Build A Tripod Lamp

Make a wooden tripod floor lamp.

Build a tripod lamp.

Clean the tripod then paint it. 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. The first step to making your diy wood floor lamp is to prep your tripod for the lamp kit. I used rust oleum universal metallic spray paint in oil rubbed bronze.

Using the leather strapping secure the third post to the other two so it becomes a tripod base. This step is just to secure the three posts together until we can level the lampshade. Now if you want your cord to thread through one of your legs on the tripod in some. First we simply screwed the top off and drilled a hole with a 1 2 in drill bit that fit the lamp kit.

10 easy to make diy tripod floor lamps 1. How to build the tripod lamp. It took two light coats and the rust was gone. In just under 40 bucks make this perfect and super elegant diy tripod floor.

These are hollow for the wires to be fed through. When i got it the tripod was a bit rusty. We will wrap more strapping around the base soon to make it sturdy. Install the lamp kit.

Tripod floor lamps are the ultimate splendor addition to your rooms. Next put on the washer lock washer and nut. How to make a tripod floor lamp. Thread cord secure base.

Next you insert the pole that comes in that comes with the extended poles. So the first thing i did was clean it then spray paint it with a paint primer combo.