Contemporary Urn Lamp

A Contemporary Plant Urn is the perfect base for a lamp. You know the plastic kind you find all the time at your local home improvement store. You can use a little paint and create a one of a kind Contemporary Urn lamp with a little time and a small amount of effort.

Plan on spending about two hours making this simple lamp!

I am always looking for ways to reuse terra cotta pots and flower urns objects. Anyone who collects the contemporary look will love this simple craft project.

Thanks to easy to install lamp kits you can do this project at home in no time. Just be sure to use the right drill bit. If you have a plastic Contemporary Urn almost any regular drill bit will do. If you are using a concrete Contemporary Urn, then use a ceramic or concrete cutting drill bit. You can find both at your local home improvement store.

You can buy a lamp kit at almost any arts and craft stores as well as at most hardware store. Generally you should expect to pay about $10 to $15 for the lamp kit. You need to provide your own small accent lampshade, light bulb, and lamp base!

To Make a Contemporary Urn Lamp You Will Need:

Plastic Plant Urn

Spray Paint

Spray Primer

Box Power Drill

Drill Bit

Lamp Kit

The first step is to completely clean out the inside of your empty plastic plant earn. I like to simply wipe it out with a damp sponge or Clorox handy wipe.

Let your empty plant urn sit out and dry completely.

Now, take your power drill, with the correct drill bit, and drill a small hole in the back bottom of the plastic plant urn. You want this hole to be right above the edge of the plastic plant urn on the bottom. This is where the electrical cord will be coming out of your plastic plant urn. If you have this cord coming out form underneath your body your lamp will not be stable or sturdy.

Now, spray on a coat of white plastic spray paint primer.

Let this dry.

Now, paint on your paint color. Use a glossy acrylic spray paint for a contemporary look. Let this dry.

Install you lamp kit follow their instructions. Each lamp kit product will be different and it is best to use their specific instructions. Run your electrical cord out of the hole in the bottom of your plastic plant urn. The top of the lamp kit should be coming out of your plastic urn.

Add a light bulb and a small lampshade and you are set!

Tips:

-Don’t limit yourself to plastic plant urns. I find great concrete and foam plant urns all the time. They will work equally as well for this lamp project.

-To age your contemporary urn lamp try rubbing wood gel stain on it. Wipe the excess away with a dry clothe. You will love the results and you can really darken up a too bright paint color this way.

-Get creative with the finial on your Contemporary urn lamp. Check out your local lamp store for unique and modern hand painted lamp finials.