DIY goes into accessorizing too.
So why buy a lamp when you can
make one out of old vases?
Old vases, old liquor bottles,
you can do this yourself.
So you're going to go to the hardware store
you're going to buy a kit.
A light kit.
A light kit, a lamp kit.
Make sure you get the wattage that it calls out
on that kit for your bulb, number one.
Well number one, match that.
Match it, okay.
You take any vase, okay.
Color, size, shape, whatever.
Doesn't matter.
And you're going to go ahead and drill
through the bottom, carefully, slowly through.
Now we built this one up with just little furniture pads.
So you build it up so the cord clears.
So it has a base and the cord can clear.
You come up and you thread through.
You're going to have two cords,
so you're going to thread it through.
You're going to take a washer.
Now you have to get the right size washer
see how this one fits right over?
You've got to get one.
So if you need a bigger one for
a bigger opening that's what you get.
They sell washers in these little bins.
It looks like jewelry.
It really does, and you can bring the vase
or the bottle with you and just walk
down the aisle and go, "Oh that one fits."
And always do that, bring it with you.
Then you're going to secure it on with a bolt.
And that'll take me an hour, so secure it on.
Okay, the bolt goes in and then you get
to play electrician, without electrocuting yourself.
You're going to go ahead and you're going to put this on.
This piece here, I just want to show the detail on this.
This is where you connect your wires.
You're going to unscrew the screws
and each wire gets to sit right in there
with the screw and then you screw it in.
So yeah, you could tag team with this.
When you are not plugged into the wall.
(laughter) Yeah, remember that, remember that.
Either way, with a steady hand you push that in
and then your wires are connected one and two.
Then your light bulb goes in, this goes on.
And again, have fun with your shade.
Thing's called a harp.
Yes, and then have fun with the shade
because look at this.
Now you've got this, now you've got this.
So cute!
And it's a really fun DIY. (applause)
My favorite is brass.
I want to wrap my own body in this stuff.
This is going to be your new best friend,
it's called brass shim stock.
See how thin this is, paper thin?
Paper thin.
You can take this and your can wrap it over anything.
Here's what you do, you take it
and you're going to use an adhesive.
So this adhesive you're going to put
onto the brass shim stock and then
you're going to put it on the actual surface.
So whatever you're doing, if you're doing
a cabinet, if you're doing a table,
if you're doing your body, (laughter)
your entire body.
What'd you do on Thursday night?
I've seen everything on Netflix.
You wrap yourself in brass shim stock.
I'm going to paint myself in brass shim stock.
I mean, I'm really going to try it. (laughter)
You're going to wait for this to get tacky.
Five minutes.
Then both surfaces are really sticky and tacky
and then you're going to go ahead
and apply it to a cabinet.
Now this is an inset cabinet.
You could do it with just a flat panel.
And then what you do, scrape it
just like you are, real hard.
Push that seam.
You could also wrap the entire cabinet with it.
Cut the corners, like you'd wrap a gift.
So that's the fun part.
I am an excellent gift wrapper.
Santa calls me every year. (applause)
My entire basement is covered.
This would be the best for you.
So now once this is on you could
leave it real shiny and shimmery.
See all the texture you're getting in this.
Yeah, it's really cool, but I dig this.
This is vinegar.
So after you're done with that
you could come in and you just spray it with vinegar.
You're going to let this stuff sit for 24 hours.
And then it patinas.
It patinas, it's amazing.
Look at that, look at that bar!
That bar is the finished product.
So you can patina to your desired finish
or you can leave it really glossy.
But either way, wrap your cabinets,
wrap your tables, wrap yourselves.
That is amazing!
Gorgeous!
Thank you, thank you.
Now this, anybody can do.
This is brilliant!
I like this because our homes
we're paying 900,000 to buy them
and then we're putting 400,000 in to renovate them.
So anywhere we can save, we want to save.
We have tons of leftover tiles from all of our jobs.
Why go buy more if we can mix and match
and do it in a really artistic way?
So these are marble-ceramic mixes.
You've got a crackle finish on one of these.
You can stack them in so many different ways.
You can border them.
And can't you even buy from tile dealers?
Their seconds or scraps or discontinued ones.
So you'll get a discount even if
you're starting from scratch, you can take
a mix and match approach and save a ton of money.
Want to come work for me?
(laughter) Yes I do, on my weekends.
I'm into this but I hope you guys
are into this because it's such
a great way to save money and honestly,
every penny counts because it comes back in your profit.
There's a good example.
Those are very intricate ones.
That's amazing.
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