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Standing Wooden Lamp with Pulley

November 14, 2014 by Hearts&Sharts 10 Comments

This was one of the easiest projects ever. I have had a vintage pulley that I’ve been wanting to use as a light fixture but after hanging it from the ceiling in a bedroom, it just looked wrong. I set it aside for a while, along with the orange extension cord and light cage from Home Depot. I wish I could say I thought of this all on my own but I actually got the plans from Ana White after some googling and then tweaked the plans to fit my supply list.

Standing Pulley Lamp | Hearts & Sharts

I had several pieces of scrap wood, a couple lengths of 2×4’s and a carriage bolt with wing nut. The only thing I had to purchase for this project were the corner brackets, so this was super cheap. Ana White used 1×2’s, but I didn’t think those would support the pulley.

I didn’t get super technical with this project (mainly because math is super hard for me), so it was mostly good ol’ fashioned eyeballin’ it.

I started by deciding on the spot where I wanted the 2×4’s to intersect/hinge at the top. Again, no math involved here. I eyeballed it and drilled a hole the same size as my carriage bolt through both pieces where I wanted them to intersect. Just know that the arm piece that holds the light needs a bit of a tail on it to keep it balanced.

Standing Pulley Lamp | Hearts & Sharts

Next I screwed all of the scrap pieces of wood together and hit it with some flat black spray paint that I had in my stash.

Standing Pulley Lamp | Hearts & Sharts

Then attached the brackets to the base and the 2×4…

Standing Pulley Lamp | Hearts & Sharts

…using a bunch of random screws/hardware. It’s not the prettiest lamp base, but I knew I wanted this thing to go behind the couch in the man cave, so I didn’t really make much of an effort here. Also, I didn’t want to spend any money on it. Ana only used two brackets, which would be fine for 1×2, but since I was using 2×4’s, I went ahead and did all four sides.

Next I attached a little cup hook into the end of the arm, attached my pulley and light cord and boom, man cave light fixture.

Standing Pulley Lamp | Hearts & Sharts

This is the same room that the vintage tripod lamp lives in… aka Dallas Cowboys Man Cave.

Standing Pulley Lamp | Hearts & Sharts

This is also where our butcher block coffee table ended up. And there’s Howard chillin’ in his favorite spot next to his face pillow (you can order your own custom face pillow in my Etsy shop here).

Not bad for a coupla bucks, huh?

If you happen to spot one of these vintage pulley things and aren’t into the lamp idea, check out what Becky at Infarrantly Creative did with hers.

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Comments

  1. Julie @ Restyle Relove says

    November 15, 2014 at 5:08 am

    What a cool idea. I love it! 🙂 Julie

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    • Hearts & Sharts says

      November 17, 2014 at 11:12 am

      Thank you, Julie!

      Reply
  2. Shana says

    November 14, 2014 at 7:00 pm

    Looks great! Very creative!

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    • Hearts & Sharts says

      November 17, 2014 at 11:12 am

      Thank you, Shana!

      Reply
  3. Amy W says

    November 14, 2014 at 1:21 pm

    PS – I just switched to WP and am realizing how much I want my site to look JUST like yours… but I have no idea where to even start. Are you doing it all yourself or having help?

    Reply
    • Hearts & Sharts says

      November 14, 2014 at 1:32 pm

      Congrats on the switch! I got the theme from Pretty Darn Cute Designs and got a little graphics pack from CocoaMint on CreativeMarket.com to make everything else. 🙂

      Reply
  4. Amy W says

    November 14, 2014 at 1:20 pm

    You’re so creative.

    Reply
    • Hearts & Sharts says

      November 14, 2014 at 1:30 pm

      Thank you!!!

      Reply
  5. Erin @ DIY on the Cheap says

    November 14, 2014 at 11:40 am

    It turned out great! I have an old vintage pulley stashed in a cabinet and I’ve been meaning to turn it into some sort of light fixture too, just not sure yet where to put it. This is great inspiration! Thanks!

    Reply
    • Hearts & Sharts says

      November 14, 2014 at 11:41 am

      Thank you, Erin!

      Reply

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