Transform your living space with a touch of creativity by making a DIY concrete lamp! This simple yet stylish tutorial is the perfect way to enhance your home decor. Whether you’re aiming for a Zen-inspired vibe, organic modern table decor, or unique DIY stone decor, this project is sure to impress. With just a few materials, you can give any lamp a sleek and sophisticated concrete makeover that blends effortlessly with your existing decor. Discover how this fun and easy craft idea can bring a unique and personalized touch to your home. Let’s dive into this DIY lamp tutorial and create something truly remarkable!
A lamp from concrete easily can be made by yourself with quite simple tools and materials. Of course there are some steps must be noted to achieve good results. Exactly these steps I would like to show in a short video.
I would be pleasured if you would share your experience of making the lamp of concrete with me.
Here you can download the template as a PDF file for free.
Step 1: Download
For precise work, I have prepared a drawing as a PDF file that contains the measurements I used. The drawing can be downloaded here free of charge.
Template free download: DIY – Concrete Lamp
Step 2:
First you will need a wooden board which is 14cm wide and 80cm long. From this board you need to saw five pieces with following dimensions:
4 pieces 14x16cm 1 piece 14x14cm
Therefore you can use any electric saw or a hand saw.
Step 3: Assembly
After you have sawed out all the pieces drill the holes at each position where you will set screws. Do not forget to drill a hole for the wire on any sidewise pieces. Now screw all the wooden pieces together to a box. All the inner joints of the assembled box have to be sealed with silicone so that water cannot escape.
Step 4: Socket
Stick your lamp socket on a piece of double-side tape and cut out cleanly the overcoming tape. Remove now the cover paper of the other side and glue the socket centrical on the bottom inside the box.
Tip: Mark previously the position of the lamp socket. It will be important to place the socket correctly the first time so that the tape adheres better.
Step 5: Wire
I would recommend you to use a part of a pipe to put the wire through the wooden hole. With that firstly the textile wire will be protected and secondly water will not escape later. Finally mask all the places on your lamp socket with waterproof tape where water maybe can get through. That will be necessary in order to keep the socket clean and dry from the inside.
Step 6: Concrete
Now it gets exciting! You need approximately 6kg of ready concrete mixture. Depending on which concrete you are using pay attention to the correct volume of water and to the manufacturer’s notification.
Step 7: Fill Concrete
When the concrete is mixed, fill it into the box slowly. Knock and shake the box frequently while you fill the concrete to avoid air inclusions.
Step 8: Drying
Only after 48 hours the box can be disassembled carefully.
Step 9: Connect Wire
Now you need only to connect the wire and your concrete lamp is ready.
Attention: If you are not well informed of electricity you have to get a specialist to plug the electric cable.
The drawback is that concrete lamps and light fixtures often come with a hefty pricetag on account of their weight (concrete isn’t exactly the cheapest material to transport from point A to point B). The bright side to all of this is that concrete *powder* is significantly lighter and extremely cost effective. Which made us wonder…. Is making a DIY concrete lamp difficult? The short answer is NO. Not if you have an easy to follow DIY tutorial by your side 🙂
This week we set off to learn everything we could about how to make DIY concrete lamps and light fixtures, and we learned of SO MANY unique ways to use cement with lighting projects. We were so impressed that we decided to shine the light on our fellow DIY-ers out there and share their tips + tutorials for concrete lamp making success.
Keep reading to learn of the top 16 most knowledgable and helpful DIY concrete lighting tutorials that we encountered this week. Each one presents a unique way to make your DIY concrete lamp. Click through to each project to read or watch the full tutorial on how it’s made.
16 Ways to Make a DIY Concrete Lamp or Light Fixture
*Click through for complete tutorials
Cut an old 2L bottle in half and use it as a cast to make a stunning cement pendant light
Use a Melodi Pendant Lamp from IKEA as a mold
Build a geometric pendant light fixture mold out of chip board
Use an old juice carton as a mold for a concrete base /
Repurpose old bottles into pendant light fixture molds //
Cast your entire lamp in an empty milk carton, then drill holes through it //
Combine concrete with a fun metallic material //
Use LEDs instead of lightbulbs for a warm glow //
Build a unique base out of wood
Use an old ice cream box for a thin, oval-shaped base //
Use two ceramic bowls to cast the top and base of your lamp // Read the tutorial at Homemade Modern
Forget the lightbulb, and opt for string lights in a tube //
Paint your finished concrete lamp
Add a magnetic strip to your DIY concrete lamp for a multi-functional lamp //
Use wood with your concrete lamp for a fun material juxtaposition //
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