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Hardware Store Decor: Toilet Plunger Lamp

And here we thought plungers were only good for one thing! Cityup uses the ubiquitous toilet unclogger to make a modern and--dare I say?--stylish lamp. Cityup has identified the project as an 'up-cycled' one, but I'd probably opt for a new plunger if I were going to make it, because the idea of repurposing a previously-used plunger makes me gag. So what else do you need? This stuff:

• lamp cord
• lamp socket
• zip tie
• dremel & small drill bit
• 9 watt CFL bulb
• this link to the instructable

Want to learn how to make other cool & designer-y items from things you can buy at any old hardware or big box store? Then you'll want to nab a copy of Make It! Hardware Store Decor, the newest addition to the Curbly how-to library. For a sneak peek inside, check out the Make It! Hardware Store Decor page. 

Tagged : make-it, make-it-hardware-store-decor, hardware, hardwarestore, plunger, upcycle, light, lamp