Rusty Burchard at Ridge Church in Charlotte, North Carolina brings us this beautiful repurposing of trash cans.
Rusty bought 15 trash cans at Ikea (for $1.99 each) and drilled holes in the bottom. He then attached an Ikea lamp socket set inside of the trash cans ($4.99 per socket set). Then he hung the lamp sockets from the truss at random lengths. Each one has a trash can lamp has a 60-watt bulb inside and is wired to a dimmer.
To add a little extra light he used six LED par cans on the sides of the truss to add color. The total cost for the set was $105.
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Anyone have a link to the lamp sockets? I’ve been looking everywhere.
If Ikea doesn’t have them the paper lantern store does. http://www.paperlanternstore.com/cordkitsbulbs.html
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10175810
They don’t seem to have the black cord online but they had them at the store in Charlotte.
Well done! Simple, cheep, and a great idea!
What color trash cans are these?
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20052012#/20052012/
They are a frosted white. Really the color come from the LEDs.
Beautiful design … You said, “Each one has a trash can lamp has a 60-watt bulb inside and is wired to a dimmer.”
What type of dimmer are you describing?
Does this mean the lights are connected to the light board?
Does each light require a separate electric outlet?
I used a drop cord and hooked three lights per dimmer channel. I just used a small dimmer pack that was hooked to the light board. I run them at about 50%you brightness.