15 DIY Lamps From Recycled Materials
How To Make A Lamp Out Of Anything
Making a lamp isn’t as difficult as it most of us thought. It basically involves connecting an electrical wire to a bulb holder. Then, put it around an object which can be a globe, wooden stump or even an old phone. For that process, drilling holes around the object may be required to allow us to get the wire at where we want the light bulb to be. Checkout the tutorial for the first two ideas we have here! That’ll help you get an idea on what we’re talking about here. After all that, it’s a matter of making a lamp out of anything that you can find!
1. Bake-Light Phone
The phone handle is floating! This is one cool thing to make out of old phones! Checkout the tutorial link below for the steps!
2. Globe Lamp
Celebrate Earth day with a little fun DIY project. It’s gonna make an amazing lamp that your kids will love. Get a grasp of the basic idea on how you can turn anything into a lamp with the tutorial link below.
3. Book Lamp
Books get outdated as time passes. Here’s a nice idea on how you can make good use of it instead of throwing them into the recycling bin.
4. Driftwood Table Lamp
This is practically the cheapest idea in the list! You can make it seemingly more elegant with metallic spray or wrap it with faux vines.
5. Drum Lamp
Drums are not just good for making beats! You can put in a light bulb inside and turn it’s role from a common music maker into a home lamp with warm ambient lighting.
6. Fire Extinguisher Lamp
Breathe a new life into your used fire extinguishers by turning it into this fascinating table lamp. You might have to weigh it up a bit with gravels and whatnot to improve its stability.
7. Simple Wood Desk Lamp
This is a very simple light installation. The wooden stump basically needs to hold the wired light bulb. There’s no need for drilling. You can improve its appearance by wrapping it with green vines. It’s gonna look great.
8. Camera Desk Lamp
Show your love for camera with a camera desk lamp. The key in this DIY is getting the right old camera for this as some cameras are difficult to be taken apart.
9. Typewriter Lamp
The lamp is putting this old typewriter in highlight. A little something to add the rustic feel to your home.
10. Kettle Lamp
Burnt kettle gets a second chance with this idea!
11. Piping Wall Light
This wall looks so amazing! The pipes are crawling all over the wall and illuminating the space wonderfully.
12. Tap Light
This tap flows out light instead of water!
13. Cardboard Tubes
With some coloring and faux green leaves, they’ll look like bamboo!
14. Pulley Light
A little bit of steampunk accent anyone?
15. Artist’s Dummy Lamp
The light had really works well for this dummy. Look! It even made a funny pose.
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