Upcycled Brass Pole 4 Ways
Upcycled Brass Pole 4 Ways I’ve been working on a wooden table all week and that is what I planned to bring you today. So close, but that project is still tacky and not quite ready for his closeup so … Continue Reading →
Tag: diy lamp
Flea Market Rescue, DIY Tripod Floor Lamp
Flea Market Rescue, DIY Tripod Floor Lamp Dating back to a flea market I went to in August of 2019, I am finally doing something with this old surveyors tripod. It got buried deep in my garage. It wasn’t until … Continue Reading →
DIY Upcycled Newel Post Lamp
DIY Upcycled Newel Post Lamp Over the years I’ve done tons of posts on making your very own, one of a kind, DIY lamps. Any object that was tall and skinny had a very good chance of becoming my next … Continue Reading →
Thrift Store Lamp Makeover
Thrift Store Lamp Makeover At least once a month I’ll head over to the local thrift store to see if anything catches my eye. Sometimes even more frequently if I have a project in mind. But rarely do I find … Continue Reading →
Cabin Ready – Rustic Log Lamps
Rustic Log Lamps We’ve lost a few trees in our yard over the years. Sometimes it’s from disease, sometimes bugs and sometimes the weather is to blame. Instead of hauling all the trees to the dump or the firewood pile, … Continue Reading →
DIY Tree Floor Lamp
DIY Tree Floor Lamp What do you envision when you find a beautiful straight log, not too big, not too small, with the perfect amount of patina. If you’re like me you see a DIY tree floor lamp. All you … Continue Reading →
Upcycled Jack Stand Lamps
Upcycled Jack Stand Lamps I shared all my flea market finds back in August and included with all those goodies was this pair of jack stands. Son #3 spied these while he was on the other end of a very … Continue Reading →
Poo Pipe Upcycle!
Isn’t this the most perfect pipe you’ve ever seen? It has a nice case of crusty rust, it’s the perfect height for a nice lamp, (which I see in this guys future) and best of all…it was free. You may be … Continue Reading →
Upcycled Barrel Slats – DIY Lamp
Last spring, hubby and I took a quick weekend trip to the beach with my sister and her husband. On one of the days, while the husbands hit the golf course the wives headed for a flea market. The flea market … Continue Reading →
Pallet Wood Lamp, Version 2
If something sits around long enough at my house, eventually it will have to either be thrown out or repurposed. Such was the case with this pallet wood centerpiece from son #2’s wedding back in 2017. It’s tall and skinny … Continue Reading →
Maine Driftwood Lamp DIY
I haven’t made a DIY lamp since October of last year when I shared with you my Oyster Shell Lamp and I was starting to get a little antsy about starting my next lamp. When you start seeing lamps in every piece of wood and … Continue Reading →
Beachcombing at the Dump
Isn’t this lamp gorgeous? Well I thought so too. I found this sweet lamp at SueatHome.com. Sue found it at the Tides Beach Club in Maine. Make sure you click on the link for the rest of her club tour. Anyway, … Continue Reading →
Driftwood Buoy Lamp
I try to spread out my lighting projects but this week I was on a roll. Tuesday I shared with you a salad bowl pendant and today I’m making a lamp out of a piece of driftwood. I can never seem … Continue Reading →
Spray Paint a Lamp for an Instant Makeover
Earlier in the week I showed you the cute little blue table that I made over for my mother-in-law’s birthday. Well, if she was going to get a new table she was going to need a new lamp. OK, there … Continue Reading →
Rustic Pallet Wood Lamp
If you’ve been following me long enough, you’ll know that I have a thing for pallet wood…OK, I love it, and I’m not afraid to admit it. My addiction really only becomes a problem when my supply is running low. … Continue Reading →
Wood Surveyor’s Tripod Floor Lamp
Last summer, at the Route 11 Yard Crawl in Virginia, I bought this great surveyors tripod. It was actually the same yard sale that I bought the typing desk and the wood planer, and the same yard sale that my sister bought the carpenter’s … Continue Reading →
Spotlight Tripod Lamp diy
I usually have a few things on my to buy list for whenever I’m in a thrift store, whether it be a frame, a mirror, a cool chair…And most of the time I don’t find what I’m looking for. So, here I … Continue Reading →
Upcycling a Rusty Septic Pipe
I know you’re curious and that’s why you’re here. What can you do with a rusty, dirty, previously used, septic pipe. You gotta admit that that is one fine looking poo pipe, a nice round circular shape, nice rusty patina, … Continue Reading →