Recycled Bottle Chandelier

Reader Contribution by Jaci Kennison
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Jaclyn Kennison is a freelance writer living and playing in the Black Hills of South Dakota. She owns and manages an art gallery and event venue between fits of shopping and redecorating.

I got the inspiration for this project from a photo I found on this blog: The Art of Others.

I’ve written before about my dreams for a home I will have someday, and how I would like to utilize recycled materials to decorate. In that post I discussed a project I have planned for a light fixure–hang a small, multi-paned window under your light source to beautify and diffuse your light. As I was wandering around the World Wide Web, I ran across this picture of bottles that had been re-purposed in much the same way. It sparked an idea for me, for another light fixture–a chandelier.

To do this project, gather a few of your favorite bottles or jars. Clear ones work well and, when painted, offer a stunning take on the light-in-a-bottle idea. In the photo, the artist obviously used slender lights that dropped right into the tall, narrow necked containers. I think this same concept could be tweaked for more traditional light bulbs and fixtures, though I imagine I would need an electrician to properly finish the project.

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