3 Tiered Clothespin Chandelier

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by DeeDee
5 Materials
$32
2 Hours
Medium

We had to relocate the light in our laundry room. We wanted a really neat light in the room so we started thinking of ideas and I remembered that Young House Love Blog made their own clothespin light for their laundry room and I knew I had pinned some different ideas on Pinterest, so off I went to get the details.

First we scanned Pinterest for more ideas and that's when my honey found this one (visit out blog to see). We loved it so we made it. If you visit their site, you'll notice there are no instructions. We improvised and came up with our own idea to create one that resembled theirs.


You will need:


One tomato cage 32" x 12" - $2.00

One pendant light kit - $18.00

One large stove top drip pan - $1.25

LOTS of clothespins (we used 192 pins) - $1.50 per pkg of 50

Spray paint to match your light kit - $5.00 (not shown)


Total project cost: $32.25 

It cost us $24.00 because we already had the tomato cage, drip pan and paint.

First you will cut down the tomato cage using the 3 largest rings. We spaced each ring 3 1/4" apart. The largest ring needs to keep the long side supports attached facing upwards. The middle ring doesn't have any side supports on it at all so we secured it on with zip ties. The smallest ring keeps the long side supports the full length as well so you can attach your drip pan. Place the smallest ring on the assembly with the long wires pointing toward the largest.


I know this is hard to understand but maybe by seeing the pictures you can figure it out. If you need to, just ask us questions, please don't be shy! Now try on the light kit to the drip pan. Ours fit perfectly! Woohoo!

That little white piece holds everything snug and tight together. Who'da thought you could make a chandelier with a stove top drip pan and a tomato cage! Ha!

I painted the entire thing using the Rustoleum Oil Rubbed Bronze paint. Ya gotta have everything matchy matchy ya know! Next, wire it in to your outlet and attach the light kit securely.

Lastly you attach 192 clothespins to the tomato cage wires and tah dah! You now have a very awesome conversation piece hanging in your laundry room!

If you want to see what else we've made using clothespins, visit our blog HERE.

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  • Debra Burnett Debra Burnett on Apr 24, 2021

    very cute idea for the laundry room.

  • Marilyn Zaruba Marilyn Zaruba on Apr 25, 2021

    VERY clever. How do you people think up these amazing things?


    Wouldn't this be really cute with clear plastic clothespins?

  • Judy K Murphy Judy K Murphy on Apr 18, 2023

    I made this a few years ago and I still love it. It is perfect in my laundry room.

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  • Julie Julie on Apr 19, 2023

    Made one of these for the laundry room in an old farmhouse we lived in before this house. So cute!

    • DeeDee DeeDee on Apr 30, 2023

      Hi Julie! They're fun to make. Thank you so much!

  • Julie Julie on Apr 30, 2023

    You're welcome, DeeDee!

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