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How to build a light box

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Light boxes are most commonly used in retail displays. With good reason, they catch your eye and make the image look fantastic when lit up from behind. This look doesn't have to be just for your local store. Why not build one for your home? You can use your own picture, and create some soft mood lighting to boot.

The people at ReadyMade show you how to easily build your own 2'x2' light box. Our suggestion is to use nails that are easy to remove so you can swap out the print whenever you would like. Using Duratrans backlit media and printing direct to Plexiglas would also work great for this project.


Domestic Displays: The Light Box


1
Assemble the box by nailing in three finish nails to hold each corner of the box together. (The two shorter planks will sit inside the two longer ones.) To make sure the box is square, measure from corner to corner at a diagonal across the box. If both measurements are the same, you’re set; if not, adjust as necessary, then drill three screws into each corner. (Mad respect to my ninth-grade geometry teacher, Mrs. Blaney!)


2
Take a breather. If it looks like Photo 1, reward yourself with a refreshing beverage.










3
Nail four trim pieces inside the box, flush with the edge—two longer ones first, and parallel to each other, then two shorter pieces between them (Photo 2).







For a materials list and to see the rest of the steps, check out the ReadyMade link.

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