DIY & Crafts

Save money and have fun doing things yourself

  • Home
  • Repurpose
  • Crafts
    • Cricut
    • Kids
    • Paper
    • Winter
  • Holidays
    • Valentine’s Day
    • Easter
    • Halloween
    • Christmas
  • Fashion
    • Sewing
    • Beauty
    • Hairstyles
  • Gifts
    • Baby Shower
    • Father’s Day
    • Mother’s Day
  • Homemade
  • Home
    • Furniture Makeovers
    • Lifehacks
    • Decorating
    • Organization
    • Parenting
    • Gardening
    • Health
  • Food
    • Recipes
  • Knitting & Crocheting

Amazing DIY Shadow Chandelier Inspired by Nature

May 30, 2014 By Vanessa Beaty 12 Comments

Imagine lying in bed, looking up at the ceiling and feeling as if you are outside. That is exactly what you can do with this amazing DIY chandelier that makes it look as if there are trees surrounding you while you sleep.

Brilliant DIY Shadow Chandelier Inspired by Nature

You could buy a chandelier like this, but it would set you back more than $4,000. Why in the world would you pay that much for something that you can easily make yourself? And, you only need white paint, a few branches and some LED lights to pull it all together.

Keep in mind that the larger the light source, the less defined your branches are going to look. The best way, if you want to really look like you have shadows of the forest on your ceiling, is to use many smaller light sources and small LED lights are perfect for this.

If you begin with your light source so that you can gauge the shadows, you can then move your twigs in and out to see where they are best set. This is a crucial step if you want sharp shadows so create the light source first and then add the branches. Use sample twigs to get an idea of where they should go and then you will know where to place them when you actually put the chandelier together and begin painting.

The basis of the chandelier is to attach branches (that you have painted white or whatever other color you prefer) to a sphere – note that using a ring will not give you the same effect – and then adding your light source to light them up and cause the shadows on the ceiling.

This is such a beautiful, unique and rustic way to light any room and it’s particularly great because you can DIY it and that’s our favorite way to go.

Video (Instructions Man vs Pin) Below – But remember the light source is everything, LED lights will work wonders and play with branch/light distance to achieve perfection. Share your results just contact us and I’ll add your project photos to this post!

Check out the concept creator’s video featuring his stunning work:

36.2K shares

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 11,869 other subscribers

Comments

  1. Coralia says

    July 20, 2015 at 4:18 pm

    I adore this marvelous idea, I really admire people so creative, because God give this beautiful give, to many people, but not everybody know how to use this.

    Love a lot ?

    Really congrat at the Genius
    Coralia

    Reply
  2. nancy says

    October 6, 2015 at 12:38 pm

    i think it has someting to do with your base. maybe start out with a plain sphere

    Reply
  3. Dmitry says

    November 15, 2015 at 8:41 pm

    You should have used a bigger diameter sphere

    Reply
    • Sanorah says

      December 2, 2015 at 6:14 am

      Larger branches..

      Reply
  4. ANNa says

    December 9, 2015 at 5:21 pm

    Yes, thicker internal branches and larger sphere. Maybe use the frame of one of those cheap Chinese lantern type ball lampshades (the metal ones not wooden) and see about some bigger branches up to an inch think. If you can flame retard it then hazel or something would be great, nice and bendy. Dunno about plastic

    Reply
  5. Vicky says

    January 6, 2016 at 2:33 pm

    Do the branches need to be flame retarded? Seems that paper lanterns are reasonably safe. An alternative might be to use that type of modelling clay that dries hard without firing to fashion the thicker branches into the right shape. You can use wire and work the clay around it. With a bit of skill you might be able to work the thin plastic “branches” into them while still soft? Haven’t tried this yet though. It may also work to get some wire and fashion your own sphere.

    Reply
  6. Michel says

    January 8, 2016 at 2:40 pm

    You made a great work with a fomidable ingenuity!
    Looking at your work, I would suggest these improvements to your work :
    – larger branches closer to the light source;
    – a much less powerfull source of light;
    – not a ball of twine for the base, cause it cast unwanted shadows. Maybe a sphere with steel wires that you twist a bit to eliminates strait shadows.
    But again, it’s a very interesting vidéo you made, thanks!

    Reply
  7. Chris says

    May 18, 2016 at 8:50 pm

    Could some one make me one please. I’m an older lady and i live alone. I’m useless at such things, but i would really love one of them,. Thanks.

    Reply
    • Elle says

      September 1, 2019 at 1:12 am

      Chris,
      Your post is pretty dated..so I was wondering if anyone has helped make you one yet?I
      Elleelle

      Reply
  8. Aleeya says

    July 8, 2016 at 4:07 pm

    This is a great project. I think yours turned out well. I was looking at the original where you got the idea and it looks like there’s more tree looking pieces and they seemed closer to the bulb. Maybe if you tried this with more pieces of “tree” on a smaller frame it might cast more defined shadows. I don’t know. I still think yours looked great. I might try this.

    Reply
  9. Gary says

    April 7, 2019 at 7:04 pm

    Is it possible to buy one of these? And where from?
    Thanks

    Reply
  10. Hazel says

    March 15, 2021 at 2:29 pm

    Hi, where can I find the base sphere online?

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Search

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Recent Projects

Cute Upcycled Clothespin Birds Craft

DIY Unicorn Diaper Cake Tutorial

Easy Safari Car Diaper Cake Baby Shower Gift Idea

Rustic Coffee Decorated Tin Can Watering Can

Pages

  • About Us
  • Be Featured
  • Contact Us
  • Email and Push Notification Subscriber Settings.
  • Privacy Policy
DIYnCrafts.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com, amazon.co.uk, amazon.ca and amazon.com.au.

Copyright © 2022 DIY and Craft Projects and Collections

36.2K shares
  • 4.6K