Reclaimed Wood Lamp with Geometric Himmeli Shade!

Reclaimed Wood Lamp with Geometric Himmeli Shade! Upcycled and reclaimed projects are my favorite! This awesome lamp was made with an old piece of a pallet, a lighting kit and straws. Yes, this lamp with geometric himmeli shade cost nearly nothing to make and it makes such a statement! This awesome lamp tutorial has been updated from it's original 2014 post. This lamp got me so much attention! I won the Grand Prize in an Instructables Contest , was flown to Atlanta Georgia for a special event and won a huge selection of tools from Home Depot. I've had numerous people send me pictures of their lamps, inspired by mine. This is why I do what I do! I pulled an old pallet apart...and there were big wood blocks between the layers. They were junk and were placed in the "burn later" pile. Last weekend we lit a smore's fire and I found one of the blocks! Instantly in my head, it became a rustic reclaimed wood lamp...and I rescued it from smore's fodder! Supp...

How to Make Hairpin Leg Wedding Cake Table

How to Make Hairpin Leg Wedding Cake Table from Reclaimed Wood! Make a stunning table using reclaimed wood and DIY Hairpin Legs! This versatile table can be used for anything and everything. Is there a wedding in your future? This is the perfect wedding cake table. Perfect on the patio for cocktails or in the living room holding a big plant. What will your table be used for? Hairpin legs are the perfect hardware pieces to make this table a quick and easy DIY project! I'm fortunate to be able to work with Semi Exact on this fun project. Let's get started! Semi Exact will help you build furniture that is uniquely yours. You pick the leg length and variety you like and then add the top. It's beautifully simple. For this TALL wedding cake table I selected 4  Hairpin Legs in black, 40" tall . These are the tallest they come and they are impressively tall! I love the height and the sturdiness of the 3-rod legs. For a round table, you could get away with using only 3 legs, ...