We are using these magical, fantastic LED reel lights, which we LOVE. Connect the lights to the top of the lamp Every lamp will be different, but there should be some way to unscrew it and remove the top.ģ.
We just unscrewed this round thing (nut?).
#Portable plug in wall lamp how to
Update: see the post on how to do this step for shaded lamps here. The bottom of the lamp had a piece of felt which we just peeled right off: Optional: brilliant husband (not available on amazon).Optional: velcro and felt to cover the bottom of the lamp.Soldering iron ( we use this one) and solder ( like this).Strand of LED lights like these (more on this in a second).9-volt battery clip (like this, only about $2 shipped) or an 8 AA battery pack ( like this) Update: we recommend the 8 AA battery pack, in hindsight.9-volt battery or 8 AA batteries (to save money, use rechargeables) Update: we recommend the 8 AA batteries in hindsight.(See how to do this with a shaded lamp in this post) So here’s a little tutorial on how to make any corded lamp battery-powered! …and hacked it up to remove the cord so it can sit on the desk we have centered in the middle of our office… without that pesky golden cord. This is how we took our sad little rescue lamp, the $1 yard sale find that we fixed up in this post: Let’s be honest, how uncool and annoying is this mess?īut if you’re not willing to compromise the room layout you want (and you want to appease the feng shui geeks), you can have your lamp and light it too… without the cord. Unless you want to pay your bills whilst shrouded in the darkest pitch-black night (and for real, you might), you’re going to need a lamp on that desk…Īnd that lamp is going to come with a pesky cord which is a trip hazard and most importantly – of course – an eyesore. And keeping your desk away from the wall opens up your wall space for lots of storage.īut there’s one problem. You get to face the door of the room from where you sit at your desk, which easily earns you an A-plus from the feng shui overlords. Sure, centering your desk in the middle of your office seems practical: Like they do all their office work in the bright noonday sun, what do they need a functioning lamp for anyway?īut let’s talk reality. Like their lamps don’t even come with cords. Like they can just plop their desks right down in the center of their room and their lamps won’t even need access to an outlet. (Yeah, I said it.)Įveryone always wants to pretend like it’s not an issue. There’s a common problem in interior design that no one talks about.
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