However i just wasn t ready to spend several hundred dollars on a rarely seen by anyone but me light fixture.
Turn lantern into light fixture.
After lots of searching i found this beautiful wood lantern.
I started searching for lanterns that i could turn into a light fixture.
Simple steps and materials make it easy to turn these cool objects into light fixtures with a history.
Which is why i was determined to figure out how to get a light for less than 20.
Take the candle out of an old lantern and put a light bulb socket inside instead.
Many old railroad lantern chimneys.
Originally i wanted a copper lantern in our screened in porch.
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.
It had to be a certain height to fit above the doors and i really wanted to to be wood.
Drill a inch hole in the base of the lantern to serve as an exit point for the electrical cord.
3 put the light socket into the lantern and make sure that it is sitting straight.
By wiring an old camping or railroad lantern you can safely move it inside to brighten up your rooms.
It s parallel to the sunroom breakfast nook that i just hung a beautiful brass lantern in.
You can turn anything into a light fixture.
The basic idea is so simple.
But in the end i won because i figured out how to get the modern style light i was craving for a fraction of the price.
Carefully remove glass globe from kerosene lantern.
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Glue in with some hot glue.
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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.
1 once your wire is through the arm wire up the socket to the end of the wire.
In this video master electrician scott caron brings electricity to a lantern that used to be lit with kerosene.
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.