To build a lamp, start by getting a lamp kit at your local hardware store, which will come with a detachable harp, a cord set, a socket and shell, a finial, and some basic hardware. you'll also need a base for your lamp, like a book or a wine bottle, since you won't get one in a lamp kit.. Make sure to place the wooden round on top of a scrap piece of wood when drilling. then, turn the wooden round base over and attach 4 wooden plugs with wood glue, spacing them evenly around the perimeter of the wood round. these will be the 'feet' of the lamp that allows space under the base for an electrical cord. (image: shades of blue interiors). This office or lounge lamp, easy to make, is made of a wooden and concrete bracket. i like the clean side brought by the materials and the end result for such a small budget..
Once it arrived i could not wait to put it in my lamp but i was so disappointed because the effects were lost once the lampshade was put back on. so i wanted to try and make a wooden block lamp with no lampshade so you could see the effects of the lightbulb. **this post may contain affiliate links.. Just take a walk in the park, collect the materials and you will be able to make a basis of an unusual and hearty table lamp. i love working with wood: most of my projects are made of dry trees, branches, bark.. Place one of the crosspiece assemblies on the work surface on top of a scrap block of wood. using a drill/driver and a paddle bit, drive a 5/8 inch hole through the center of the tee. this will be the upper assembly and will allow the lamp socket to set into the hole while the wires to pass through the tee..
