How to make a Bathroom Vanity Light // Woodworking | I Like To Make Stuff
How to make a Bathroom Vanity Light // Woodworking | I Like To Make Stuff
See how I made a simple vanity light for my bathroom as we prep our house for sale!
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We’re getting our house ready to sell (we’re moving) so I am finally getting around to doing a bunch of projects that I’ve put off for 9 years. One of those projects is to replace a severely dated light fixture in our kids bathroom. In this quick project I made a new light fixture to put above the mirror using a reclaimed piece of wood flooring and some basic light fixtures from the big box home center. It’s easy to customize and anyone can do it!
TOOLS LIST:
(some are better than the versions I own)
http://amzn.to/2aCJYGu – SawStop cabinet saw
http://amzn.to/2rVUa8c – Strap clamps
http://amzn.to/2sj8yYA – Lamp sockets
http://amzn.to/2t1wHRz – LED bulbs
http://amzn.to/2axOLvq – Dewalt 20v drill driver combo
http://amzn.to/2da9fOJ – Evolution miter saw (cuts wood, alum, steel, etc)
http://amzn.to/2akFubx – Orbital Sander
http://amzn.to/2awLSaO – Shop Fox Hanging Air Filter
http://amzn.to/2akFN6c – 2HP Dust Collector
http://amzn.to/2axPmNA – 1 Micron bag
http://amzn.to/2axFGW9 – Speed square
http://amzn.to/2akGJYa – 90˚ corner clamp (4 pack)
http://amzn.to/2aAxAtv – Formby’s tung oil finished (tung oil/varnish)
http://amzn.to/2ayihkF – Quikclot clotting sponge
http://amzn.to/2aLCCCN – First aid kit
http://amzn.to/2aovz06 – Respirator
http://amzn.to/2aW3nHn – Filters
http://amzn.to/2aY182W – Eye protection
http://amzn.to/2axUZ0X – Ear protection
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How to make a Bathroom Vanity Light // Woodworking | I Like To Make Stuff
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Nope… too complicated 😂
@iliketomakestuff what grit sandpaper did u use to frost the plexiglass
What kind of blade do you use to cut the plexi glass
If you start at 5:58 the closest bulb is a great example to show that vibrations can unthread things.
I do too thanks to you my sons love it thanks too you (casper mattress)
You should babe a Stealth Shelf.
Cool
layaway plan furniture
very nice
Can u show any video to install bathroom fan
The wiring looks loose and janky as hell. I’d solder, shrink tube and secure the wiring if I were to attempt this. The final product looks amazing though and I like how turned the plexiglas into faux frosted glass.
They don’t make guys like this anymore 🙁 nobody knows how to work wood anymore
is this the same house where you made your secret bookshelf door? if it is, the buyers are going to have a very awesome house!
Har har, "one thing that is universal between all of them is that you need to switch off the power before messing with any light fixture at all" 🙂
dont really like the fixture but i enjoyed the video
1.- There is light going out from above ( that is wrong )
2.- Use 12v. Bulbs they last more than 120v/230v
1×6 for 7-8$…. Good old days with "bad" administration…
Fire Hazard. Bare minimum you should put a label in the box so that no one ever uses anything but LED’s in there.
Unless I missed it, you should have sealed the top. Could of had just had another lens and screwed it on. Dust will collect on those lights causing poorer output, bugs will die inside the fixture and be visible on the acrylic bottom. I understand why you didn’t do it when you made the fixture because it would have been hard the way you went about it to mount the fixture if you had a top. There are ways to get around that though. Food for thought on your next one. Otherwise, looks awesome.
Could not believe that those wire nuts are safe at all 😆 i mostly use connectors offered by Wago (German company)
"burnish" your miter joints, it finishes the joints nicely
Why no ledstrip?
Nice, but I think you should have put the same acrylic or something at the top, so dust and flies and stuff don’t just fall in there…
wow… first video I watch on this channel – really great looking light!! perhaps not a project for beginners like myself 😀
Lexan and plexiglass are two different materials… plexiglass is acrylic or Lucite, lexan is polycarbonate.
I prefer covered fluorescent which is brighter in 1965 house and electricity is lot less.
Update your bathroom fixture?? Have you looked around at fixtures? They are all so similar that you might as well have left it there. The only difference is PRICE! The new owners would probably think it’s a new fixture anyway. Would have saved you money and time. But, I do like your replacement. Good job!!!
I made this Bob it was great. There are so many ways to jazz it up. I had my garage shop rewired and they used ceramic light fixtures on the ceilings. I had extras they were $1.25 each and made perfect inside. I am a painter and I did a painted piece of hardboard for the front that can be changed any time. I got the plexi out of a cheap picture frame so it was free. I got the LED light bulbs for free from a welcome gift from our power and light company. So it was $6. I have been messing withy lighting in my art studio and I am going to do some variation of this.. Thanks.
how would one get rid of the uneven frosting/oil marks maybe? on the lexan?
I LOVE IT!
Hey. That thing you use for connecting the wires. Is it safe? I always used a kinf of box with screws and holes. Never saw it. Does it give any kind of problem if use the "boxes"?.
Another good source for 1x6s is pre made fence slats. Lowes sells them cheap
I’ve seen something similar on Pinterest and I’ve wanted to make one but not exactly sure how. Now I know and knowing is half the battle. Lol. Thanks.
Hey, I am bob and I like to make stuff. Today I am gonna make bloah blauh ……. LOL
What size holes for these lights ?
Congrats you got rid of a light from the 80s and replaced it with a light from the 80s…
i’m hoping to build a couple light fixtures soon.
my idea is to also put in a single LED strip that will power on as a nightlight whenever the main light is off, i need to figure out how to wire that up.
Light looked nice but would not be up to code here.
The design is really nice, especially the rustic looks, however, not putting lexan on top, will allow for moisture and dust to get accumulated inside the lamp, and it will be a nightmare to clean. :/
8:02 heheeh
Bob: I’m selling my house
Bob’s Inside Voice: I need to make stuff for it before I sell it
Shows us how to make
Doesn’t include measurements
Boi how do I make dis
It’s a light turn the switch to off. Why shut off the breaker?
bro id fix that air vent too or at least align it 🙂 cool video tho
i hope you sealed the wood that you used to make that…dont want the wood to mold or rot…ya know being in a bathroom …
A lid/Second piece of laxan on top would have kept dust out the fixture
If your a million air: ooh I wanna buy this and this and this and this and this…
If your a million ar and you have your own bob: I want this and this and this ooh and this… "And I like to make stuff"
Yeah but did you sell the house?
Why can’t I find those bulb sockets 😭
You have some GREAT ideas, Rob!