green it yourself: LED twig chandelier

photos by JB Spector / Museum of Science + Industry

If you have any trees in your garden, chances are there is the occasional pruning, trimming and clean up. Typically the debris then goes to landscape waste or compost. However, you might consider giving it another life, allowing those twigs to provide beauty and function in something like this LED twig chandelier. The ones shown in these photos are by Deanna Wish Designs in the Smart Home: Green + WIred at the Museum of Science and Industry. The painted hickory branches and twigs are mixed with GE Energy Smart Candelabra LED bulbs, bringing people together under warm, inviting light that costs pennies a year.

If you are feeling handy, this is something you could design and build yourself, or buy one from someone like Deanna.

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