DIY: Chandelier and Wineglass Holder

Growing up, with space at a premium, wineglasses were stored on tracks fixed to the undersides of shelves which allowed them to hang upside down and freed up space for dishes. A riff on that option, especially for the space challenged, is this DIY chandelier that doubles as a place to hold wineglasses while letting the light sparkle through the glass.

A companion to the Bottle Drying Chandelier. Composed of three bicycle braking cables, two plexiglass circles, and one efficiency bulb, instructions are available on Koppe via SwissMiss

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It looks beautiful, but the doesn't-light-attract-bugs? thing makes me pause. It would be like keeping your fruit next to your clean plates - fruit flies ahoy.

posted by roboJolie on June 21st 2008 at 7:02am
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I wish this were a "Hot or Not" post. I would vote "not".

posted by robyn m. on June 21st 2008 at 1:50pm
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So when you have people over and break out the wine, you have to look at a bare bulb?

posted by hillgirl on June 21st 2008 at 3:50pm
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Versions:
16 and 40 glasses shown:
http://www.urbanpeel.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=up-1&Product_Code=NY-4&Category_Code=BI

Here, 40 and 75:
http://www.notcot.com/archives/2005/05/wine_chandelier.html

All three:
http://www.inhabitat.com/2005/05/16/wine-glass-chandelier/

This is a big one, 4 tiers:
http://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/dining/stories/D_IMAGE.10efcb6ba0a.93.88.fa.d0.3571d615.jpg

And bigger still (scroll down) 6 tiers:
http://www.sailfinalstraw.com/Australia%202007/West%20and%20Outback.htm

Seven tiers:
http://rashbre2.blogspot.com/2008/02/cheltenham-sin.html

Sometimes you have to see them in rooms to get an idea:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sssour/1631541564/
http://mingcyn.blogspot.com/2008/01/eating-saga-begins.html

No, you aren't supposed to use the glasses to drink out of! And if you don't have that many glasses around, what else do you have that could make a neat light, any of this stuff (click on each picture to see the light that was created from the items):
http://www.stuarthaygarth.com/default.asp?V_DOC_ID=1066

Yeah. Uh huh. Just as I thought. Now you're as sorry as I am that you've ever thrown anything out.

:::running into street...flagging down a full garbage truck:::

"That's right, fellas, just dump her right here! I'm going to make lamps!"

With an imagination, NOTHING is trash, and EVERYTHING has potential. Errr...now, what can I do with these cat hair balls? Sweaters anyone?

posted by TRUE BLUE on June 21st 2008 at 10:12pm
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Not sure I'd use it as a light fixture because I would hate to have to dust each and every glass every week.

posted by mva1201 on June 23rd 2008 at 3:29am
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LOL TRUE BLUE. Insane. I say that the garbage truck craft day be hosted at your house this week.

posted by cassandra158 on June 23rd 2008 at 8:42am
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Dusting? What's that? Doesn't everyone use a leaf blower inside?

"Garbage truck craft day" hahahahahahaaaaaaaaa
Don't forget your haz-mat suit!

:::photoshopping Martha Stewart's face into a haz-mat suit:::

posted by TRUE BLUE on June 23rd 2008 at 2:56pm
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