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A new wiring kit was used for this, but remember you can easily use reclaimed wiring from current lamps–nothing outdated or worn.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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This is great! lol I stumbled upon your website, well actually your FB page. I have TWO of these same coffee pots. I didn’t know what to do with them so I just tucked them away in a cabinet. I think I’ll give this a try. Thanks for the idea. Glad to finally get to say my useless and time-wasting browsing paid off 🙂
Yay! so happy you stumbled upon My Repurposed Life! 🙂 I love to inspire others to think outside the box. have fun with your project!
gail
Ohhhh for all you Coke people…shame shame. I’ll keep my coffee….Not to burst you bubble but:
Oh PS: Love the lamp…….
1. In many states (in the USA) the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the truck to remove blood from the highway after a car accident.
2. You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of coke and it will be gone in two days.
3. To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl and let the “real thing” sit for one hour, then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china.
4. To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a rumpled-up piece of aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola.
5. To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.
6. To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes.
7. To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan, wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake. Thirty minutes before the ham is finished, remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke for a sumptuous brown gravy.
8. To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of coke into a load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains. It will also clean road haze from your windshield.
For Your Info
1. The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. Its pH is 2.8. It will dissolve a nail in about 4 days. Phosphoric acid also leaches calcium from bones and is a major contributor to the rising increase in osteoporosis.
2. To carry Coca-Cola syrup (the concentrate) the commercial truck must use the Hazardous material place cards reserved for Highly corrosive materials.
3. The distributors of coke have been using it to clean the engines of their trucks for about 20 years!
Wow!! I just love your coffee pot! I’m wondering if I could do the same with a darling ceramic coffee pot I bought on a flea market..
Keep up the good work!
Love,
Lieke from uni-therapy.blogspot.com
Thanks so much for stopping by and taking the time to leave a comment on the coffee pot lamp.
Drilling through glass is possible but not always foolproof. I have made china cup lamps.
http://www.myrepurposedlife.net/2011/04/diy-teacup-lamp-how-to-drill-china.html
http://www.myrepurposedlife.net/2011/04/teapot-lamps.html
good luck, have fun Lieke!
You rock Gail, the go to lamp queen. Love, love love it. i am now offically on a teapot hunt.
nice that is
Hi. I have wanted to reinterpret your idea with my old pewter pot, and I have just got it finished. Thank you for your great photos and info, it made the whole project go smoothly :)) hawkescatherine@yahoo.co.uk
LOVE this!
I love this! I have a non-working 50’s Sunbeam percolator that might get this treatment. The stainless steel is so pretty!
I am late but love the coffee pot lamp.
I have wanted one of those for some time. wouldn’t it be cute momogrammed with your initals?
the shade is perfect i think
I drink a pot of coffee a day in the winter more !!!!!!!!!!!
I just found an old perculator also but it’s china
I could never do that
Janice
This turned out fabulous!!! I’ll be featuring it at Vintage Inspiration Friday tomorrow, thanks so much for linking up!
xo Debra
Hi, friend! I’m admiring all your creative posts here. Can you please share them at the Creative Bloggers’ Party & Hop? Hope to see you there at the party 🙂
I love this idea & it turned out wonderful.