Transform Dollar Tree Home Staples Into Elegant DIY Hanging Lights

Although paint color, upholstery choices, and furniture layout have a major impact on every room in the house, nothing elevates a space like lighting. Thoughtful placement of mirrors can maximize natural light and installing task lights can brighten up kitchen countertops or dark corners. With so many options, it can be a fun design challenge to get good lighting in every room in your house. Fortunately, it's easy to transform a few Dollar Tree home staples into elegant DIY hanging lights to brighten things up.

Whether you want to illuminate your workspace or brighten your home during dark and gloomy winter days, you'll only need a few items to make it happen. Along with Dollar Tree's Clear Plastic Fluted Serving Bowls, get your hands on their Wireless Mountable LED Lights. Customer reviews vary on how well the remote control for this product works. So, consider similar products if being able to turn your lights on and off at the touch of a button is a priority. For hanging, you'll need some Metal Chain Hooks, and Self Tapping Ring Bolt Eye Screws, both available on Amazon.

Because this DIY lighting craft calls for gluing plastic and metal together, make sure to use E6000. The fact that this can bond a variety of materials makes this a handy glue you should always keep in your home. To start, liberally apply glue to the bottom of an LED light. Press and hold it to the center of the bowl until completely dry. Next, turn the bowl upside down to attach a single metal chain hook to the bottom. 

Once your first chain hook is securely attached to the bowl, thread it with additional chain hooks until your desired length is reached. If you're creating more than one light, consider making the chains different lengths for added visual interest. To hang the lights, use pliers to slightly open a ring bolt before screwing it into your ceiling. Create just enough space that you can slip your light chain through the eye of the screw.

Don't be afraid to get creative with this fun DIY project. Along with using bowls of different shapes and sizes, you can also easily personalize them. Try using Nontoxic Suncatcher Paint Pens to draw unique patterns or designs on your bowls or Stained Glass Paint if you want your lights to cast a colorful glow. You can also spray paint the chain hooks, wrap them with raffia, or thread them with large beads to coordinate with your existing decor.