How To Make a Lamp Using a Bottle as a Base

HOW TO TURN A BOTTLE INTO A LAMP

Wine bottle crafts are a dime a dozen, but few have as much potential for daily use as a table lamp. Bottles can be painted or etched, or if you're using a brand of liquor that you love (or perhaps a keepsake bottle from a special occasion), you can keep the label on. It's one of the easiest DIY projects out there! With the right supplies, it'll take just a couple of minutes. I chose to turn this sake bottle into a pretty blue table lamp.. read on to find out just how I did it.

Wine bottle crafts are a dime a dozen, but few have as much potential for daily use as a table lamp. Bottles can be painted or etched, or if you're using a keepsake bottle from a special occasion (or just a brand of whiskey or bourbon that you love) you can keep the label on. It's also one of the easiest DIY projects out there. With the right supplies, it can take literally just a couple of minutes! I turned this sake bottle into a pretty blue table lamp - here's how I did it.

Here's What You'll Need

Step-by-Step Instructions

Our DIY Bottle Lamp Making Kits contain three different sizes of rubber adapters, making it easy to insert the electrical socket into the neck of any sized bottle. The pre-assembled socket has a side exit hole, allowing the lamp cord to exit from the socket itself. This means that you don't have to drill a hole into the base of your bottle - it exits from the top.

Supplies

• An empty glass bottle (wine bottle, liquor bottle, sparkling water bottle, etc. We used a sake bottle)
• A Philips screwdriver
• DIY Bottle Lamp Kit. This kit, available to buy in our Shop, is unique in that the socket is pre-wired: meaning that there's no wiring involved at all! Plus it comes in a modern nickel/silver finish. The kit includes:
  • A threaded rod, AKA nipple
  • A washer and check ring
  • Rubber adaptors
  • Complete wired socket with 8' cord and plug

Process

STEP ONE: CLEAN THE BOTTLE AND REMOVE THE LABEL

Remove all labels from your bottle of choice. We used Goof Off to get the job done fast, but you could also just soak the bottle in hot soapy water and peel the labels off.

Remove the cap and drain the bottle fully. Our bottle also had an additional metal ring which needed to be removed.

STEP TWO: ASSEMBLE THE SOCKET

First, choose your adapter. Most bottle lamp kits come with one or several rubber adapters. Choose the adapter which fits best in the neck of your bottle. If the fit is not tight, you can later use super glue or hot glue to secure it properly.

Screw your chosen adapter onto the nipple, followed by the washer, exposing 1/4" of the nipple. Add the check ring (the disc which will cover the top of the bottle) atop the washer.

Loosen the set screw on the socket and screw it onto the 1/4" of exposed nipple.

STEP THREE: INSERT THE ASSEMBLED SOCKET INTO THE BOTTLE'S NECK

You're almost ready to turn your bottle into a light fixture!

Place the socket into the opening of the bottle, using the rubber adaptor to create a tight fit. Here is where you can add some super glue, or hot glue to provide additional strength.

Push the assembly down until only the socket cap is left showing.

That's it! Except for a bit of elbow grease that might be required to get the label off, this is a super simple project. The socket assembly takes less time to actually do than it takes to read the instructions :)

Ready to make your own unique bottle lamp?

We curated the perfect beginner friendly Bottle Lamp Kit with with everything you need to make a beloved bottle lamp, including:

- A pre-assembled and wired, UL-Listed socket with an on/off switch and side exit hole

- 8' SPT-1 (standard household) silver colored cord

- 3 x Rubber adapters in different sizes: 1", ¾" and ⅝"

- 1 x Steel Threaded Pipe

- 1 x Check Ring and 1 x Knurl Nut

- Illustrated Instructions to Guide You Through the Process