Monogrammed Galvanized Bucket Light

Hi Friends! Happy Labor Day! Hope you are all enjoying the day. It’a a stormy morning and I’m just sitting here watching the storm while drinking my morning coffee. Crossing my fingers some little boys sleep in and looking forward to a day filled with relaxing with my family. Play in the pool, work on some projects, all fun-all day…

If you’ve been hanging around here for long, you know I have a soft spot for old stuff. I’m always trying to come up with ways to re-purpose the stuff we already have laying around. Today, I’m excited to share with you how we created a Monogrammed Pendant Light out of an old galvanized funnel… When we were designing our pool house, we were trying to stay on a pretty tight budget. That encouraged us to get creative with our lighting. My husband is just as bad as I am about saving items we know will have a future use…hence the cool antique funnel…He just happened to have it in the barn.

Let’s see how you can create the same look…

What you need…

Galvanized funnel or bucket with a hole cut in the bottom
pencil
drill and different size bits
Pendant light kit
Edison bulb

Let’s get started…

Sketch your monogram onto the side of the funnel or bucket.
Using your pencil lines as a guide, drill holes to outline the monogram.
Leave as just an outline or fill in with random holes as desired. I had planned to leave it as just an outline, but the Mr. didn’t think it gave off enough light. This looks Awesome at night…kind of like little stars.
Run light kit through funnel. Attach to ceiling.
Add a cool Edison bulb.
Enjoy a fun light fixture that’s perfect for outdoor entertaining! I’ll try to capture a good photo of it at night and update the post…It is a fun statement piece, for sure!