DIY Gold Light - Anthropologie Hack
Were you able to guess which one of my weekly faves I'd make (for a recap see image below)? I love putting the question out there and then seeing what my followers actually think I'm capable of (can you imagine if I attempted that gorgeous shield mirror. I think it would spell disaster or at the very least seven years bad luck). In the end I decided to make the DIY gold light - Anthropologie hack. This unique gold stick chandelier is a super easy and affordable DIY project. The original Gathered Glow Anthropologie light fixtureGathered Glow Anthropologie light fixture is priced well above $1,000. I DIY'ed this sucker for less than $10.
If you're not familiar with this feature here it is in a nut shell, I post my weekly favourite finds (below) at the beginning of the week and then by the end of the week I make one of them (or at least attempt to). This week I decided to DIY the gold light from Anthropologie.
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However, if you don't wish to make it and the Anthropologie version is out of your price range, here are some alternative options:
Here are the items I used to make this DIY Gathered Glow Chandelier; A
lamp shade from the the thrift store, hot glue, scissors, straws (or
wooden dowels) and gold spray paint.
I started by hot gluing the straws onto the lamp shade in a organized random fashion with a general pattern going up and down. This part took a bit of time but I found that working in sections, pouring the glue on and then laying down 5 straws at a time helped speed things along.
After all the straws were glued on securely I simply spray painted the inside and outside of the lampshade gold.
I know the Anthropologie version is a chandelier but I decided to use this puppy as a cute little lamp in my office.
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ReplyDeleteThis is AMAZING!!
ReplyDeleteHow did you remove the old lamp from behind it while keeping the structure?
Thanks Cassidy! I didn't remove the old lamp actually, he he, I just cut it shorter than the straws. Hope that helps :)
DeleteWow, this is literally spectactular!
ReplyDeleteThank you: )
DeleteI love this idea!! Thanks for sharing! Questions about the straws - from the top of the lamp, can you still see the striped inside of the straw? Also, if you press on the straws, does the paint chip?
ReplyDeleteYou could see the lines inside a bit but I spray painted down as well to cover the inside as much as possible. Yes, some of the paint chipped when I pressed the straw so I gave it a coat of varnish and avoided pressing one the straws. Thanks for your comment!
DeleteI love the idea. You could also use small wood dowels cut the same size. that would eliminate any cracking problem.
ReplyDeleteOh good call! Another reader suggested metal straws. Both ways would make it feel stronger for sure. Thanks for the comment!
DeleteGenius!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!
ReplyDeletep.s. how many drinking straws did you use, and width of the shade? (no, i'm not copying this idea, not at all....)
ReplyDeletehaha copy away. I think I used approx 80 straws. The width of my shade was around 8". Hope this helps. Thanks for the comment : )
DeleteI’ve been drooling over these style of lamps for a very long time and I can’t believe how gorgeous yours came out! I was thinking too that you can buy stainless steel drinking straws for this also. They would keep their shape for sure. Amazon sells a 48 pk. for $23.99 which would certainly be in line with pricing.
ReplyDeleteYou could also fill in the plastic straws with wall spackle or something along those lines so they hold their shape.
I am just so in love with the one you did and you did such a good job on that! Kudos!
P.S. I am also in love with that bulletin board? Did you make that? It so, details please!! 😊
DeleteGreat call on the metal straws or the spackle. It would definitely make the shade stronger. Unfortunately I didn't make the bulletin board but that's another good idea...adding it to the list now : ) Thanks again for your comments.
DeleteHi! Can you add a pic of the finished shade lit up? It’s gorgeous but I’d like to see how the light shines through...
ReplyDeleteWhat size lampshade did u use? I have yet to find one that the straws or dowels would be larger than...Great idea im about to replicate it!!
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