Unconvetional Chandelier

In the past I've designed a home and turned my wife loose on the interior design because she is good at it. This time I got a little more involved. Since we had somewhat of an industrial design going, i've had an idea in the back of my head for months. I hate shopping so i never do this type of thing; but one day i was checking out some different things on ebay and came across so old street light lenses for $15 and a walk/don't walk sign for $15. I had no idea what I was going to do with them, but i just had to have them for that price. I bought them and stored them in my office for a while. I recently installed them both into the home and these are the results.

To build the chandelier I spent about $80 on various black pipe fittings in 1" and 3/4" diameter. I then purchased some inexpensive black pendants without shades so the cost was pretty minimal. I took the street light lenses to a glass company and had them drill out some holes in the center of the lenses because they had to be done with special tools. I assembled the parts as I ran the wiring, then mounted it to a beam over the dining room. For a little extra style I purchased some stylish filament type bulbs. We also tried large 5" diameter bulbs that also looked pretty cool, but we preferred the shape of this vintage style bulb. Another bonus, because of the fitting I used where the light mounts, we can rotate the chandelier according to wherever the dining table is positioned.

The walk/ don't walk sign I turned into a do not disturb light by my office door. With a little forethought, we wired the office with a switch to control the sign from my desk. When i'm on a call and don't want to be disturbed, I switch the light to don't walk and my family knows to give me a minute. Really it's more of a silly gimmic than anything, but it's a fun little feature and we have the only street lights and walk don't walk signs within 50 miles.