It seems to me that in many village yards you can find an old wheel from a cart, in which horses were harnessed. This, in terms of homemade, quite an interesting material that can be easily used in the interior of the garden. And you can, as in the example of the author, make a rustic chandelier from it.
To work you need:
the wheel itself, varnish or impregnation, pads for connecting wires, cartridges, lamps, cables, screwdrivers and drills of various kinds, pliers, wire cutters and a screwdriver.
Take the cart wheel. Even if it’s not very well preserved, it will give the finished product a certain charm. We clean it of any debris, clean it with an emery cloth and cover it with wood impregnation and then varnish.
Small non-through holes are drilled into which hooks will be inserted, for which the chandelier will be suspended from the ceiling. They can be bought either ready-made or made independently from wire, there is nothing complicated about it. Hooks are located on the wheel rim, after 120 degrees.
All metal parts are painted with any paint suitable for the color scheme to the interior of the room in which the chandelier will be located. The chain on which the product will hang is also painted. You can just dip it in a can of paint and hang it above it to drain excess.
Cartridges are now mounted. The author decided to hang five of them on the wheel. A large lamp will be placed on the central axis. For the remaining four holes need to be drilled. A feather drill is taken and the holes in the wheel rim are drilled. They are placed cartridges for light bulbs. The holes should be through, as the wires from the cartridges will be located on the top of the wheel rim. Lamps will be located below. The author’s holes for the cartridge turned out back to back, so you don’t need to fix them, although you can fix them for reinsurance.
For the convenience of connecting all the wires to each other, the author screwed the wiring blocks onto the side of the sleeve, through which the connection will be made. We leave a small piece of wire to connect the chandelier to the network.
Now you can hang the chandelier.
It took 2 hours to work.The result was an interesting thing that will decorate your room and light it.
Success and realization of all your ideas!