Beautiful Lamps Made With Recyclable Materials

Lighting is a very important part in the decoration of environments and spaces of all kinds (indoor, outdoor and mixed). You can make beautiful lamps with recyclable materials.

In this article we will show you how to transform a material that is in disuse into a useful object (like a nice lamp) and tasteful. Let your creativity and ingenuity fly.  Go ahead and try it!

1. Lamps made with cans

The first of the lamps with recyclable materials is very easy to make and very versatile. It all depends on where we need to place it. The base material will be three empty (and clean) soda cans.

Materials

• Cast.
• Cable with plug.
• Spray paint.
• 3 cans of soda.
• Universal glue.
• Lampshade.

• Focus and bulb holder or socket.

Elaboration

• Poke a hole in the side of a can. The size of this hole that you are going to make is so that the cable passes loosely.
• You take the other two cans and make holes below. So that the cable can pass through there.
• You put the cable in the can that is below. Leaving cable up at the height of the two remaining cans and a little more. You leave the cable and plug that is at the other end so that it comes out of the can that is below.
• You tape the cable in the opening below so that it is fixed and covers the hole in the process.
• You put the can up.
• You prepare plaster. It’s very simple. Equal parts of plaster and water. Then mix.
• You place plaster through the hole in the top of the can halfway.
• Let dry and remove the tape.
• You pass the cable through the middle can and take it out from the top. You glue it to the bottom can.
• You do the same with the can above.
• You paint the cans with spray paint.
• On the last can you glue the bulb holder and place the bulb on it.

• Place the screen of your liking on top.
• Place your lamp in the place of your preference. Nobody can believe that you made it only with cans!

2. Lamps with plastic bottles

You can also make beautiful lamps out of plastic bottles. So we recommend that you start collecting all those empty plastic bottles that you have at home without using and put this idea into action. We are going to reuse all that plastic!

Materials

• 1 knife
• Glue.
• Christmas lights.
• Decorative drawings.
• Plastic bottles of the size you want.

Elaboration

• We start by taking a clean, dry bottle.
• You carefully cut the base.
• You line the inside of the bottle with the image of your liking. It is better with thin papers so the light passes with greater power.

• They can also use fabrics and cover the outside of the bottle by gluing it with fabric glue.
• You introduce the lights that you like the most through the spout of the bottle and fix them with glue.
• These lamps are beautiful when you make several and place them in a corner or on a dining room.

3. Children’s lamps

Now we will make a children’s lamp for the children’s room. It has many holes through which it projects the light, which is ideal to leave them on at night.

Materials

• Cutter.
• Balloon.
• Paste.
• Paintings.
• Lamp holder.
• Toilet paper.

Elaboration

• Inflate the balloon to the size you want your lamp.
• Cut the toilet paper into 4-by-4-centimeter pieces.
• Put paste on the balloon and go sticking the squares of toilet paper.
• Covers the entire balloon.

• You should make 3 layers of paper.
• When you’re done, give it a coat of paste.
• Let dry for 12 hours.
• Make the design you want on paper. It can be a heart or a star. Cut out the design.
• You use it as a template and mark it all over the globe.
• You cut out the figures.
• You paint the balloon.
• You cut out the base, place the spotlight and put it in the lamp holder. It is now ready to light up the children’s room.

4. Using string and a balloon

If you like rustic, this is your lamp. It is very easy to do and you will only need a few materials, as we comment below:

Materials

• Balloon.
• Brush.
• White glue.
• Lamp mount.
• Rustic twine or the rope of your choice.

Elaboration

• You inflate the balloon the size you want and tie it.
• Where the knot was, you must mark the lamp mount. In this place you should not put rope.
• Mix cola with water.
• Put the string and try to get it soaked well.
• You take the string and tape it to one place on the balloon.
• You start to go around with the string until you cover the entire balloon several times.
• Let it dry.
• Puncture the balloon and remove it.
• Put the lamp through the hole that was left without string.

And you already have a rustic lamp that you can perfectly place in a room with vintage decoration. As you will see, you can make incredible lamps from disused materials.