DIY Holiday Decor Idea: Recycled Wood Wine Box Lighting

The food is filling, the wine is flowing; holiday celebrations have begun … and here is one great way to make the most of the materials we buy for festivities. These carved wine-crate lights are artistic in origins but definitely a potential do-it-yourself project as well.

Think about it: how of the same disposable materials are going to be appearing in homes around the country (and the world) over the coming weeks? And what kinds of creative projects could we craft from them? Some ideas are fairly simple, too.

Tracey Johnson presents these wine box lights and lamps as one possibility, but there are many more ways to reuse corks and even recycle broken glass around the house.