Reclaimed Wood Lamp with Geometric Himmeli Shade!

Refurbished wooden lamp with Himmeli geometric lampshade!

The improved and returned designs are my favorites! This amazing lamp is made from a piece of old pallet, lighting kit and straws. Yes, this geometric shade lamp costs next to nothing and makes such a statement!

This amazing lamp guide has been updated from the original post from 2014. This lamp caught my attention! I won the top prize in a training competition , flew to Atlanta, Georgia for a special event, and won a lot of tools at the Home Depot store. Many people sent me photos of their lamps inspired by mine. That's why I do what I do!

I peeled off the old pallet... and there were large pieces of wood between the layers. They were rubbish and were piled up to be "burned" later. Last weekend we lit a fire and I found one of the blocks!

In my imagination, it immediately turned into a restored village lamp on a tree ... and I saved it from the bait!

Materials needed for a refurbished Himmeli geometric lampshade wood lamp:

Step 1: Drill a hole

Start digging in the center of the top of the tree, but don't go all the way. Then dig in the back until it connects with the hole in the middle. I didn't measure or do anything... it just worked!

This effectively creates an L-shaped hole in the wood block.

Step 2: Install the light kit

After you dig it, use a small wire and dig from top to bottom. Then connect the power cable to the rear cable and pull it out of the hole. Pull gently on the cord to keep it from slipping off the power cord.

Then wrap a threaded hollow tube around the cable and bend it into the top hole of the block of wood. Perfect and tight fit. Use pliers to fully tighten it.

Step 3 - Lay the lighting cable

Now follow the instructions to connect the power cable to the lamp. Start by screwing the bottom of the fixture onto the threaded tube.

Then unplug the power cord and "tie the safety knots". Note the difference in the laces, one has a ribbed finish while the other has a smooth finish. It is important.

Then connect the wires to the outlet/circuit section. The silver screw gets the threaded wire and the smooth wire gets the gold screw. (Again, see the instructions for your individual lamp kit, not mine.)

Then tighten the locking knot at the bottom of the sock so that it fits snugly against the sock cap.

Then place the cap on top, straighten the cord and push down until it fits into the plug cap.

Just bend the cord in the plug, loosen the screw and slide it on before tightening.

The top slots had two cutouts for easy access to the upper frets. Then the lamp is connected with a cable. and ready for makeup.

Step 4: Wax or stain

Now process the wooden block according to your preferences. You can paint it, add stain, or just put some wax on the wood for decoration.

Rub the finishing wax into the wood block with a small disposable rag.

That's all! Looks great, but most importantly, make sure the light actually works! Just bend the light bulb a little and plug it in to make sure your wire is correct.

I always pray when I close it... I hope everything works out! Good luck, and best of all, it's admirable!

Step 5: Himmeli's Geometric Dreams

A light fixture in this shape is absolutely perfect... but I thought a fun geometric DIY lampshade would do!

I made the Himmeli Geometric shadow using coffee blender straws and fine floral wire. Himmeli are Finnish mobile phones traditionally made from rye straw. In fact, it is made of a plastic straw and is not mobile ... well, okay.

This is the geometric shadow of the icosahedron.

I started by cutting the straw in half... 3 1/2 inches. It is very convenient to use a circular cutter and lay them out on a cutting mat, and then cut them all at once.

Next,
Cut the wire about a yard or a meter long.

Then wrap 3 pieces of straw...bend the wire to make a triangle.

Then add 2 more and fold the other side to make a double triangle/rhombus.

Then add 2 more... flip and add 2 more... and so on.

It sounds confusing, but once you get started, it's pretty simple. Just make triangles out of pieces of straw.

Until you create triple power!

Thus, in fact, each straw mixture consists of 5 sets of straw. It takes a bit of practice, but it blends in quite naturally. Multiple pairs of wires run through the straw to get them where you need them.

But it's also a lot of fun!

You will always need more cables, just bend the cable to a different length. Straws will cover any wired connections and look stylish.

Keep going until you've created the entire icosahedron!

It has 20 triangular faces. Bend the last wire and thread the rest through the nearest straw.

Spectacular, it would be just as fun. Put it on the mantelpiece, hallway table, or use it as the centerpiece at an event like a wedding!

Now place Himmel's shadow on the light source. The small bulb helps the straws fit perfectly without overheating the light. LED bulbs are the way to go because they don't even get hot.

You can leave Himmeli's geometric shade with natural black as shown in the image below. Looks great.

Step 6: Paint!

Or decided to paint. I chose shiny gold. I used spray paint and steamed the straws a little... let them dry.
and repeat until everything is covered.

Use light coats of paint, let it dry between coats so there are no drips or clumps.

That's very beautiful. It really does look like copper or copper pipe!

Who would have thought that these are plastic straws?

It also looks beautiful like a dream!

I just put it on a wooden block without lowering it. It can be glued with a stapler or hot glue. Now it's ready to spruce up your living room, bedroom top table, or light up your office with a geometric glow!

Look how beautiful the walls are!

I have had this lamp for 8 years now. I still love it and use it. He fled from all travels across the country and from house to house. I am very pleased with this. It's small and simple, looks very chic, but is clearly made from recycled materials. It's definitely a demo!

I like it!
I am completely obsessed.

I turned off all the lights and called a family council so that my children would see this as a compliment to me!
Ha ha... I think they were glad they didn't have to help me.