Light Up Your Night With an Easy Outdoor Table Lamp

This could be the simplest lamp makeover you’ll ever see. A fast trip to Goodwill, where I found a really cool pink acrylic lamp, and to the hardware shop and a couple of minutes using a pair of scissors had been all it took to bring a few gentle light to my outdoor area. An electricity-free and battery-free exterior table lamp such as this one — it is solar powered — is Ideal for summer nights on your deck or patio

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The gentle glow of this solar lamp has turned into this space into an inviting small evening sitting area.

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Materials and resources:
ScissorsSolar landscaping lighting (I got mine at Lowe’s for about $9)Lamp base (roughly $5 at Goodwill)Lamp colour with socket framework (roughly $4 at Goodwill)

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1. Snip off the electric cable at the base of this lamp.

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2. Unscrew the socket and then pull the remaining cord.

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3. Cut the cable off at the base of the socket.

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4. Remove the metal bracket and screw back the socket on the threaded pole.

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5. Put the shade down over the socket.

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6. Make sure that the wire shade frame is snug on the socket.

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7. Remove the plastic spike from a landscaping solar lighting.

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8. Set the top of this solar light (using the tiny solar panel facing up) snugly into the socket) My mild fit fairly nicely into the socket, but if yours is wobbly, try using some padding at the socket round the light base. A folded-up piece of scrap cloth, foam or perhaps florist’s putty would work nicely.

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VoilĂ ! This cute small lamp looks great outdoors, night or day.

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Your turn: Show us your advanced DIY at the Remarks section below.

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