Collect a variety of discarded wine bottles that vary in different heights and colors. Remove the labels with a knife and a damp cloth. Once most of the residue is gone, rinse the bottles in the sink under running water. NOTE:Some labels are more difficult to remove than others. If the labels don't come off quickly, consider submerging them in water until the paper and glue soften.
Stand each wine bottle upright on a flat, even surface. Use a glass cutting tool to mark the perimeter of the bottle, about 1/2” from the bottom. Once fully scored, pry the bottom of the bottle loose with a hammer. The hammer should create a clean break, causing the bottom to drop in one piece. NOTE:The bottoms of the bottles are removed so that the sockets and bulbs can be placed inside.
Cut the lamp cord with wire cutters into 16" strands which should account for the proper space needed between the socket and the junction box that each socket will thread into. Connect each end of the cord to either the positive or negative screw located inside each socket with a screwdriver.Repeat this step for all wine bottles.
Insert the bulb into the socket and ensure a level fit by placing the sockets up inside each of the bottles. Repeat this step for all wine bottles.
Depending on the desired length of your wine bottle chandelier, cut the 2" by 8' pine board to size using a reciprocating saw or circular saw. NOTE:The remaining portion of wood will be used to create a roof canopy which must be at least 24" long. If your wine bottle chandelier is designed to be 6 feet long or less, the remaining pine will be enough to make the canopy.
Use a damp cloth to add two even coats of self-sealing wood stain to the 2" x 10' pine board.
Using the drill bit and 1” drill bit, add holes directly through the pine board spaced about 8 inches apart.
With the bottle support board placed along a flat, level surface, place the wine bottles upside down in the drilled holes to ensure a tight and secure fit.
Attach the shallow square plastic junction box along the center of the top of the bottle holding board using a drill. Create a fascia to hide the junction box from view by making a four-sided frame using 1" by 2" pine fascia trim, miter saw, and wood screws. Place the skid plate around the junction box and test all socket cables for proper length. NOTE:To electrify the chandelier, the chandelier wires from all the wine bottles will be connected together at the junction box and then transferred to the ceiling via a central ground wire permanently attached to the junction box. roof main..
A roof canopy will be attached directly to the roof surface and used to suspend the chain that will support the bottle holding board. Create the roof canopy from the remaining 2" x 8' pine by first staining it with two coats of the self-sealing wood stain. Next, use the drill to add two center holes in the deck spaced wide enough to secure the deck. tightly to the ceiling mounted junction box Add a third hole about 1 inch from the other two, wide enough for the light cord to come up through the wood board and into the junction box ceiling mounted.
Place six hook eyes on the wooden board to secure each strand of chain. When all hooks are in position, dry run the roof deck onto the roof with screws through the holes and into the junction box. Attach the chain to the eyes of the hook, then cut the chain to the proper length with the bolt cutters.
Suspend the bottle holder jar from the ceiling ceiling with chain. Use a caulking gun to add silicone along the surface of the drilled holes. Next, insert the wine bottles into the holes until they are firm and snug in place, then insert the jacks through the wine bottles and through the holes in the griddle.
Feed the wires from each socket through the holes and into the center junction box. Finally, with the help of a friend, remove the screws from the hood, then insert the ground wire from the bottle holding board junction box through the small hole drilled in the hood and into the junction box of the bottle holding board. the ceiling. Replace the canopy, then turn on the light switch to test the chandelier.
