The Book Lamp shines on all on its own on the bookshelf. Where once it housed pages to excite the imagination, it is now home to a lamp to liven up the space behind it.
This project can be made for $5 and takes less than half an hour to put together. Read on for the details.
Note: the bulb looks like an incandescent, but it is in fact a CFL. The spiral fluorescent is inside a plastic bulb.
This project can be made for $5 and takes less than half an hour to put together. Read on for the details.
Note: the bulb looks like an incandescent, but it is in fact a CFL. The spiral fluorescent is inside a plastic bulb.
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This project is very simple and if you already have a book that you're willing to sacrifice, the cost is just $5 for the lamp from IKEA.
Some people freak out when books get destroyed for projects like this. Well, tons of unsold books get destroyed every year. If this was one of the last few copies on Earth that would be one thing, but according to the dust cover of the book I used there were over 100,000 sold so there are plenty more. Having read some of it a while ago, the world isn't missing much anyway.
Materials
Some people freak out when books get destroyed for projects like this. Well, tons of unsold books get destroyed every year. If this was one of the last few copies on Earth that would be one thing, but according to the dust cover of the book I used there were over 100,000 sold so there are plenty more. Having read some of it a while ago, the world isn't missing much anyway.
Materials
- IKEA Lampan lamp
- hardcover book at least 2" wide inside
- rubber band
- Pliers
- X-acto knife
- safety glasses
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As noted in the 'ible this is a 7W CFL (Compact Fluorescent Lamp). Most all consumer electronics, including CFLs, are designed to operate (and tested for safety) with air being allowed to circulate around them. Putting the CFL in a space without ventilation will increase the temperature of the internal electronic components and in the worst case create a fire hazard and in the best case reduce the life of the CFL.
Even the new LED bulbs produce a fair amount of heat and need free air around them.
As noted in the 'ible this is a 7W CFL (Compact Fluorescent Lamp). Most all consumer electronics, including CFLs, are designed to operate (and tested for safety) with air being allowed to circulate around them. Putting the CFL in a space without ventilation will increase the temperature of the internal electronic components and in the worst case create a fire hazard and in the best case reduce the life of the CFL.
Even LED bulbs produce a fair amount of heat and need free air around them.
this!
"Twilight"
"New Moon"
"Eclipse"
"Breaking Dawn"
Soo cool. I will do it for my brother's new house!
At Christmas time you can find single night lights which are a cord with an in line on/ off switch at the Dollar stores...Might want to use different color bulbs in different books....Just a thought.
another brilliant idea from you! but I chose to use a solar flashlight ( they're surprisingly cheap) because they don't need to be plugged in, the "book" can be moved around - and have cool LED bulbs.