DIY Faux Skylight Project - Part 3 (Final) - Costs, and Overview

This is part 3 of installing 3 DIY faux skylights in my golf simulator,
part 1 was to explore how the commercially available options work
part 2 was building and experimenting
part 3 is a recap of what I would change if I did it all over again and and overview of the costs.
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[@FlyYooFools]

This is awesome. Looking for how those boxes are made everywhere to make my own.

[@will.oswald]

Fantastic stuff - thanks for sharing the project!

[@jameswarnock5655]

I was going to suggest the AN Penta Mini, but you already got it. I got one and tested it a little with the esphome firmware. It works pretty well so far. Need to find a project for it.

[@BrandonDoyleMN]

Looks great!

[@thehookupextras]

Thanks!

[@mybellyisapinata]

Looks awesome! Would substituting white velvet completely break the illusion?

[@thehookupextras]

I don't think white would work, but deep blue combined with a more clear plexi. If you look at part 2 I did some experimentation with only velveting part of the box and the reflections definitely broke the illusion. I also tried crinkled aluminum foil which is an excellent reflective diffuser, but that also didn't look great.