Do you ever go to the thrift store and see one little wimpy lonely lamp sitting all by itself?
Or perhaps you have one at home you aren’t using anymore?
Well today we are going to make a DIY custom lamp from this thrifted find!
You could spend a fortune on this lamp, or do what I did and use a $5.99 lamp plus shade and vase I already owned!
What you need!
You will need the following-
A lamp that has a smaller or thin base.
A vase or vessel that has a larger opening than your lamp.
Lampshade.
You might also need something to act as a “riser” in your vessel to make your lamp taller.
I will link up some products you could use at the bottom of this post as well, so keep reading all the way to the end!
And be sure to pin these images to your DIY or home decor boards.
How to make this one of a kind lamp-
Start with your thrifted lamp.
Find a vessel you’d like to use as your base.
Place your thrifted lamp inside.
If it is too short you can prop it up with anything you have laying around.
I used an empty box but you could use a cup, a canned good, etc.
Place the lampshade on and you have yourself a custom lamp!
*tip*
You want your lampshades diameter to be larger than the diameter of your vessel for it to be proportionate and to cover up the inside of the vessel.
If you don’t have a skinny lamp to use for this purpose and don’t thrift, here are some options for you! You can shop them with LTK here.
And if DIY isn’t your thing, here are some lamps already made with large pottery pieces you might like! You can find these with LTK here.
Also, there are so many great battery operated lamps out there right now that would be perfect for this project and you won’t have any messy cords showing!
Here are some that would work well for this project. You can shop these with LTK here.Â
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T J says
What a great idea! I have several lamps that are not in style now. I can certainly give them new life! Love this idea!