See Part 1 here.

And Part 2 here.

Edit: See the finished lamps here.

Part three is the final step of making these industrial style bedside lamps. I’m going to show how I did the concrete bases for my lamps.

See some tips on using concrete from my previous post on Diy concrete candle holders.

Top left: I used Ikea Antonius basket insert as a mold. It had the perfect size and shape and I was able make two bases with the same mold. The basket insert only cost 2 euros, so I did’n worry that I couldn’t use it anymore after making the bases.Top right: I had to drill two holes to the bottoms of the basket insert so that I could cast two 8mm screws into the concrete. The screws will attach to the lamp. I did a few test drills before the final drilling to make sure I got it right. Bottom left: I used blu tack to hold the screws in place and make the mold tight so that the concrete wouldn’t leak through. Bottom right: Concrete cast in the mold.

When the bases were dry, I slid them out of the molds and glued a piece of felt to the bottom so that they won’t scratch our bedside tables.

Here they are, finished:

Then it was time to attach them to lamps…