![dollar-store-wastebasket-DIY-pendant-light.jpg Dollar store wastebasket DIY pendant light](http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Z8Pw4CWFAmA/VOFCYZKtMXI/AAAAAAABSh0/oUyBXrZcElY/dollar-store-wastebasket-DIY-pendant-light.jpg?imgmax=800)
I am super thrilled with this project especially for the total investment of only $10 and 10 minutes of my time. Seriously! The best bang for my buck that I’ve had in a while!
This fun pendant light came about when I was searching the dollar store with the kids for items to use for their school valentine’s this year (we ended up settling on this and this) but I also happened upon these great little metal wire trash baskets and I knew immediately what I wanted to do with them!
Turn them into pendant lights!
![dollar-store-wastebasket.jpg Dollar store wastebasket](http://lh6.ggpht.com/-vKx3YU_xFUg/VOFCawEh9DI/AAAAAAABSh8/77iZW-wUOB0/dollar-store-wastebasket.jpg?imgmax=800)
I actually had all the supplies on hand, but if you wanted to make your own it is pretty simple. You need the basket, a light cord kit (I used this IKEA one since it has a screw top attachment that secures the basket to the socket) and an Edison bulb.
![supplies-for-DIY-basket-light.jpg Supplies for DIY basket light](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ZqsonwZUjDY/VOFCdRnGylI/AAAAAAABSiE/xS7MLB3GzDk/supplies-for-DIY-basket-light.jpg?imgmax=800)
I love the ‘farmhouse’ feel of it. I actually have it hanging off my pergola in the backyard right now, and I am thinking of making a couple more, to give us a little extra light when we eat outside now that it is finally warm enough to do so.
![DIY-Basket-light.jpg DIY Basket light](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ZSpp3BPqx-o/VOFCTzN6csI/AAAAAAABShk/OlJ_hiM4N2Y/DIY-Basket-light.jpg?imgmax=800)
To make it, couldn’t be simpler. I used a wire cutters to cut out a hole large enough for the socket to fit through
![cutting-hole-in-basket.jpg Cutting hole in basket](http://lh6.ggpht.com/-JzkZqq1ypX4/VOFCRqLWqUI/AAAAAAABShc/xKLekaGM9d8/cutting-hole-in-basket.jpg?imgmax=800)
![basket-light.jpg Basket light](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-p7czGq3xR30/VOFCPLz1tJI/AAAAAAABShU/luykd3hAi6c/basket-light.jpg?imgmax=800)
And screwed down the clip (this light fixture is meant to hold paper lanterns so it has this extra piece, if you were using a standard wiring kit you would have to make sure the hole is exactly the right size)
![adding-light-kit-to-basket.jpg Adding light kit to basket](http://lh4.ggpht.com/-sC6H-XEx46A/VOFCLL5mLwI/AAAAAAABShM/K3XoE_M1_9M/adding-light-kit-to-basket.jpg?imgmax=800)
Now add your bulb (I used the edison style since they are so darn rustic!) and that is it!
![dollar-store-trash-basket-light.jpg Dollar store trash basket light](http://lh4.ggpht.com/-V0eR4rt_wR4/VOFCWFM6VnI/AAAAAAABShs/wNexTlZCK40/dollar-store-trash-basket-light.jpg?imgmax=800)
![wire-basket-light.jpg Wire basket light](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-8cGgF5SxT-A/VOFCj2jo_fI/AAAAAAABSic/GQF3DovsUDs/wire-basket-light.jpg?imgmax=800)
What do you think? Should I try the shorter look?
![waste-basket-pendant-light.jpg Waste basket pendant light](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-CBSykiTyZyg/VOFCh-fo-cI/AAAAAAABSiU/TyPCrZtjME8/waste-basket-pendant-light.jpg?imgmax=800)
![trash-basket-lamp.jpg Trash basket lamp](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-wcSVKimZ8fs/VOFCfmKd-WI/AAAAAAABSiM/v-ORTk-RaeA/trash-basket-lamp.jpg?imgmax=800)
![wire-basket-light-knock-off.jpg Wire basket light knock off](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-KOh8myuw6hM/VOFClsgBanI/AAAAAAABSik/eUIxqNfx-JE/wire-basket-light-knock-off.jpg?imgmax=800)