Making a lamp out of anything

Illuminate your living space in a unique and personalized way with these clever DIY lamp projects. Repurpose old wine bottles or mason jars to create distinct pendant lights by adding a light socket and suspending them from the ceiling. Customize them with paint or twine for extra charm. For a rustic touch, fashion a table lamp using a wooden log as the base, attaching a lamp kit and shade for an exclusive look.

Thrift stores like Habitat ReStore are STOCKED with light fixtures. Thankfully, these ideas will show you just how versatile they can be!

How to make a lamp out of whatever you want. Dwellings By DeVore: Lamp Making 101

The key to making a table lamp is finding the correct socket set-up and mount. Some readymade kits already exist but, otherwise, you have to figure out what works best for your chosen vessel-turned-lamp base. I myself had a random wooden vase/candleholder that perfectly accommodated a basic globe shade from the hardware store. It was screaming to become a lamp, and I was more than happy to oblige.

Get inspired with these before and after lampshade upcycle ideas you can do on a budget. #lampshade #makeover

I have been wanting to know How To Make a Lamp from a Vase for a while now. So, I decided to try it. See below for a step by step tutorial and find out just how…

How to make a DIY glass bottle lamp with a pretty blue bottle, lamp shade and lamp kit for a fraction of the cost of a store-bought lamp.

Say goodbye to pesky lamp cords: Easy tutorial for how to make any lamp run on batteries!

How novel is this? A charming reading lamp made from a pile of vintage books and an off-the-shelf lampshade.

I made a lamp! Come see the DIY details! This is kind of a big deal. Heheh.