How To Turn A Floor Tom Drum Into Ceiling Light

Snare drum swag lamp.

How to turn a floor tom drum into ceiling light.

Swag lamps are designed to hang from the chain hooked to the ceiling and plug into the wall outlet. 8 tootoo star lamp shade harp holder and e26 light base uno fitter adapter converter finial set tall 8inch i d. In this quick tutorial we show simple instructions for using basic tools and a 3 part to convert nearly any hardwired light fixture or chandelier into a plug in style lamp that can be used as a lamp or swagged and hung in a room with no ceiling electrical box. A round piece of wood or class optional how to do it.

Hardwire your new fixture to the ceiling. 1 7 16 36mm detachable parts 4 4 out of 5 stars 334 11 99 11. You ll want to buy a light canopy to hide the wires. I m making a pendant light out of an old snare drum.

5 coupon applied at checkout save 5 with coupon. I could not possibly be more in love with its quirkiness and originality. Any drum should work but keep a check on the weight to ensure that you have a chain hooks sturdy enough for your project. The floor tom is actually from a garage sale and the high tom is from crystal s old drum set.

This video shows you how to install a lampshade onto a pendant light kit so you can hang a lampshade from the ceiling. This does involve some prettt basic elec. The process of conversion is pretty simple. Any pendant light can be converted to a swag lamp with minor adjustments.

I got mine at home depot and spray painted it chrome. Some scrap wood finish nails a drill ji. We used a floor tom the bottom drum in the picture above and a high tom the drum on top. 4 3 out of 5 stars 163.

For the arrangement below we simply stacked a high tom on top of a floor tom. Co z 3 light double drum pendant light 20 brushed nickel convertible semi flush mount drum ceiling light fixture for kitchen island dining table bedroom entry bar modern hanging lights chandelier. This instructable will show you how to convert a snare drum into a swag style lamp. I m making a pendant light out of an old snare drum.

At 12 inches tall and 10 inches wide a tom is a perfect specimen for this project but i can imagine other drums types would work too. Building your own lampshade is a lot.