Jade Breezeway Light Box & electrical outlet-hider

Aloha!!

 

I introduce my solution for hiding the unsightly electrical outlets and plugs used by the swag lamps in our tiki lounge!

 

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This light box design was inspired by the Jade Breezeway Tile model from thewanderingbastard. Support his work here: https://ko-fi.com/thewanderingbastard

 

This model uses the following printable parts:

• the tiled box. I used olive green Translucent PETG for this.
• 7mm plugs. Use these in any corners of the box that you do not route a cord through, to minimize light seepage.
• the mounting bracket. This goes around the electrical outlet and allows the box to be affixed to it using 2 small screws. (You will need 4 bigger screws to mount this bracket to the ceiling, and possibly drywall anchors.) I used PETG filament for my brackets, but you could use almost any filament for this part.
• 116mm translucent panels. You will need 4 of these, for the sides of the box. They affix with the glue of your choice - I used a bit of hot melt glue. Worked well! I used aqua Transparent PETG for my panels. You may be able to use white filament instead (for improved light diffusion) - feel free to experiment with different thicknesses and surface patterns. Personally, I really like the texture that the stock Bambu PEI plate provides.
• 125mm translucent panel. You will need one of these for the top of the box. Glue it as well!

If you would like to light-up your box (and why wouldn't you), here is a list of parts I used from Aliexpress:

 

1-5Pcs USB Wall Charger Adapter Fast Charging For iPhone 14 13 12 11 Pro Max XR XS X 8 7 6 Plus iPad Travel Adapter US Plug

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007767991615.html

 

5 Way Multi Plug Outlet Extender, Wall Outlet Expander, Small Electrical Outlet Splitter for Travel, Home, Office, Dorm

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006320615056.html

 

1/10Pcs Mini USB Night Light Warm White Eye Protection Book Reading Light USB Plug Computer Mobile Power Charging LED Night Lamp

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006054756352.html

 

Pro-tip: buy extra of these (cheap) USB lights. I had one fail within a few days of use. 

 

You can see how I used these parts in the pictures - the small USB light gets plugged into the outlet splitter, facing out. We use smart dimmers in our lounge, to control all of our lights in one fell swoop. :)

 

Note: my design is for a 150mm box (approx 6 inches). Be forewarned: it's quite tight to fit some of the plugs. You may need to rewire some plugs, if some of your lamp plugs are large. You will not be able to use all 5 available outlets. I managed to wire 3 into mine (plus the USB lights). If you need more connections per box, consider scaling your printed parts up a bit, perhaps to 200mm, to provide yourself a bit more room to play with! 

 

Swag-chains:

I attached small, screw-in, cup-hooks (likely from Aliexpress as well) to attach the ends of the swag-chains which are on many of our lamps. I screwed them in right above the square wire pass-through holes on each corner of the box, before mounting them on the ceiling. 

 

Minor issue:

The model for the box has a minor imperfection near the corners on a couple of sides. I screwed my cup hooks directly over these areas, so it did not bother me enough to fix or re-print my boxes. (Noone aside from me even notices it.) If the corners bother you enough to edit the files, please share the fix, and I will update the file package.

 

We have 6 of these boxes mounted to our ceiling and absolutely love them!

 

Please post pics if you decide to print/make this model!