Best Of Diys | Woven Veneer Lamp
Tuesday, 18 June 2013
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Continuing alongside our Best of DIYs all summertime long, today we're bringing dorsum this awesome pendant lighting DIY past times Arounna of Khounnoraj of Bookhou. Back inwards 2010 nosotros were thrilled when Arounna of Bookhou was visiting us monthly alongside some of her amazing DIYs. One of our favourites (although all of them were actually amazing), was this Woven Veneer Lamp. Made alongside strips of forest veneer, Arounna showed us how to brand a cool pendant perfect to identify higher upward a dining room table, or fifty-fifty bedside. Check it out below.
Materials Needed:
-strips of forest veneer (you tin equally good become 3/4 in. veneer at the hardware shop that is for ironing on the border of shelves - y'all tin equally good role strips of paper)
-white glue
-large clips (or clothing pins) - I started alongside iv too establish I needed to a greater extent than equally I went along
-scissors
-HEMMA ikea light
-pen
-small slice of cardstock
Safety warning * role a depression watt bulb too ensure fabric chosen is non touching or about the bulb.
Step 1-2
Take the strip of forest veneer too brand a circle shape to the desired size y'all wishing your light to be. identify a small-scale amount of gum to the attachment too concord alongside clip.
Step 3
Proceed the same agency equally inwards footstep i - creating an overlap on the other strip of veneer.
gum the attachment too secure alongside clip
Step 4-5
Take smaller strips too weave through the light continuing inwards a circular manner. secure whatever overlaps alongside gum too clip - equally good let the gum to dry out - it volition arrive easier to operate alongside the shape.
Step 6
While the gum is drying stimulate got the cardstock too unscrew the outcry upward from the HEMMA pendant light
Step 7
Take the unscrewed element too identify on bill of fare stock too draw the interior - stimulate got the pair of scissors too cutting out the circle - identify the lite through the bill of fare stock too screw the circular element dorsum on the light
Step 8
Find a spot on your shape for the lite too draw through the cord. it's of import to identify the lite inwards the centre then that the shape hangs leveled.
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Step 9
Add gum to the bill of fare stock too secure it to the forest construction alongside clips.
Step 10
Make certain at that spot is a spot large plenty for your manus to screw inwards the lite bulb.
earlier y'all are done - await at the light too determine if y'all require to a greater extent than strips or if at that spot are areas y'all require to secure alongside glue.
i time your done - role the instructions inwards the HEMMA Ikea bundle on how to hang from your ceiling. Enjoy!
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