Ceiling Light Covers You Can DIY | Six Clever Ways to ... Our last entry comes from HGTV and the tutorial is a quick and dirty, no images, text only deal. But it sounds easy enough to do, and it's the perfect way to cover STRIP lighting fixtures. These two were made for $3.00! I'll give you a hint on how they were made: A barrel shade was cut in half lengthwise and attached to the fixtures. Clever, no?