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Recycling Old Tea Cups Into Light Fixtures

by Lloyd Alter, Toronto on 06.18.08
Design & Architecture (lighting)

lights made from recycled cups photo

Trish and Maureen at Domestic Construction recycle old tea cups into single or clustered light fixtures. Put some of the new tiny CFL or LED bulbs into them to be really green! ::Domestic Construction via ::Notcot

Comments (4)

I'd like this to have CFL bulbs but other than that, this is pretty cool.

jump to top Chas says:

Incandescent, eh?

jump to top Craig says:

Well, Try cutting the bottom of one of these cups, it is not easy.

I had to ease off 1/8" off of a porcelian sink, and oh my god even with diamond pads and a constant stream of water it took quite a while. I learned after that to never make concrete countertops for an ikea vanity.

jump to top Scott says:

Great bit of recycling - hat tip to Trish and Maureen.

jump to top weee says:

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