Make A Pipe Floor Lamp

How to make a spectacular floor log lamp.

Make a pipe floor lamp.

This cool easy to make pipe lamp will create a trendy look for your desk or table. As a guy on a lower middle class income with a wife and a kid to support i just can t justify spending that kind of money on what amounts to a few lengths of pipe some wire and a couple vintage light bulbs. 7 test to make sure everything is set up properly and get to work. Other examples of diy pipe lamps.

At 200 bucks each i figured i could make my own for a fraction of the cost and have fun doing so. A floor lamp with a tree stump slice as a base and a branch as a rod. Then drill a hole through the branch to insert the copper pipe through found on designsponge. It s made from lengths of steel pipe and fittings a light kit and a light bulb all readily available at your local home depot store.

Have you seen the industrial pipe lamps which seem to be one of the new trends. Massive rustic wooden beam. Make an industrial chic lamp from pipe fittings. Just follow the step by step tutorial and you ll have your new desk or table lamp completed in no time.

These lamps are functional and cheap. They have a steampunk look don t they. Yes they are so unique. She s also sometimes an irritable cartoon named tiny cranky haley.

Lamps can be one of the most rewardful diy projects in the world thanks to their extended functionality and often use. They also have a hefty price on them but how difficult would one of these be to make at home. 6 open the rotary switch and note how the fixture works. Diy pipe lamp perfect for any room source 3.

A few weeks ago on boing boing they showed off some pipe lamps being sold on etsy. Steampunk inspired floor lamp source steampunk is never a bad idea for furniture and this floor lamp is a proof that everyone can agree on. Mark where you want the rod to go drill a hole and glue the pieces together. The aged painted metal finish is shown on the completed lamp.

Use painter s tape to mask off the threads of the flange and apply a metal finish of your choice to the flange and eight pipe caps but not the close pipe nipples. It cost 30 bucks to make one. 5 then just assemble all the pipe lamp parts as desired threading the cord through where necessary. From dull to stunning source recycle an old floor lamp by painting it a new hue and by adding a little more detail.

Haley pierson cox from red handled scissors is a maker of crafts a lover of cats an avid swearing enthusiast a cross stitch book author and a general purveyor of quirk. Wooden floor lamps are particularly interesting because each one is unique. Industrial pipe floor lamp. The majority of multi bulb floor length pipe lamps available online or in stores sell for 400 1 000.