Turn Lantern Into Light Fixture

Simple steps and materials make it easy to turn these cool objects into light fixtures with a history.

Turn lantern into light fixture.

Y all know i m a cheapskate. It had to be a certain height to fit above the doors and i really wanted to to be wood. 2 i cut a groove through the plastic screw cap which goes onto the end of the light socket so the cord would sit flat in the lantern. But in the end i won because i figured out how to get the modern style light i was craving for a fraction of the price.

It s parallel to the sunroom breakfast nook that i just hung a beautiful brass lantern in. Many old railroad lantern chimneys. Drill a inch hole in the base of the lantern to serve as an exit point for the electrical cord. After lots of searching i found this beautiful wood lantern.

Transform the look of any room with a new light fixture. Carefully remove glass globe from kerosene lantern. By maxxima 18 36 99. By wiring an old camping or railroad lantern you can safely move it inside to brighten up your rooms.

Unscrew and remove the old kerosene wick from the lantern. Originally i wanted a copper lantern in our screened in porch. Free delivery with 45 order. The basic idea is so simple.

However i just wasn t ready to spend several hundred dollars on a rarely seen by anyone but me light fixture. In this video master electrician scott caron brings electricity to a lantern that used to be lit with kerosene. Turn an old kerosene lantern into an electrified wall sconce light up an old lantern in a unique way. Weathered pewter outdoor led wall lantern sconce with open bottom.

That is when inspiration struck turn one into a lamp. 1 once your wire is through the arm wire up the socket to the end of the wire. 3 put the light socket into the lantern and make sure that it is sitting straight. Converting an old railroad lantern into an electrical fixture that takes incandescent bulbs has become a stylish way to keep those lanterns burning without oil.

Which is why i was determined to figure out how to get a light for less than 20. Take the candle out of an old lantern and put a light bulb socket inside instead. I started searching for lanterns that i could turn into a light fixture. Glue in with some hot glue.

I looked at homegoods michaels joanns tj maxx ross amazon walmart and target to find a lantern i would like. Yes this is the tale of how to turn a lantern into a light fixture.