My new lamp

[christopher575]

I've been wanting a lamp or two for the lounge. There are sconces on the walls, but they don't do much. There's a brighter light, but it's right above where we sit, and it's a bit much. So I figured I'd try to find a lamp or two for the end tables. I found a set of seahorse lamps that I liked on Amazon, but didn't want to grab them right away without seeing what else I could come up with. Then this gigantic wine bottle came into my life.



Thankfully, it's very easy to make a lamp out of a wine bottle. They sell lamp fixtures attached to corks, and you just pop them right in! I didn't have to pay for the wine bottle, it was a hostess gift from my niece to my sister-in-law, and she gave it to me when I said I'd make a lamp. The kit and the shade were $58 total, but I got them for free because I paid with reward points from my credit card.



Since I took this photo, we added a vinyl record to the top so it's not bright when you look down. That also makes a nice halo of light on the ceiling instead of a huge bright spot.  

Comments

[kazzy-cee.livejournal.com]

Cool! I must see if they do lamp fittings like that over here.

[christopher575.livejournal.com]

If you start looking for one, definitely note the wattage. I was surprised when it got here that it's only rated for 40 watts or below. Definitely not super bright.

They also make cool ones that shine a light down into the bottle. Wasn't what I was looking for for this project, but they're neat!

[badrobot68.livejournal.com]

It's very cool, and it's probably the only one like it in the world!

[christopher575.livejournal.com]

Thanks! And the odds that it's the only definitely makes me like it even more.

[hildeaux.livejournal.com]

that is awesome! how does it look with the record on top? did you get the lamp fixtures on amazon? i got a bigass amazon card for xmas.

[christopher575.livejournal.com]

The record looks great since I took the shade apart and mounted it underneath the wires that go out to the sides of the shade instead of trying to balance it on top.

(https://www.flickr.com/photos/christopher575/23938184519/in/datetaken/)

I did indeed get the fixture on Amazon. It's this one (http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LMBEYI0?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00). I also had to get this thing (http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B008R3PMTG?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00) and am glad I thought of it while I was ordering the shade and the fixture.

I do most of my shopping on Amazon tbh. It's really frustrating to drive around and not find what I want.

[hildeaux.livejournal.com]

Nice! I wonder how it would look if you found one of those colored records. Blue or green or something.

[christopher575.livejournal.com]

Probably totally amazing.

[hildeaux.livejournal.com]

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