A project that has been on my mind for some time is to make a driftwood lamp. Some time back I had found this lovely piece of driftwood 33 cm long and 10 cm dia. which was just perfect for what I had in mind!
I also had a old Ikea table / bedside lamp which was no longer steady on its base and thus relegated to storage.
I disassembled the lamp from its base. Had to cut the plug too as it was a fixed one.
Also drilled a 1 cm dia. hole through the length of the driftwood using a long drill bit which I borrowed from an electrician. It was not possible to drill the hole in one go so I had to start drilling smaller holes before I reached the desired size.
For the base I used an Ikea plate holder which we no longer used.
After estimating the width of the driftwood, I drilled two holes for the screws in the base and the through the bottom end of my driftwood. It was tricky to hold the base on the uneven upside down driftwood so I drilled the first hole through the two woods and then held them together with a skewer stick temporarily. I could then drill the second hole with ease.
I then painted the Ikea base white with two coats of paint.
The lamp was finally ready for assembly!
I put the lamp pole with the wire from the top of my driftwood piece and pulled it from the bottom. Then I pulled the wire through the base. The driftwood was slightly longer than the lamp pole but that did not really matter! I also fitted four stick-on bases used under furniture. This allowed passage for the wire to come out from under the base without tilting the lamp.
Finally I fitted a new plug, put a bulb and a lampshade borrowed from another lamp and voila I had a beautiful driftwood lamp!
Isn't is beautiful!
I need to get a new shade, a bit long than this one to cover the socket fitting visible at the top of the driftwood but am very pleased with the results as is too!
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