lighting

Create A Ceiling Fibre-Optic Starscape

8:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Stick-on glow-in-the-dark stars have nothing on the lighting installation in this nursery. Check out the video inside to see how a DIYer dad turned his child’s nursery ceiling into a glowing starscape. More »

Use Ping-Pong Balls To Create Diffused Party Lights

10:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | If you need some cheap and novel ambient lighting for your next party, you’re only a box of ping-pong balls and a string of lights away from solving your lighting worries. More »

Plan And Install A Low-Voltage Lighting System For Your Yard

1:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Installing accent and security lighting in your yard shouldn’t require an electrician and lots of expensive labour. Low-voltage lighting systems make it easy to plan and install yard lights without a professional. More »

Make An Ultra-Minimalist Table Lamp

1:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | If you’re looking for an ultra-minimalist table lamp that requires no more effort than just screwing the bulb in, this ingenious little lamp is for you. More »

Turn That IKEA Artist’s Dummy Into A Lamp

3:00PM Angus Kidman | More than once, I’ve eyed off the IKEA Gestalta artists’ dummy and then decided not to buy it as it’ll just be one more piece of clutter. Blogger John came up with a good excuse for purchasing it though: he turned it into a lamp. More »

Unidentified Floating Desk

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Make Your Own SAD Light Box

1:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Boris wanted to build a light box for his sister, who suffers from Seasonal Affective Disorder, a disorder brought on by lack of exposure to bright light in darker winter climates. My sister suffers from seasonal affective disorder, also known as winter depression. A commonly prescribed therapy is light therapy – about thirty minutes of bright light in the morning. Bright in this context means more than 10 000 Lumens. You can of course buy commercial light-boxes, but I wanted to construct one by myself. He neglects to point out that commercial light boxes can run $200+ and that building you own is a really economical choice. By repurposing a wooden filing box from Ikea, buying some compact fluorescent bulbs and some basic light sockets he was able to craft a very serviceable light box for his sister that exceeded the 10,000 Lumen requirement by nearly 6,000 Lumens. Lightbox Construction [via Make] More »

DIY IKEA Bedroom Mirror/Light Combo

3:00PM Angus Kidman | Fixing a bedside lamp next to your bed or on the bedhead doesn’t provide optimum light. IKEA Hacker details how Carter solved the problem by combining a Minde mirror and two Morker lamps to create an above-the-bed solution that incorporates a mirror, easy-to-reach switches and well-positioned lights. There’s a bit of work involved, but the end result is impressive, and the basic materials cost just $63. If you picked up a pre-framed mirror second hand, you could save money and some framing work as well. IKEA Hacker More »