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Create the proper amount of task, ambient, and accent lighting in every room with the addition of attractive and affordable floor and table lamps. Create one-of-a-kind lamps from ordinary items, and give worn lamps a fresh look with paint or a new shade.

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Installing Streetlight-style Lamps

Streetlight-style security lamps cast light over a broad area, turn on automatically at dusk, and turn off at dawn. Mounting a light on a utility pole is more work than a home electrician can undertake, unless you're willing to install a pole and able to run overhead wiring. Mounting the light on

"Streetlight-style security lamps cast light over a broad area, turn on automatically at dusk, and … Hang the light. Run conduit between the conduit connector on the lamp and the junction box that provides power to the light. Feed a fish …"

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Father's Day Lamp

Lamp kit with metal base Lamp rod Spring long enough to cover lamp rod Large nut, washer, and small nut Desired lampshade 1. Slide the spring over the lamp rod . Secure at the top with a large nut, a washer, and a small nut. 2. Assemble the …

Make a Scraplight Lamp

… show off. 3. Print the image on a transparency or sheet of vellum. 4. Insert into the lamp . 5. Flick the switch and your image will shine! Sources: Lamp : ULTRAline. Software: Adobe Photoshop Elements. Font: An Unfortunate Event off the …

DIY Twig Lamp

… painting the twigs before you make the lamp . 15-20 twigs (bundle with twine to … round with precut hole in center Electrical lamp kit Felt pads or plastic "buttons" Lampshade … around the base of the twigs. Install the lamp kit; run the cord through the rod. Apply …

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Lamp Base Candleholder

Score a tired lamp at a flea market for a few bucks and transform it into cool candlholders! Michele Beschen gives the play-by-play.

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to use. A great way to repurpose old lamps . Unique looks every time!

Holiday Lamp Project

See how Stephen uses ordinary items to turn a lamp into a super seasonal display.

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Here's a holiday detail that I love. I found these lamps and I love the idea that they actually have a base to them where I could actually put in some items. In

Give an Old Lamp a Lift

Restore a past-its-prime lamp base to good style with high-gloss spray paint.

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How do you turn an ordinary lamp into a chic accessory? Try this. Start out with a basic lamp . It can be from a discount store, a garage sale for a quarter, even your baseline. Sometimes, even the uglier the better on the lamp because the paint is gonna transform it. I love this urn because it looks both classic and modern all at once. We start out by priming it with a spray paint formulated especially for metal. I've already done that here. You wanna make sure to take off parts of the lamp you don't wanna receive any paint. So, up here where the harp attaches, just cover it up with some newspaper and a bunch of painter's tape, and make sure to mark off a few inches of cord in the back so that cord doesn't have your color. I like to use gloss paint because it gives that glamorous look to the lamp . A tip to do when you're spray painting is to always make sure to over spray. Make sure you go a few inches either side of the lamp so you got a nice even coat. It's always better to do more thin layers than to spray it on heavily because then you'll get those runs. You can also use white; looks like you came straight out of the fashion home accessories catalog. You could use gloss red, whatever color works with your décor. Spray the whole lamp . Gonna get down into the crevices, but keep a few inches back so you don't get it runny and globby. Make sure

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Quick-Change Lamps

… becomes almost unrecognizable when used as a lamp base. Paint the vase, then turn it upside down. Drill a hole through the bottom to fit a lamp kit. Follow the kit's instructions to wire the lamp . Top with a shade. A pretty tea towel adds …

9 Ways to Revamp Plain Lamps

… decoupage medium. For a quick and cheap lamp base design that really shines, apply … Use a mask to create stylish flowers on a lamp base. Made of flexible plastic, a mask … applied to the base. Attach the mask to the lamp , then spray-paint the entire base …

$521 Home Office

… projects require burning midnight oil, two swing-arm wall lamps ($69.95 each) provide plenty of light. Black contemporary swing-arm wall lamp : Lamps Plus; lampsplus.com Combining two stainless-steel …

Bright Ideas for Light Fixtures

… fitting. Voila! A new lamp without drilling even … see plenty of pendant lamps in kitchen spaces, but … glow. Maximize a small lamp 's wattage by using mirrors … help secure a shade to a lamp . The bulb sits in a socket … lighting kits for plug-in lamps are easy to use, even …

Rewiring a Lamp

… the plug are ruled out as the cause of a lamp malfunction, then wiring must be the culprit. No matter what shape or size the lamp , the wiring is essentially the same … the plug to the socket. A multisocket lamp contains a sort of junction box, where …

Lamp Sockets and Switches

If a lamp flickers or doesn't come on even after … breakage. If you see no damage, unplug the lamp and examine the socket. The problem may … of plastic or porcelain and attach to the lamp or light fixture with screws or a nut and …