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Modern Accent Lamp

Billy Newton

I made a cool modern lamp!  I’ve always wanted to make a wood lamp and finally got the time to create one.  This DIY lamp is made from some amazing figured walnut from a slab that I chainsaw milled.  I went with a pentagon shape and no visible base.  I wanted to build my lamp so it looks clean and modern. 

My lamp project started with milling a bunch of wood.  I cut the edges at 36 degrees using the table saw.  Before I glued it together, I cut a diagonal in the front board.  For the base, I cut a thick piece of walnut so it fits into the underside of the lamp. 

I wired the lamp using electrical parts I picked up at the home center.  I made it so the lamp uses a regular light bulb.  There’s a switch in the back side that looks clean and doesn’t detract from the lamp’s modern appearance. 

This was a pretty easy project.  The most difficult part was thinking about how I wanted it to look.  Hopefully you’ll give a DIY lamp project a try.  It’s totally worth it!

 

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