You don't have to spend a lot of money to decorate your room in an interesting way. If you like glass chandeliers, then you can make one yourself from regular bottle. You can learn about what options for lamps made from bottles exist and how to design them yourself from this article.
Peculiarities
Homemade lamps have many advantages over purchased ones.
- Firstly By creating a decorative lamp, you harm the environment less by reusing items that could otherwise be thrown away.
- Secondly, making a lamp from plastic or glass bottles is much easier than it seems.
Even if you have never done needlework, then following simple instructions You can make an interesting and unusual lampshade.
- Another plus The beauty of such lamps is that you can make them the way you want to see them. Use your imagination and advice from designers, and you can get a truly unusual decorative element for any of your rooms.
- Lamps made of glass or plastic will become a real decoration of any room.
What are they?
Beautiful lamps can be made from both plastic and glass bottles. In addition, you can create the most different variants chandelier Let's look at what you can make with your own hands from ordinary bottles.
Tabletop
The simplest option that you can make a reality if you have an empty bottle is a table lamp. A simple solution is a lamp made from a wine bottle. Choose a vessel unusual shape or the one that remained from under expensive alcohol so that it gives you more pleasant sensations and looks more impressive.
The lighting features depend entirely on the color of the glass from which the bottle is made. This is very good, because you can create a more mysterious and cozy atmosphere in the room. Most often, bottle glass is dark green or transparent. If the bottle is transparent, then it can be additionally painted or decorated with other interesting details.
A lamp made from a simple bottle will fit perfectly into a romantic or New Year's atmosphere. It will add a special zest to the room.
To do this, simply decorate the lamp with an interesting colored garland. Nowadays, light, single-color lamps are popular, but you can also choose a classic color option.
It's also worth remembering that the type of lighting you get depends on the choice of light bulbs. To get in the room warm light, choose yellow light bulbs. And in a dark blue bottle with white bulbs you can create a source of cold light.
Garlands can either be simply fixed on the surface of the bottle, or placed inside in several ways. It will look most beautiful if you drill the bottom and place the garland inside the bottle, bringing the edges out. This will create a fairly neat and beautiful lamp.
Experts advise to be as careful as possible when working with glass. To prevent the bottle from cracking, the bottom needs to be covered with masking tape, so it can be easily drilled with a drill at medium speed.
When you have a large enough opening for the wiring to come out, the tape can be removed.
How to perfectly drill a bottle and make a beautiful one New Year's lamp, watch in the next video.
If desired, you can also decorate the sides of the bottle. For this purpose, you need to use special stained glass paints that adhere well to the glass surface. If you have a well-developed imagination, you can try to create a picture yourself. Well, if there are no ideas, then it’s worth repeating ready idea or use a stencil. Another tricky way is to depict abstraction on the walls, which almost every beginner in the art world can handle.
However, even without additional decor this original lamp It already looks unusual and interesting. Table lamps The bottles are installed vertically, so that the neck faces up.
Often a candle is also placed inside the bottle. In this case, the improvised lamp turns out to be very romantic and effective. It can be easily installed in the bedroom. True, we must not forget about safety precautions.
Hanging
Most best option– use the frame from an old chandelier to create your new design creation.
In this case, it will be enough to simply attach empty bottles as classic lampshades. The bottom of each bottle will need to be cut off before use.
You can also make a lamp from plastic bottles. This is a much cheaper option. In addition, such structures are very light and easy to attach. Plastic transmits light well, so the room will be light all the time. A cheap lamp from a bottle is suitable option for a cottage or street where you don’t want to mount anything particularly fancy.
The easiest way is to simply cut a plastic bottle so that it looks like a lampshade. The edges should be as neat as possible. The surface of a plastic bottle can be coated with paint or painted with subtle patterns.
There is one more interesting option – decorate a plastic bottle using plastic spoons. After cutting off the handles, the base of the spoons must be attached to the plastic using hot glue. Each of the following layers should slightly overlap the previous one. It will work out interesting design, which will definitely attract attention.
You can also try decorate the surface of the bottle with designs in the form of small flowers created from the same plastic spoons. In this case they will serve as petals.
LED
If you are looking a good option outdoor lamp, then you can make an LED flashlight yourself. Its main advantage is that it runs on solar batteries and charges itself. You will not need to worry about the condition of the wiring, since there will be none at all.
Wall mounted
Making sconces from glasses or bottles is quite a difficult task. It is best if you already have a ready-made frame, which can be supplemented with a new lampshade from the simplest bottle. Original Wall Light this type would be good for the bedroom, especially if you take a classic greenish glass bottle.
Where to use?
Like simple glass lamps, products made by hand from bottles can be placed in almost any interior. It will look stylish and quite organic.
A glass lamp made from a bottle will be the perfect addition to the bathroom. It will reliably protect the light source from high humidity and decorate the room.
- Such a hand-made product will look organic in the kitchen. The glass surface of the chandelier goes well with household appliances and other details kitchen interior. You can add forged elements to a glass bottle.
- On the street, this lighting option is also very beneficial. It protects from rain and snow. In addition, unlike purchased glass products, such a lamp will not fade in the sun and will always remain the same as in the first days of its existence. Professionals advise not to paint the product. But if you want to use paint, then choose a high-quality one that will not fade in the sun longer.
- In living areas such as bedrooms and living rooms lamps are used mostly as a decorative element. Decorate the bottle in original ways or leave it clean to look good in a minimalist room.
- As a beautiful night light You can also use a lamp made of thick dark glass. You can place colored lights and a candle inside the lamp. The lamp itself can be placed both on shelves and on tables or bedside tables. Such a decoration will look good in any corner of the room.
Are you looking for a new idea? For all the DIY lovers, we have prepared a wonderful selection of 27 ideas for making lamps and chandeliers from bottles that will add a unique touch to the interior of your home. If you are going to buy a lamp from a store, think twice before spending your money. We tend to spend more than we can afford, so get creative and make things with your own hands. The results will be priceless! Why buy a new lamp when you can make your own? And there are so many different ideas that will fit harmoniously into the interior. Today we suggest using empty bottles to make lamps and chandeliers.
Enjoy this selection and try to replicate some of these examples.
Unique bottle lamp decor ideas
Each glass bottle has something elegant and unique. Some of them attract attention with their shape, color or size. And they can become an element of home decor as a lamp. Take a look at the following examples and choose the best one for yourself.
The idea of a bottle filled with corks
Chandelier made from hanging bottles
Chandeliers are fascinating in themselves, but it is their uniqueness that attracts attention. Therefore we are confident that these are original hanging chandeliers will be noticed by everyone who crosses the threshold of your home.
Wine bottle lantern
Wine bottle lamp ideas
From a bottle of Crown Royal whiskey
Rum bottle lamp idea
From a whiskey bottle
There are a couple of cool ideas for all whiskey lovers. Boys will definitely like these lamps.
Industrial style lamps
Original lamp with a cowboy
Beer bottle lamp
Wine Bottle Decoration Ideas
Brazilian mechanic Alfredo Moser, who in 2002 invented simple design light well from a plastic water bottle, is proud that he did not patent his invention. Thanks to Moser, such homemade lights are now used in hundreds of thousands of homes in Tanzania, Bangladesh, Fiji, Argentina, India and poor countries around the world where people live in closets without windows or electricity.
The idea is extremely simple. A hole is drilled in the roof into which a 2-liter plastic bottle filled with water is hermetically inserted. Thanks to the refraction of rays in water, the bottle effectively diffuses light indoors. 
Measurements have shown that one two-liter bottle produces a luminous flux similar to a 40-60-watt incandescent lamp.
If you fill the joint with the roof with a hardening silicone sealant, then even during heavy rain not a drop leaks, Moser assures.
Unlike the enterprising Edison, the Brazilian inventor did not earn a cent from his “light bulb.” He still lives in a simple house and drives a car made in 1974. But he has something to be proud of: light wells of this type are already being installed en masse in at least 15 countries around the world. Although it is unlikely that the author himself could have imagined such popularity of the simple proposed design, the fact remains. The director of the MyShelter Foundation in the Philippines estimates that by the beginning of next year, plastic water bottles will light up the homes of about a million people. “Alfredo Moser has changed the lives of countless people, I think forever,” he says.
Master class on making a lamp from a plastic bottle. Even from two plastic bottles. Everything is done quite simply with your own hands. As a result, we get an interesting, original and, one might say, designer lamp.
We will need:
- plastic bottle 5 liters
- plastic shampoo bottle
- sealant
- wires
- metal tube
- bulb
- glass paint
- polymer clay
These are the bottles we will need. 
Cut off about half of the 5 liter bottle. 
On top, under the neck, we make six notches with a marker. Equidistant, of course. 
From these serifs we draw lines vertically down. 
Next we need a drawing. These lamps were taken as the basis or idea. 
Let's draw a similar pattern on the bottle. Try to make it symmetrical. 
At the bottom, where the pattern ends, we cut out the plastic along the contour of the pattern. 
Now, according to the marked pattern, apply the sealant in thin lines. 
At the bottom, where we just cut off the drawing along its contour, we also don’t forget to apply sealant. 
Let the sealant dry. After it has completely dried, cover it with silver or gold paint. We need to achieve a metal effect. 
Now, preferably, fill the cavities with glass paint. Don't use just one or two colors. Use three or more colors. The lamp will look richer and brighter. 
Now we cut off the neck of the bottle. We needed it for convenient application of sealant and paint. We held the bottle for him. 
Now let's start cutting the small bottle. 
But first, cut out an oval from plywood or thick one. 
We make a hole in it in the middle. And we take two caps from such a small bottle and also make holes in them. 
At the bottom of the bottle we make three holes in a line. Solder the lid to the bottom. The middle hole in the bottle and in the cap should match. 
Insert a hollow metal tube. 
We insert the bottle structure into the oval. 
Secure it at the bottom with a nut. 
To hide traces of the connection, we cover everything with polymer clay. 
We cover everything with golden paint or any paint that imitates metal. 
We screw the light bulb socket onto the top of the metal tube. We pass the wires just through the tube.
Let's return now to the top of the lamp. On top, where the bottle had a neck, we make a cap like this. 
In order for the upper part to rest on the lower part without additional fasteners, we make a structure like this on the light bulb. 
This structure is then inserted into the cap on the top of the lamp. The photo shows a view from the inside of the lamp. Because there is polymer clay, everything will harden after a while. 
