Repurposed Vintage Coffee Pot Lamp
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Have you ever wanted to know how to make a coffee pot lamp? With these step-by-step directions and patience, you can repurpose a thrift store coffee pot in no time!
Repurposed Vintage Coffee Pot Lamp
Do you remember this coffee pot I just had to have? If you’re new around here, I saw this at a local Peddler’s Mall, and I didn’t get it. I kept thinking about it and returned to get it a week later. See the sticker? $4.99. I have a $5.00 limit on my thrift finds. Having that limit keeps me from “impulse” buying. If it’s more than $5.00, I don’t even have to think about it. NOTE: I will generally go up to $7.00 if it is a purchase for me personally.
Dismantle Vintage Coffee Pot
The first step is to dismantle the vintage coffee pot. At first glance, I thought it was going to be pretty simple.
Remove The Base
Then I ran into this little doo-hicky.
Dismantle Electrical Parts
No match for gail!
Lamp Kit Parts
I decided to go all out and buy new parts for this makeover. You could easily use old lamp parts. Buying lamps at yard sales or thrift stores is a great way to collect all the parts you need for this coffee pot lamp.
Thread Spacers And Washers On The Lamp Kit Rod
This is threaded to show you how I got it to stay in place. Imagine the bottom of the coffee pot is actually between the two washers.
I like the lamp kits that have the threads all the way down the rod. The nice thing about a continuous thread lamp kit rod is that you can thread parts anywhere and cut off the excess.
Insert Lamp Kit Rod Into Vintage Coffee Pot
You can see that the washer keeps the rod in place.
Add Washers As Needed To Reassemble Cofee Pot
I placed another washer and a smaller washer that came with the lamp kit. (not shown; I added a nut to hold it all in place.)
This threaded washer will hold the rod in place on the inside bottom of the coffee pot.
These large washers were handy to secure the lamp kit rod.
This allowed the top of the pot to rest on said washer.
Another large washer and a nut were added to secure everything in place.
Wire Vintage Coffee Pot Lamp
A new wiring kit was used for this, but remember you can easily use reclaimed wiring from current lamps–nothing outdated or worn.
I was unable to get both of these “pins” out. I could tell you I left it on purpose, but I like to keep it real. It’s not shown here, but I drilled out that small hole to make it large enough for the cord to thread through.
In the spirit of “keeping it real,” I wired this lamp about seven times. Each time I wired it, the rod was too tall. I took it apart, trekked out in the 100+ degrees, and cut it again. I seriously can’t believe how many times I put the jigsaw away, KNOWING it was right THIS time! You can see that lampshade in the background. It is/was not the best choice, but it’s really all I had. It was a yard sale find earlier this summer.
Isn’t it neat how the cord comes from the original cord area? It’s the little things that make me happy.
Vintage Coffee Pot Lamp
Isn’t she cute? I have no idea why I have such a love for this repurposed vintage coffee pot! I think it’s just too darn cute! Would you like to know a piece of trivia about me? I have NEVER had a single cup of coffee. Can you believe that? I’m a Coca-Cola girl.
If you like unique lamps, check out my teapot/teacup lamps. I made one for myself and painted it with spray paint in the post: Teacup Lamp, How to Drill China.
See more repurposed lighting ideas here
Check out Lindy’s Blog and HER coffee pot!
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I’m soooo excited. I have this very coffee pot and it’s been sitting for years with me trying to decide what to do. NOW I know. I can’t wait!
Awesome! I nearly picked one of these up the other day at the thrift and had thoughts to do the same. But then I realized I had no place for it. Plus… I wasn’t sure how to go about it. Well, looks like my instructions were written for me. 🙂 (you have more patience than I do!)
Donna
Love it! I have one of those so I may have to try that.
Benita
Love it! I have one of those so I may have to try that.
Benita
I just want to rent space in your creative HEAD and have exclusive use of your creative HANDS…just for a year or so…LOVE your lamp!!!
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Darling, darling, darling!!!
I have always and I do mean always wanted to do this with a silver vintage coffee pot and tea pot I got from my mom…is that OK to do if the lamps are “valuable” I mean after all they are silver but very worn?
Your little cutie is just so stinkin’ adorable I would have bought this thing too!
o.k. i LOVE the lamp!! And i think your jamie and I are woven of the dame cloth..I LOVE the hunt…need to do an inventory and decide what goes and what stays…Had a GREAT family vacation–love family time–just like you!
hugs, chris
I like this lamp,she is cute…. darn cute even. Trish
Wow! What a transformation. I really Love your coffee pot lamp!
That lamp is so cute!! I like the black lampshade, actually. I think it’s the perfect size and shape for the lamp.
Are you keeping it? It’s adorable!
Woman that is tooo sweet. Really, I would have never thought to do that. It looks great. I love that you didnt paint the pot. It would look so good in my mom’s kitchen. She is getting this in her inbox as we speak.
thanks for lighting my day 🙂
the miller’s
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