Cut Out + Keep

Sharp Lighting

Add Sharp Lighting to a Dull Room.

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/sharp-lighting • Posted by BarryBelcher

Create a chandelier using mix and match flatware cutlery.

You will need

Project Budget
Almost Nothing

Time

3 h 00

Difficulty

Nice & Simple
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Description

Create a chandelier using mix and match flatware cutlery.

Instructions

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    Drill small holes in the tips of every knife using a metal drill bit. Be sure to spray WD-40 on the area where drilling as a lubricant.

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    Find a base to an old casserole dish or something similar as the base for the top of your chandelier's knives to hang.

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    Hook 2 hanging flower pot chains at equal length across from each other on the base then take another chain and hook evenly from the other 2 chains to a ceiling hook.

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    Use metal wire and create a hook through the hole drilled in each knife tip.

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    Hang knives evenly around the casserole metal base.

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    Remove the clamp and shade from the clamp lamp.

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    Twine wire and bulb holder down the center of knives and up the chain hanging from ceiling hook.

  8. Watch me make this here or follow instructions below.

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    Plug it in to add sharp lighting in a dull room.