If you like to upcycle, a multitude of household appliances, from cheese graters to washing machine drums, can be used to create eye-catching light fixtures.

If you prefer recycling, both cardboard and various wire can make awesome lights too. For the crafty, lighting accents can be fashioned out of everything from paper to yarn.

1. Hemp string pendant light

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2. Recycled book lamp

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3. Coffee filter snowball wall light

 Crafty Nest

4. DIY EL wire lights

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5. Pretty paper candle luminaries

Kollabora

6. Plastic bag lamp

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7. Origami string lights

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8. Canning jar lights

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9. Dollar store basket lamp

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10. Cupcake liner fairy lights

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11. Light-up pallet side table

 Fiskars

12. PVC pipe cutout lights

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