We have a really long mirror in our master bathroom and for some odd reason the longest light fixture you can get from local hardware stores max out around 36-40” and we needed something longer. You could special order a light but prices started around $500 and that was too rich for my blood.
In came my new found skill for copper pipe soldering. I drew up some plans and had a good idea of what I wanted to create. I wanted an industrial look with a touch of farm house. I sourced some light socket kits from Homedepot, 6” metal mixing bowls, copper pipe, and a torch. Let the soldering begin!
I learned a few good lessons building this light housing. First, copper pipes can get extremely hot and secondly you can’t flip a propane torch upside down while it is on. It does not like it. All in all I spend about $55 for this build and most importantly the wife loved it!
