Make a Pair of DIY Wood Sconces for Less Than $6!

I am lucky enough to live in a funky town that has lots of great boutique shops in a bustling downtown area where tons and tons of local artists bring their wares to sell.  It in so incredibly fun to grab a chai latte and walk through all of the beautiful displays.  In fact, it is one of my favorite pastimes while my kiddos are in school.  I always find tons of inspiration from the shops and walk away with ideas of how I want to try to recreate pieces.

That is how this amazing pair of wood sconces came about.  I saw something very similar in a local shop, but it was over $125 for the pair.  I looked at it, thought I was losing my mind, and looked again.  The $128 price tag was still staring straight at me.  As I thought to myself, “This is one board, these people are crazy!” another couple walked up and ended up buying the set.  So apparently I am in the wrong business.  I need to be making these bad boys for less than $6 for the pair and selling them at a humungous mark up!

But since I assume some of you are as frugal as me, I’ll go ahead and show you how I made them.  They were incredibly simple and took me less than an hour from first cut to last coat of stain.

Supplies:

6′ long 1×6

miter saw

nails or screws

stain of choice

Cut List:

2 @ 18″

2 @ 5″

2 @ 5 /12″ with 45* angle on both ends

Cut all pieces and sand each one.

Above is what the angled piece should look like.  (Even though I obviously did not, I would suggest taking the time to stain the pieces after being cut and sanded.  Once assembled, the sconces have creases and crevices that are hard to reach.  I’m just super impatient and wanted to see it all take shape.)

Now it’s time to assemble the sconce.  I grabbed my Ryobi cordless brad nailer (because it is quite possibly the coolest tool ever!), but you could use nails or screws if you prefer.

Start be attaching the 5″ piece to the 18″ board.  After setting my candle on the board to see where I liked it best, I chose to attach it 7″ up from the bottom.  Now I just needed to attach the angled piece by setting it against the board and lining it up to the bottom of the 5″ piece.  Just be sure that you aim your nail or screw at an angle to match that of the board.

And with less than an hour of work and a $6 investment, you have two beautiful wood sconces.  You can attach a saw hanger, or do what I did and just use Command Picture Hanging Strips to hang them up.  Easy peasy.

I am apparently pretty obsessed with this stain color as I have now used it on my jewelry organizer, bath shelf and sideboard.  I love it!  And I really could not be happier with these wood sconces.  And the price tag!!!