Build A Tripod Lamp

10 easy to make diy tripod floor lamps 1.

Build a tripod lamp.

So the first thing i did was clean it then spray paint it with a paint primer combo. Make a wooden tripod floor lamp. Install the lamp kit. In just under 40 bucks make this perfect and super elegant diy tripod floor.

First we simply screwed the top off and drilled a hole with a 1 2 in drill bit that fit the lamp kit. How to build the tripod lamp. Using the leather strapping secure the third post to the other two so it becomes a tripod base. It took two light coats and the rust was gone.

These are hollow for the wires to be fed through. Tripod floor lamps are the ultimate splendor addition to your rooms. The first step to making your diy wood floor lamp is to prep your tripod for the lamp kit. Thread cord secure base.

Clean the tripod then paint it. We will wrap more strapping around the base soon to make it sturdy. Next you insert the pole that comes in that comes with the extended poles. Diy floor lamp out.

Next put on the washer lock washer and nut. Diy west elm inspired tripod floor lamp. I used rust oleum universal metallic spray paint in oil rubbed bronze. Using a scrap piece of wood and hinges i attached the angled side of the wood to the scrap piece that will work as a base to attach the lamp kit.

If you don t have wood available head to your local hardware store to pick up a simple square piece roughly 6 x6 and an inch thick. When i got it the tripod was a bit rusty.