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Create a stylish lighting fixture from milk jugs

by Farrah Parkes, Posted Nov 8th 2007 11:00AM

Filed Under: home decor, Crafts, staying green, lighting

Dan over at Instructables has a nifty tutorial for making your own custom lighting fixture from - among other things - plastic milk jugs. He provides a template that looks sort of like a parallelogram with notches in each corner. You use the template to create as many identical pieces as you like - he even offers suggestions for different methods of cutting.

The pieces are then joined together by the notches - no glue or screws needed. Last thing you need is a basic lamp fixture and a bulb that won't melt whatever material you choose for your fixture. Sheer genius.


Tags: lamp, lampshade, light, light-fixture, lighting, milk-jug, recycle

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