At night, all I want is for my living room to feel as cozy as humanly possible. As part of that goal, I figured adding lots of warm lamp light would help. So I bought some cordless wall sconces (the lightbulbs are rechargeable so I don’t have to hard wire them). But of course, I can’t leave them plain. Instead I thought I’d turn them into a DIY daffodil light. Ready to see how to make them?!

before

This is the wall I want the sconces for. I know there’s a lot going on with the floral wallpaper, but I think it’ll be really pretty!

Here are the sconces I’m using for the base of the daffodil lights. The wall sconces are cordless and currently sell for $43.99. They don’t have to be hard wired. The lightbulbs do need to be charged and are controlled with an included remote. It comes in a gold color which is perfect for the base of a yellow flower! The shape around the bulb is perfect for creating a flower around it. Let’s get started!

how to make a diy daffodil light

SUPPLIES

Gold Wall Sconces
36 Gauge Metal Foil (to make petals)
Scissors
Spray Paint- Champagne Pink and Vintage Gold
Construction Adhesive (to attach petals to lamp)

step 1- cut petals

Start by cutting out the template. For this, I have a free download for you! This makes it SUPER easy to create the DIY daffodil light since it has the petal shape ready for you.

To download the free printable, just put your name and email in the form below. You’ll get an email right away with how to download. Plus you’ll be subscribed to my weekly newsletter! If you’re already subscribed, go here to download.

To begin, print the template on cardstock and cut it out with scissors. Or upload it onto Design Space to have it cut on cardstock with a Cricut.

Once you have the template, trace the petals onto the thick foil with a pencil. The pencil will leave an indentation in the metal. The petals fit nicely on the roll of foil so there’s very little waste. Real daffodil flowers have 6 petals each so that’s a good place to start with the quantity.

And then cut each petal out. I just used normal scissors for this.

step 2- shape foil

And now, let’s shape the petals so it looks less flat and more like an actual flower.

To shape the petal, simply put one petal at a time on a pillow. The pillow has some flexibility so that the petal can be properly shaped. Then just take a pencil- draw a line down the center and then draw 5-6 lines on each side of the line that follows the rounded shape of the petal. The pencil is to just make indentations that will show up after painting.

I also cut out a rounded part on the end of each petal. The sconce has a hole that needs to be open for a bolt so this way the petal won’t cover that. The template has this included.

step 3- spray paint foil

Next, it’s time to spray paint! Take the metal shapes you’ve cut outside and lay down some old cardboard. Then start spray painting!

For flowers, I like to layer on a few colors together to get a layered look. I started with a pink champagne and then layered a little vintage gold spray paint to pull in the colors from the base of the light.

Flip the petals and then spray paint the backs so each side has color. Let the spray-painted petals dry overnight.

Side note, I was worried about painting plain metal- will it adhere? But it worked great for me. I didn’t do any prep like sanding or priming. I’m also planning on this lamp not being touched a lot on the painted areas since it’s a wall light.

step 4- glue on petals

Finally, we just need to glue the petals onto the sconce to finish up the DIY daffodil light.

For this step, I used construction adhesive. Let the spray-painted petals dry overnight. I pressed the petals on hard and they stuck well. To add the petals, overlap each one and move them around to make sure they’re equal distance apart. Make sure the hole on the back of the sconce shade is open.

I put on too much glue and it was a mess cleaning it up as the petals were pushed firmly into place. So go more sparingly than I did!

The sconce has a plate that’ll go over the petals to also hold them into place so not much glue is needed.

When all of the petals are glued, finish assembling the gold sconce. Follow the instructions included in the package.

Then mount the sconce onto the wall. There is an included plate that needs to be drilled into the wall.

after

Aren’t these the cutest lights you’ve ever seen?!

Spring flowers in particular make me so happy so having these up all year is a treat for me!

They look so warm and cozy at night! They turn on with a remote and you can change the temperature and brightness- I love the customization.

I was going to originally do white petals, but my white spray paint wasn’t working. So I went with pink. And I really like the color! It works great with the gold.

I think they turned out really cute and they look so nice layered on the wallpaper!

price breakdown

For this project, I spent $33 on the sconces. To be truthful, I bought these over a year ago and they’ve just sat while I figured out what to do with them.

I already had the spray paint and foil on hand. If I’d had to buy foil, that would’ve added $30 to the project. And spray paint would add about $16.

So this DIY daffodil light project came out to be $33.

time spent

I did this project over two days. It took about 45 minutes to cut and shape the foil. Then 15 minutes to spray paint. And 1 hour to glue on the petals, assemble the sconce, and hang the lights. I spent 2 hours creating the daffodil lights.

I absolutely love how these DIY daffodil lights turned out! They add so much personality, warmth, and charm to my living room, and they make the space feel extra cozy when the sun goes down. If you’re looking for a creative way to customize inexpensive cordless sconces, this DIY daffodil light is a fun project that makes a big impact.

This post contains some affiliate links for your convenience. Click here to read my full disclosure policy.