DIY Lamps: 7 Simple and Original Ideas

Liquor bottles, antique taps, old cutlery: everything can be reused to create original DIY table lamps to decorate the rooms of your home.

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The doilies, They can be transformed into design objects and become table lamps that decorate with taste and a pinch of originality that never hurts.

Branch of a tree

If you like walking in the woods or by the sea, you might come across a nice bouquet Consider making a sturdy branch into a unique lamp. Simply make sure the branch isn't taller than 200 cm and isn't too bent. Then, attach steel cables to both sides of the branch and hang it from the ceiling with hooks. Get 2,5 meters of different colored electrical cables, some globe lamps, and light bulb connectors. Then connect the cables to the ceiling boxes and the lamp holder to each cable. Twist the colored cables together and around the branch, letting the light bulbs dangle from it for a truly unique, weightless effect. This will also prevent the branch from overheating.

Old faucet

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Get an old faucet, one of those you can find at flea markets, and attach a romantically shaped light bulb to the fountain's mouth, which will be run through the inside with an electric wire: the "old-style" effect is guaranteed.

Mismatched cutlery

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If you own many cutlery If you have any mismatched lamps that you no longer know what to do with, drill a hole in the handle and tie each one to the top of a lampshade using a very thin wire: you will have a truly sought-after retro lamp.

Used books

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Take some books With a paperback cover, perhaps one of those particularly worn ones you no longer want to display on your bookshelf, turn them into a highly original support for a table lamp. Simply punch a hole in the center of each one and thread the lamp's stem through. Position the books slightly slanted to give the structure a sense of lightness.

Liquor bottles

 

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If you have some liquor bottles at home, perhaps the prized, aesthetically pleasing ones, don't throw them away. Transform them into elegant table lamps by drilling a hole in the base to allow the electrical cord to pass through. Finish with a beautiful lampshade, recycled from an old lamp, and place your creation wherever you like.

Glass jar

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Want to create a fairy-tale lamp for your children? Take a glass jar, then cover it with felt and use this material to create a cone that will form the roof of the house; then decorate as desired with scraps of fabric, pieces of felt, and fabric paint. An enchanting effect is guaranteed for the children's room.

Pasta cartons

Even cardboard pasta boxes can be useful, thanks to creative recycling, and can be transformed into DIY lamps. This process is very simple.

  • Take a 500-gram pasta box, cut out the bottom, and then make a hole in the top.
  • Create house-shaped slits (or whatever you like) on both sides.
  • Cover the box, as you wish, using wrapping paper, a scrap of fabric, or old colored tights.
  • Insert the lamp holder into the top of the box (you can find it in DIY stores), screw in the bulb, and your creative, low-cost cardboard lamp is ready.

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