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Help you save and energy-saving lamps, LED lightening. But a mechanic from Brazil, Alfredo Moser, offers his own solution - a solar bottle lamp. As the master says, why save expensive electricity if you can illuminate your house with free sunlight? All that remains is to catch a ray of sunlight and launch it into the room. And although the idea is not new, the poverty of most Brazilians does not allow them to use a system built on refractive lenses.

As a sun catcher, the mechanic suggests using a water-filled plastic bottle volume of at least 1.5 liters. The system is impressive in its simplicity: a hole is cut in the roof of the house and a bottle is inserted into it. The installation site is covered with a cover plate, and the joint itself is carefully sealed. Then water with a small amount of bleach is poured into the bottle.

Water, like a lens, focuses and then scatters the sun's rays, A Bleach disinfects water and, by killing microbes, prevents it from becoming cloudy for a long time.

Tests have shown that the service life of such a lamp is 5 years, and the power (on a fine sunny day) corresponds to a conventional 50-60 watt light bulb.

Despite a number of disadvantages - the bottle lamp is completely dependent on the sun, more than 10 thousand houses, cabins and small buildings. The idea turned out to be so attractive that people in the Philippines became interested in it, where similar lamps became widespread. More than 1 million people already use solar lamps here!

Alfredo Moser intends to modernize the solar lamp. For example, he suggests using more durable glass bottles, and instead of water, pouring a special fluorescent liquid, which, having accumulated energy during the day, will glow at night.

Making a bottle lamp with your own hands is quite easy. Of course, it’s not as easy as folding a paper airplane, you still have to deal with a drill if you want to do everything beautifully, but still not as difficult as building a chair, for example. We will describe general principle creating a bottle lamp that you can customize to suit your own ideas. Good luck!

Required materials and tools:

• drill and glass drill bit, or
• diamond blade for an angle grinder (if you plan to cut off the bottom of the bottle),
• any adhesive that can be used to cover the sharp edges of the drilled hole so that they do not cut the wire,
• a garland or lamp with a socket (depending on your purposes),
• if desired - various decorations such as lampshades, etc.

DIY bottle table lamp

How to make a lamp from a bottle with your own hands: step-by-step instructions

First of all, cool the bottle: this will make the drilling process easier.

In order to drill or cut glass, you need to be careful and careful. If suddenly one of your friends works with glass, you can contact this person; Otherwise, don’t be lazy to buy a glass drill: this way you will avoid unpleasant surprises in the form of a cracked or burst surface of the bottle.

Once the bottle has cooled, mark the point where you plan to make the hole. Be patient: it is better to drill slowly, allowing the drill to cool from time to time. The same goes for an angle grinder with a diamond blade.

Having drilled the hole, you have completed the most time-consuming step of the entire job. Now you need to remove the sharp edges of the hole so that they do not cut the lamp wire. To do this, you can use sandpaper, smoothing off the sharp edges, or any adhesive mass - for example, plasticine. For wide holes, a custom-sized one is also suitable. rubber compressor for the tap.

The final step remains - either insert a lamp with a base into the neck of the bottle, or fill the bottle with a garland, pulling it through drilled hole wire to the outlet. If you cut off the bottom, you need to pull the light bulb wire through the neck of the bottle, leaving the light bulb itself inside the bottle. Essentially, the lamp from the bottle is ready. All that remains is to decorate it: hang a lampshade, paint it, etc.

And to make it easier for you to decide on the design of your future lamp, we have collected 27 photos of bottle lamps for you. Enjoy watching!

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Bottle with a pattern of butterflies

We described how to make such an engraving on glass in the article “Do-it-yourself engraving.”

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Black lampshade in the same style with a label

The bottle can be filled with pebbles...

...or glass. Or any other small items that seem beautiful to you and are not prone to fire.

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Pendant lamps made from cognac bottles

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 new lamp when can you make it yourself? And how much is there all kinds of ideas, which will harmoniously fit into the interior. Today we suggest using empty bottles for the manufacture of 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's a pair for all whiskey lovers cool ideas. Boys will definitely like these lamps.

Industrial style lamps

Original lamp with a cowboy

Beer bottle lamp

Wine Bottle Decoration Ideas

Plastic and glass surround us everywhere and very often bottles made from these materials accumulate in large quantities and litter balconies, garages, sheds and verandas. You can just throw everything into a landfill, but it’s better to try to use them as material for creative ideas.

Even inexperienced craftsmen can create original lamp with your own hands from plastic or glass bottles. It is enough to be inspired by the ideas presented and arm yourself with our tips and recommendations.

Wine bottle table lamp

Beautiful and unusual night lights can be made from wine bottles, which can have the most bizarre shapes. The lighting features will depend on the color of the glass. Lamps from bottles original design fit perfectly into a modern interior.

To make a cozy night light you will need one bottle, simple short garlands, masking tape and a drill with a special drill bit for tiles and glass. It is better to match the color of the light bulbs on the garland to the color of the bottle glass. For example, for containers made of dark brown glass, light bulbs with yellow light(warm lighting), and a dark blue bottle will be combined with blue or white light bulbs (cool lighting).

When all materials are prepared, you can start working. Take a clean, dry bottle and wrap it around the bottom and bottom masking tape in several layers. Next, mark a hole for the wire on the wall or bottom and drill it with a wet drill. average speed, holding the drill straight and firmly fixed. If you follow all the described recommendations, the glass will not break. When the hole is ready, it should be sanded.

Next stage - design decoration bottle walls. Most affordable option- draw patterns with translucent stained glass paints. For these purposes, you can use a homemade stencil. With sufficient skill and developed imagination you can depict something abstract. It should be noted that even without additional decoration such desk lamp will look great.

The bulbs of the garland are lowered into the bottle one at a time through the hole, leaving the necessary part of the wire with the plug. The lamp is supposed to be oriented vertically with its neck up.

Glass overexposure: interesting ideas for pendant lamps for apartments and cottages

To make a lamp, you can use not only wine bottles, but also shaped bottles for cognac and liqueur or miniature beer bottles.

A composition of lampshades of different sizes and shapes will certainly impress your guests. You can use the frame from an old chandelier, or you can fix them as separate lampshades.

Glass goes perfectly with a metal or wooden frame.

To carefully and safely remove the bottom of a bottle, you need to wrap the bottle along the “cut” line with woolen thread in several layers, then, after tying the ends, remove the wrapping to wet it in acetone or vinegar and put it back on the bottle. After this, the thread should be set on fire and, turning the bottle, wait until it burns out so that you can immediately lower the bottle into a previously prepared basin or sink with cold water. The bottom will easily fall off, leaving a clean, smooth edge.

Another method requires rigid fixation and a glass cutter. First, use a glass cutter to make a closed cut line. In this case, the glass cutter is pressed tightly against the glass, and the bottle, sandwiched between the bars, is slowly rotated. When the line is ready, the container is immersed in cold water slightly above this line, and boiling water is poured inside through a funnel. As a result of such actions, the glass at the notch will burst and the bottom will fall off. All that remains is to sand the edges with sandpaper or a block. You may not get the desired result right away, so first you can practice on not the most beautiful bottles.

To implement the idea presented in the next photo, you will need three identical containers made of light brown glass. When the bottom is separated using the methods described above, you can begin to assemble and decorative design, which consists of randomly winding copper wire.

Next version pendant lamp Suitable for kitchen and living room.

A convenient and practical lamp for illuminating a country porch or a gazebo for tea drinking can be made quite simply and quickly from beautiful bottles of noble alcohol lying around. To be more economical, it is better to use energy-saving lamps.

A street lamp from bottles can be made using LED lamps solar powered or using wax candles. Such designs are indispensable in places where it is difficult to install an electrical wire. Glass perfectly withstands contact with open fire, so using candles is completely safe.

Pendant lamps and chandeliers made from elements of plastic bottles

A pendant lamp made from a plastic bottle will be weightless and easy to attach. There are many options on how to make a plastic masterpiece, but it’s better to start with the simplest. Let's consider several basic manufacturing options.

Plastic lamps transmit light well and are reliable in operation. This is an excellent option for the kitchen of a private home or cottage.

For this option we use a 5-liter bottle and a lot of disposable plastic spoons. The bottom of the container needs to be cut off. We cut off the handles of the spoons and glue them with hot glue to the surface of the bottle in a circle so that each subsequent row slightly overlaps the previous one. To close the neck, you need to make a “rim” from spoons glued into a ring. Next, secure the socket and light bulb as described above.

IN next option The decor is cut off bottoms, which look like airy 5-petal flowers. Clear bottles can be used different sizes, cutting off only the flat bottom. In this case, all elements are connected with rope or nylon thread and secured to the base in the form of a cut off upper part big bottle with a neck. The assembled chains can be of different lengths, which will give the product a more sophisticated look. Top part each chain must be glued to the base in such a way as to ultimately completely cover its surface.

White plastic bottles with a protruding bottom for kefir and other fermented milk drinks can also be used. In this case, cut off the bottom with low edges. We connect the elements together using glue in the shape of a bowl, placing elements of a larger diameter on top, and closer to the hanging edges of the bowl - a smaller one. To attach the cartridge and wire, we use the already described method using the top part of the container.

Bottle lamps can be made from available materials without extra costs, without special skills and quite in a short time. If you wish, you can try to test your strength by creating an exclusive plastic chandelier using an old frame.

Chandeliers made from multi-colored glass bottles of lemonade or beer look very interesting and unusual. IN general directions There are a great many for flights of fancy.

Do you want to add charm to your gazebo or balcony so that you can sit in an armchair at night and enjoy the stars, surrounded by intimate twilight? We will help you achieve what you want - to do this, you need to watch our master class and make a lamp or chandelier from a glass bottle with your own hands.

A chandelier made from glass bottles will fit perfectly into your home or apartment interior. And most importantly, they will be exclusive!

To make a chandelier from bottles with your own hands you will need:

• Large bottles - 3 pieces;
• Bottle cutter;
• Sandpaper;
• Screwdriver;
• Dark wire.

• Remove labels from bottles and dry them well.

• Secure the bottle in the cutter, place the glass cutter at the level you want to leave, put on protective clothing. Carefully rotate the bottle for a smoother cut line.

• Pour cold water over the bottle, then hot. Alternate like this for a few minutes, and the bottom of the bottle will fall off along the cut.

• Put the bottle down bottom on sandpaper and scroll for a few minutes until the edges are even and smooth.

• Using a screwdriver, carefully disassemble the lamp and carefully remove the wire. We thread the wire through the hole, assemble the lamp and check if it works.

• Now, in order to give the almost finished chandelier some originality, we take a dark wire and, starting from the neck, begin to twist it onto the bottle. You can give the wire any look you want.

You can also paint the lampshade and we will get something like this stylish lamps suspension To find out how color the bottle - press the button!

Master class No. 2: Decorating a lamp from a bottle

A lamp made from a glass bottle will fit harmoniously on cozy balcony, without interfering with admiring the sleeping city.

To make a lamp from a bottle we will need:

• Empty glass bottle;
• Glass cutter;
• Propane torch with fine tip;
• Plastic safety glasses;
• Sandpaper/sanding block;
• Protective gloves, mask;
• Liquid glue for decoration;
• Glass stones for decoration;
• A small lamp on a long wire with a switch;
• Wooden chop;
• Screwdriver;
• Short wire/string.

1. Let's take a bottle and remove the labels from it. It is best to practice on a couple of others before cutting the desired bottle, since cutting glass is quite difficult.
2. Carefully use a glass cutter along the circumference of the cut line; Take your time - if the lines don’t close, you won’t be able to cut the bottle straight.
3. Next, we take the burner, it’s best if you fasten the bottle on something slowly rotating, but you can just fasten it firmly. Carefully begin to heat the cut area, do not forget to slowly rotate the bottle if you just have it attached. After a while the cut line will split.

There is an easier way to cut a bottle: we also draw a line around the circumference with a glass cutter, place the bottle in a container with cold water, so that the cut line is covered. Next, pour a little boiling water into the bottle - the bottle will split along the cut. If it doesn’t work, repeat with a new bottle.

The cut line turned out to be sharp and uneven - sand it with sandpaper. As a precaution, wear goggles, a mask and protective gloves.

Apply a drop of glue to the edge of the bottle.

Place a glass stone on the drop of glue and press it for a while so that it sticks to the bottle.

Try to glue the stones in a circle, right up to the neck.

After sealing the entire bottle, let it dry for a day.

Let's take a lamp. You can take more powerful lamps to make the light more powerful.

Look at how your lamp is designed to avoid damaging the wiring. Carefully disassemble the lamp and carefully remove the wire.

We thread the cord through the bottle, put the lamp back together, and check if it works. We adjust the wooden tip to the size of the neck of the bottle, so that it does not put too much pressure on the wire and paint it white.

We insert the chopper into the neck, pressing the wire with it to secure our lamp.

To have something to hang our bottle lamp from, we take the lamp cord and twist it, forming a loop. Tie the resulting loop tightly with wire or string. Add glass stones to the neck of the bottle and leave to dry for 2 days.

Here are our bottle lamps that will fit perfectly both in the country house and on the balcony!

Master class No. 3: Table lamp from a bottle

How to make an inexpensive table lamp for the living room or bedroom, watch the next master class.

We will need the following:

• Glass bottle;
• Patch;
• Diamond drill;
• A small lamp on a long wire with a switch;
• Shade;
• Protective gloves, glasses and mask;
• Unnecessary towel;
• Screwdriver.

Lamp manufacturing process

1. We outline from below on bottle hole for wiring. We put a patch on this place and put on protective clothing.
2. How to drill a hole for the cord: put the bottle in a towel and start drilling a hole with a diamond drill. Drilling can take up to half an hour.
3. Peel off the patch and labels by soaking the bottle in hot water.
4. Using a screwdriver, carefully disassemble the lamp, being careful not to damage anything.
5. We insert the wire into the hole in the bottle and stretch it to the neck. We put the lamp back together and attach the lampshade to the neck.

The economical original table lamp is ready!

Choose a craft you like, call the kids and give them unforgettable creativity lessons, when it would seem that you can create something incredibly interesting from seemingly unremarkable individual objects!

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Bottle lamp ideas

From this master class you learned only 3 ways to diversify your home with unusual lamps made from glass bottles, but there are many more different, non-standard and extravagant chandeliers, lamps and sconces, the manufacture of which you can learn by looking at a few more ideas. Create so that the soul rejoices and the body rests.