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Turning Thrift Store Wine Bottles into Lamps

We stumbled across this bunch of bottles at a Goodwill store and couldn't pass them up. They were just so beautiful. With a simple bottle kit and a shade they easily become beautiful lamps similar to Pottery Barn and Ballard has but at a HUGE savings.

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A simple lamp kit transforms these beautiful bottles into a lamps.
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Thrift Store wine bottles and an inexpensive lamp kit are all you need to create a lamp that compares to those sold at Pottery Barn and Ballard for upwa...
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11 Comments

Becky Blair, NE

I've been collecting so many large wine bottles lately that my hubby started buying his every day wine in the boxes. He thinks we've run out of places to put the empties.
Oh, they make great mouse catchers. We found two in the garage with dead mice in them. I almost felt bad for the mice until I remembered how much disease they carry.

on Nov 18, 2012 · Like 1
Sherry C Portland, OR

Ah, poor mice! I think these bottles are so pretty. Especially the gorgeous blue-green color they have. Tell your hubby for me, ain't nothing wrong with wine from a box from time to time!

on Nov 18, 2012 · Like 0
Vicki Smyrna, GA

love that idea. maybe will do that to change my old parlor lamp to keep it's globe that has pretty painted flower designs on that glass.

on Nov 18, 2012 · Like 1
Storywood Designs Raleigh, NC

I love this idea! And lucky duck for scoring all that at Goodwill!

on Nov 18, 2012 · Like 1
sixteenfourteen Reston, VA

WOW! I've never seen a score like that at Goodwill. Your project is awesome. :)

on Nov 19, 2012 · Like 0
Peggy Valparaiso, IN

i love lamp ideas. This o0ne is awesome. I made a hanging lamp out of a metal strainer.

on Nov 19, 2012 · Like 1
Prickly Banana Dayton, OH

These are such a great find!! You re one lucky duck....these sell for hundreds on ebay! I have never been able to find these anywhere, I always keep my eyes open at yard sales etc. Nice Job!!

on Nov 19, 2012 · Like 1
Rachel Greathouse Design Alpharetta, GA

Love these!

on Nov 19, 2012 · Like 0
Jeanette S Atlanta, GA

I absolutely love wine bottles. I have that motif in my house in a couple of places. Last Thanksgiving we shared a bottle of wine with my daughter and family. For Christmas, she put a small string of white lights inside and gave it to me for a present! I just squealed! It is stunning. I then got the idea and placed lights in an out of date large lead crystal vase so many of us have stuck back. Just think, this is the perfect project...you can sit and sip wine---emptying another bottle for ...»
your inventory---while you work on your lamp. I like to leave my labels on the bottle for personality.

on Nov 20, 2012 · Like 0
Sherry C Portland, OR

Jeanette S ~ that all sounds so lovely! I still have several bottles I could fill with lights! Unfortunately these already had lost their labels when we found them.
Prickly Banana ~ I feel very lucky to have found them.
Thanks Rachel of Greathouse Design!

on Nov 20, 2012 · Like 0
Reba Savage Monticello, KY

really nice

on Nov 24, 2012 · Like 1