Turn Lantern Into Light Fixture

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Turn lantern into light fixture.

1 light black led outdoor wall lantern sconce with dusk to dawn sensor. Originally i wanted a copper lantern in our screened in porch. 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. In this video master electrician scott caron brings electricity to a lantern that used to be lit with kerosene.

By wiring an old camping or railroad lantern you can safely move it inside to brighten up your rooms. How to install a light fixture project guide. 3 put the light socket into the lantern and make sure that it is sitting straight. It s parallel to the sunroom breakfast nook that i just hung a beautiful brass lantern in.

Carefully remove glass globe from kerosene lantern. By maxxima 18 36 99. That is when inspiration struck turn one into a lamp. Yes this is the tale of how to turn a lantern into a light fixture.

The basic idea is so simple. Transform the look of any room with a new light fixture. After lots of searching i found this beautiful wood lantern. Take the candle out of an old lantern and put a light bulb socket inside instead.

Y all know i m a cheapskate. Which is why i was determined to figure out how to get a light for less than 20. 1 once your wire is through the arm wire up the socket to the end of the wire. Drill a inch hole in the base of the lantern to serve as an exit point for the electrical cord.

Weathered pewter outdoor led wall lantern sconce with open bottom. I started searching for lanterns that i could turn into a light fixture. 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. However i just wasn t ready to spend several hundred dollars on a rarely seen by anyone but me light fixture.

Unscrew and remove the old kerosene wick from the lantern. Many old railroad lantern chimneys. I looked at homegoods michaels joanns tj maxx ross amazon walmart and target to find a lantern i would like. Glue in with some hot glue.

Simple steps and materials make it easy to turn these cool objects into light fixtures with a history. It had to be a certain height to fit above the doors and i really wanted to to be wood.