- Description
- Additional information
- Shipping
- Inspiration
- Technical specification
- How You can use this kit
- Add-ons
- BACKORDER - if your selection is not in stock
- Reviews (2)
Description
My Bottle lamp kit – A super easy way to make a DIY lamp in a bottle!
DIY kit comes with all the lamp making components you need for a desk lamp;
- LED vintage style light bulb
- Quality metal lamp holder – in your choice of finish
- 2 meters of fabric three core flex in your choice of colour
- inline/torpedo switch
- Fittings required to fix lamp inside a bottle.
- Step by step instructions download – use on any electronic device & scroll as you create.
It’s a super easy-to-use DIY kit of lamp making parts that have been tried, tested and specially sourced for you – so you can concentrate on making beautiful DIY lamps, safe in the knowledge that the Salvage Sister has done all the leg work for you.
I’ve found you British Safety standard parts that all work perfectly together.
If you’ve ever tried making a lamp before you will know how incredibly frustrating it is to find that half your parts don’t work with the other parts, or you have muddled up 2 and 3 core wires, or the threads don’t match!
So here it is – the answer you’ve been waiting for at a really decent price, nicely presented with full instructions may I add!
You can use this kit to create an upcycled lamp and harness your lamp fittings in the bottle of your choice, whether you would like your bottle standing up-right on it’s base or on it’s side housed in a stand you will create for it.
Either way the lamp fittings are secured in the neck of the bottle whether facing in to it, or out of it using the threaded hollow bar & a variety of fixings included.
Included in the kit are all the components needed to create a lamp, plus the fittings to house them inside any bottle & a handy little rubber grommet incase you want to drill the glass and protect your fabric flex from the edges of the hole.
Add on our amazing glass drill-bits, or go the whole hog if you want to cut your bottle in half with my bottle cutter kit – which includes a glass drill bit.
Additional information
| Fabric Flex colour | Black, Black and White, Navy, Olive |
|---|---|
| lampholder colour | Aged brass, Aged Copper, Chrome |
Shipping
Shipping Details – DIY KITS /Lamp parts
Postage price is calculated automatically when you input your postcode at check out – if it does not recognise your area code or country please get in touch here.
Any item that is not handmade by me and in stock – ie; lamp kits, bottle cutters, lamp-parts will be shipped out within 24-48 hours
Any item showing as ‘On Back Order’ will be sent to you as soon as it arrives. Our last order before Christmas is the first week of December – we’ll make sure you receive your kit as soon as possible before Christmas.
Courier – Hermes usually 2-5 days.
Postage for small items like lamp kits & Bottle cutters – £2.99 – for one or more kits
Fully insured & tracked – you will receive a notification when it ships with the details.
Download is available immediately upon full payment, lamp kit will usually arrive in 2-3 days depending upon post service, outside mainland UK & at busy times of the year please allow a week.
Why not gift this kit? Last minute presents have never been so creative!
Inspiration
Inspiration
After being asked repeatedly over the years how to make various upcycled lamps safely I decided I had to source all the parts you need to make awesome lamps and create a instruction manuals because there were too many people to help and only one of me!
Technical specification
Technical specification
All parts are made to British Standard and are made with 3 cores- Live, Neutral and Earth for UK mains electricity – meaning they are earthed. Earthing a lamp is crucial when using metal lamp holders.
When you purchase your lamp kits you will also receive a downloadable step by step guide with everything you need to know to make amazing lamps yourself at home. The downloads are designed to save paper and should be used on any tablet, making it easy to scroll through the directions at your own pace as you build your lamp. Kits are designed to be used by adults, anyone under the age of 18 must be supervised by an adult.
Tools are not included – you will need a set of small screwdrivers, Stanley blade, wire strippers & electrical tape. All of these items can be sourced economically from your local DIY store & used over & over again.
How You can use this kit
I have given you plenty of scope for using a wide range of different shape & size bottles, dependant on what size/type of bottle you are using, you may need to cut down your hollow threaded tube.
We advise doing this for the best aesthetic finish. (Cutting the thread bar down is super quick & easy with a metal hacksaw, you can always reuse the leftovers for another lamp).
Check out the images to see some of the DIY lamps made with this kit and samples from the instructions.
Full instructions are provided with detailed imagery of the step by step process to guide you seamlessly through this exciting build – download the instructions on purchase, the lamp kit will be with you in a few days.
If you are looking for pendant bottle light kits that wire into the mains on your ceiling or wall please click here, this kit comes with a plug & inline switch for making plug-in desk lamps – if you are unsure please check the images & contact me if you need assistance.
I offer a range of lamp making kits including my ‘jam jar lamp kit‘ and my ‘Turn anything into a lamp’ kit, we only use my DIY kits at my lamp making workshops, I have helped hundreds of people create awe inspiring lamps – just add your own unique item to make a fabulous one of a kind lamp.
Add-ons
You can add-on extra lamp parts to your kit, like glass drill bits, longer threaded tube, or more flex, read more below:
Flex grips are designed to hold lighting flex so there is no pressure put on the internal wiring components of your lamp-holder or ceiling rose when creating lighting which will hang rather than sit.
If you are ordering my ‘Turn Anything into a Lamp’ kit or ‘Bottle Lamp kit’ that come with a plug and switch and you want to hang your lamp in someway you should add a flex grip here. My jam jar kit & Pendant kits come with a flex grip.
Flex grips are supplied with a 10mm long M10 hollow threaded rod to attach it to your lampholder.
Hallow Threaded Rod means you can pass your lighting flex through it to secure to your lamp-holder. Sold in 120mm (12cm) lengths, if you add more than one I will supply in one continuous length – ie: order a quantity of 5 you will receive 600mm (60cm) in one length.
My lamp kits usually come with a piece of hollow threaded rod, length is dependant on the kit, please check this in the listing & order more here if you require it.
Lampholder rings are to secure lampshades or similar to our lampholders. Choose the colour you require below. You will receive 2 in your lamp kit if you order ‘Turn Anything into a Lamp kit’, ‘Jam jar lamp kit’, ‘Bottle Lamp kit’ or ‘pendant lamp kit’.
Glass Drill bits
These are used to drill glass, tile & ceramics. We use these on our bottle lamps
BACKORDER - if your selection is not in stock
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Your Order will be sent out when we have it.
2 reviews for DIY Bottle lamp kit – make a bottle lamp yourself with a plug and switch
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Jane –
Anne Keen –
Sadly the drill bit didn’t work and the bottle broke :(
Charis Williams –
Hi Anne, you may have had a fault in the glass, or maybe used too much pressure on the glass. You need to use water with the drill bit to stop the glass overheating too. I have a full guide on drilling all materials by hand, including glass bottles. I’ll add the link here: https://www.salvagesister.co.uk/courses/learn-how-to-use-a-drill/
But don’t give up, the drill bit definitely works, I use it on all my glass bottles, jars & even floor & wall tiles.