In this rainy days of spring in Bulgaria, we have to look for ways to keep ourselves productive as well as entretained inside of the house. So, a couple of weeks ago, we had this idea to make lamps for our bedrooms.
We took two big bottles of water, the biggest we could find. Then we cut them, so the part where the lid goes is gone, and also the bottom part. Keep in mind that the shortest it it the more light goes through.
Then we decided to stick some paper from an old book. I won’t say this was a bad idea, because the result looks good, but it is true that the more layers of paper it has the darkest the room will be. So, depepnding on what you’re looking for’ you can skip this step. And, if you still want to do it, one layer or paper is enough.
Then the fun part, painting! If you did put a layer of paper wraping your lamp any type of paint will work. If you didn’t, you’ll need acrylic paint so it stays on the plastic. You can try your options first in the plastic that we cut before or in a piece of paper, to check how darck is the paint. Also, remember that this will afect the light you get in that room, so when choosing which colour(s) to use think about if you like warmer or cooler tones, if it’s for a bedroom or for the kitchen… All of this details will make the difference.
And for the last step, get yourself some rope because its time to hang it. For us, the best option was to make the wholes with a knife, but if you find something to make round wholes without the risk of making them too big that would be probably easier. Then make the rope go through the wholes and tie both ends so its the lenght you want. And then tuck it in the nails or whatever you have around the lightbulb. If you don’t have any structure to hang it in, it’s time to get creative, for example making the first whole big enough to make all the cables go through, but small enough so the lightbulb is still inside the lamp. And make sure it’s not touching anything in its final place, because when it’s on it gets too hot and it can melt the plastic of the lamp.
And this is it! Did you like it?