Diy Leather Pendant Light

The ceiling lights at my storey are ever having issues (oh the joys of renting…) thence I'm constantly looking for extra lighting that volition check inward alongside my decor without existence likewise obtrusive. This is a pretty quick DIY in i lawsuit you've gathered all of your textile in addition to I dear how it looks inward this corner of my footling apartment. If you're a lover of leather in addition to a fan of the pendant low-cal craze - this may hold out the perfect DIY low-cal for you!

What you lot need:
4 - 25" long leather straps
4" wooden circle plaque
Drill
Nails
Hammer
On/Off socket
Switch Cord
Light Socket
Wire Cutter

How to brand it:
-Measure the see quest of the wooden circle in addition to drill a 3/8" hole.
-Mark out 4 evenly spaced spots only about the exterior of the circle.
-Take your kickoff slice of leather, cross the ends over each other to shape an x, in addition to thence boom each halt to i of the spots marked out on the circle.
-Repeat alongside the contrary side.

-Cut the remaining ii straps downwards to 22" long.
-Cross the ends over each other to shape an x again, putting the bottom of the loop into the middle of the loops formed past times the other straps. Nail the ends over the straps that were already nailed in. Repeat alongside the contrary side.

-Take the switch cord in addition to cutting off the socket halt of the cord. Use wire cutters to strip the security off the the wire ends.
-Pull cord through the altitude of the wooden pendant in addition to downwards through altitude of the socket.
-Wrap the exposed wire only about the screw on the within of the socket in addition to tighten. Repeat on other side. (See images below)

-Put socket dorsum together, screw inward a low-cal bulb, in addition to describe dorsum into the leather loops.
-Trim the excess ends of leather at the altitude in addition to hang upward your novel light!