![]() If these didn’t work I would have used Christmas lights. My husband has a thing for lights so I raided his stash and we came up with these interesting bookcase light strips from IKEA that worked really well. Granted, these lights aren’t cheap, but we already had them so it didn’t really cost me anything. Run your string of lights into the bottom container String of Lights - Make sure that they’re bright enough yet not too hot to be placed in the container.I’ve also spotted really nice boxes at IKEA, which may be worth hunting down. Large Plastic Storage Container like this one. This Rubbermaid Storage Box is fantastic and this one with a snap top lid also looks great.Acrylic box frame or storage container- Try looking in a thrift store, or maybe you already have one at home.If you don’t have any acrylic box frames lying around (who does?!), I’ve found that this can easily be replaced with a basic plastic storage container like this. So when I spotted a large, gently used acrylic box frame - like this - at SCRAP (San Francisco’s reuse center for artists and teachers), I knew I had my answer. It also had to be simple to assemble and economical. I had a few rules: No paint, no saw, and no nails. *Note: This post contains Amazon affiliate links for your convenience.Īfter seeing the beautiful glow that illuminated from the easy light table at Teach Preschool and the pop-out pictures created in salt over at Child Central Station, I’ve been on the hunt for some DIY materials to make my own easy light table. For a flat-top light table, see this tutorial: Homemade Easy Low-cost Light Table Note: This light table is designed to hold salt or sand in the top layer. Gently pull the cord down at the base of the lamp, until the socket is sitting in the hole at the top of the branch.Have you ever wanted a light table, and wondered if there was an easy way to build a DIY light table yourself? Well, this easy DIY light table could be your answer! Once I figured out which materials to use, the whole thing took about 10 minutes to assemble.Slide the remaining pieces of the socket on so the socket is put back together.Wrap each end of the stripped wire around each screw (2). Next, take the piece that has the screws on it and loosen the screws slightly.Take apart the light socket and slide the bottom piece onto the cord. ![]() Cut the end of the extension cord, right down the middle where the seam is, into two.Set the branch into the hole in the base, using wood glue to secure.Then slide the cord through the branch.Slide the cut cord through the hole in the side of the base up through the center hole.Using the diagonal pliers, cut the end off the extension cord.Cut a notch in the bottom of the branch, this is for the cord to go through.Drill a hole in the side of your wood base to the center hole (where the cord will come out).If needed, cut the bottom of the branch to size to fit into the center hole.Using the drill and the forstner bit, drill a hole in the base where the branch will sit down in.Measure the diameter of the bottom of your branch.Cut your wood base to size (if needed) and into whatever shape you’d like, using the scroll saw.(You many need to make the very top of the hole bigger for the bottom tip of the light socket to fit in). Make sure the drill bit you use is big enough so the cord will fit through and that the bottom tip of the light socket can fit in. Using a drill with a long drill bit, drill a hole down the middle of your branch (this is where the wire will run through).Using the hand saw, cut your branch to the desired size.diagonal pliers (or any kind of cutting pliers).wood for lamp base – we used reclaimed lumber.I’m so happy with our new branch lamp – and it was a quick and cheap DIY to whip up (or have Mike whip up…). So I decided it was time to make our own. The table lamp we’ve had in our living room has been bothering me for quite some time – I just can’t seem to find a shade that works well with the base. Or the ones I do like are way out of my price range. ![]() I can never seem to decide on lighting and lamps that I like. I live in an old farmhouse with basically no ceiling lights, and I’m a person who needs bright lighting, so I need a good number of lamps around. ![]()
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