Convert Ceiling Light To Table Lamp

If you find a lamp you like but has a tall banjo you can buy a shorter banjo at the homecenter or hardware store.

Convert ceiling light to table lamp.

How to convert a ceiling light to a receptacle. When i saw this stick light on joss main i thought it was fun and beachy yet geometric. To make sure i wasn t being weird i ran the idea of converting this plug in table lamp by john. Angie and i were looking through our local habitat for humanity re store lighting section when i saw a ceiling light fixture sitting upside down on the shelf.

4 4 out of 5 stars 23. 8inch lamp shade harp heavy duty lamp harp adapter polished brass plated lamp shade parts lamp shade harp holder with light base for table and floor lamps detachable parts 1 7 16 36mm 4 4 out of 5 stars 12. Converting a ceiling light to a receptacle is a convenient and inexpensive way to provide an outlet for ceiling mounted devices. It immediately struck my eye as being right side up and just as quickly the idea came to me to make a table lamp from it.

If you want to install a chandelier in your home and don t want to run wire up into the ceiling or install a new breaker you ll need to convert your new or old chandelier into a swag lamp so that it can use a standard plug in cord and be plugged into an electrical outlet. Make sure you measure the shade from the hole to the bottom so you get a lamp that the shade will cover the light switch. And call me crazy but i immediately looked at it and saw a ceiling pendant. Thankfully he was right there on the stick light train with me.

The hole left is where the shade would mount the banjo on the table lamp. This conversion is. Picture it hanging from the ceiling.