove for the wire will pass. The holes are drilled. Using the engraver, make a groove.
3). Holes for the wire, cable and mounting screws are drilled in the board.
4). Dry branches of 3, 5 centimeters in diameter are cut into several parts. Each part should be at least five centimeters.
Sprinking of branches
5). The core is drilled in the blanks, in which there will be a plastic cartridge. Its depth should be 4, 5 centimeters. The holes for the wire are also made immediately.
6). Measure the wire of the required length, cut off, connect a cartridge, which in turn is placed in a wood cover cover. The free end of the wire will pass through the hole in the main branch.
7). A steel cable is inserted into the hole on the branch, it is fixed with screws.
Laying the wire
8). They lay the wire along the groove, fixed with small nails curved in the form of the letter G. The joints of the wires are soldered and isolated adhesions.
9). All components of wood lamp are treated with sandpaper and varnish. The square board of the size of 8x8x2 centimeters is in advance painted white and covered with varnish.
Freening of branches
10). Both ends of the steel cable are threaded into a square workpiece and conduct an electrical wiring for the lamp. Determined with the desired height of the lamp using the cable, and fix it with clamps.
11). The lamp is attached to the ceiling, using long screws and screw the bulbs.
An unusual lamp from a regular branch is ready.
Connection of a bulb and switch
Nothing complicated and there is. For work, you will need: a light bulb and a cartridge, a switch, a two -core cable of the required length and tools.
First of all, you need to mark where there will be light bulbs and switch. It is important that the open door does not close the switch, otherwise it will not be very convenient. It should also be noted the places where the wiring will take place. She should go in the direction from the light bulb to the outlet or distribution box and vice versa.
Wall marking for electricity
Next, you need to carry out seduces if necessary. But for this action, it is desirable to have experience and the necessary tools. If neither one nor the other, then the cable can be laid on the walls, fixing it with plastic brackets.
Stroke of the wall for wiring
Followed by the installation of the wiring. To do this, you need a wire of two cores, which is laid in pre -prepared furrows. When these works are completed, the switch is connected to the cartridge.
And the final stage – connection to the camshaft. First you need to determine the power wire or phase in the outlet or camshaft. This can be done using an indicator screwdriver. As a rule, the wire of brown or white color is the phase, and blue is zero.
Scheme of the distribution box
All work must only be carried out if the power wire is not under voltage.
The power wire is connected to white or residential brown color, which departs from the switch, and zero is connected to the living wire of blue, which leaves the light bulb. White and blue veins will remain, they must be connected. All twist carefully isolate with electrical tape. It is important to remember that aluminum and copper wires cannot be twisted. To do this, use special clock pads that can be purchased in the store of electricians. The light bulb is connected to the switch.
How to connect LED tape
It is important to know that such a tape cannot be connected to a power grid, the power of which is 220 volts, since it simply burns. To connect it, only a special block is used, which reduces the incoming voltage to the desired level.
Scheme for connecting the LED tape to the mains
By installing the tape, the following must be done:
Determine the required tape length.
Stop the choice on the power supply.
Make installation according to the rules.
Connect the tape to the power supply.
As a rule, the LED tape is installed on the ceiling in a pre -prepared niche. It is important to remember that the tape has both the entrance and the exit. A power supply will be located in the niche. The output will be used to connect the tape.
LED tape on the ceiling
How to mount LED tape
In order for this process to be easier, on the back of the tape there is a special adhesive layer. The surface on which the tape will be glued to be holistic, clean and low. After this is done, the protective coating is removed from the adhesive layer and the tape is attached to the surface.
Installation of LED tape
When mounting, you do not need to sharply bend the tape. The radius of the excess should not be above 22 millimeters.
The tape itself and its LEDs need to be secured from any mechanical influences. Paths also in no case can be damaged. During the connection, the polarity must be observed, otherwise the tape may burn out.
Mount LED backlight can be used special aluminum profiles for the tape, as well as ceiling skirting boards.
The lamp can be created independently. And this will become a unique, unusual interior item that delights the eyes. A kind of highlight that will bring a variety of environment.
LED tape in the interior of the apartment
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