It can be hard to come up with interesting and practical lighting for boy’s rooms. Often the lighting choices are a bit too feminine or terribly expensive. If you are struggling to find a good option, like I was. These quick and easy DIY lights might be a good fit for you. They use easy to find materials without a lot of skill and tools necessary.

You’ll need:

• a standard shop light.
• a “hanging device” I used a vintage wooden spool attached to the wall. Other ideas would be plant hangers, shelf brackets, even plastic animals with their butts cut off and heads attached to the wall.
• cool touch light bulb.

DIY light from shop light.

1. Start by removing the clamp from your shop light.
2. Choose your “hanging device”.
3. Attach your hanger to the wall at the height you want. Remember that your lamp is going to hang. And that it will need to be 4-6 inches from the wall.
4. Hang your light by wrapping the cord around your hanger. If needed, use small hooks, command tape, or cord guides to help guide your cord down the wall.
5. Add your light bulb. Important: use cool touch bulbs!

DIY hanging light from funnel.

1. Stick the end of the light kit through the top of the funnel. (you may need to use pliers to open the mouth of the funnel large enough)
2. Add your light bulb. Important: use cool touch bulbs!

These lights are very easy, inexpensive, and just plain charming!! They were an easy and great lighting option for Levi’s Bedroom. I hope they might give you an easy, budget-friendly idea for you, as well!