Simple Box Lamp

I found these old style lightbulbs and really wanted to showcase them for a themed party I was throwing. However this is a great basic template that begs to be embellished especially for a steampunk theme.

the right box is important. I got mine at hobby lobby for five or six bucks, but you can get one anywhere. you want an unfinished wooden box.

a replacement lamp socket, replacement lamp cord, and I found this cool dimmer switch.

old style bulb. they are a little expensive but the warm glow and the style is wonderful.

in the top center of your box. I made mine just a little smaller than my socket and used a rotary tool to get it JUUUUUSSST right. This is a good time to wipe it clean and stain the box. I used a clear polyurethane on mine.

disconnect anything you don't need... with a rotary tool if necessary.

and glue it into place.

I drill two small holes and connect them together. Feed the plugin wire through it. The bare wire screws into the socket terminals.

might plug it in too. That usually helps.

used a smaller socket and wired both plug wires to the first socket. then ran two wires to the second socket. like the sockets were rungs on a ladder. This is called wireing in parallel.