Materials:

• Two 4-1/2-inch silver-color plastic ornaments
• Two 2-3/4-inch golden plastic ornaments
• One 2-1/4-inch golden plastic ornament
• 19-inch-long 1/8-inch IPS threaded pipe
• 100-grit sandpaper
• Water-base wood stain (we used Minwax in American Walnut)
• Paintbrush
• Water-base polyurethane
• Purchased 6-inch-diameter clear acrylic lamp base
• Three knurled nuts
• Lock washer and nut
• Bushing
• 1/2-inch-long coupling
• 8-inch harp and harp retainer
• 10-inch-tall barrel lampshade with a top diameter of 11 inches and a bottom diameter of 12 inches
• Brushed metal finial

Instructions:

Cut holes in ornaments to accommodate the pipe. Sand the ornaments in a circular motion. Brush stain onto the silver ornaments and blot off; let dry. Seal all ornaments with two coats of polyurethane, letting them dry after each coat.

Secure the lamp base to the bottom of the pipe with a knurled nut above it and a lock washer and nut below. Fit bushing onto bottom of the pipe to protect the cord from fraying. Thread ornaments onto pipe. At the top, add coupling, secure the harp retainer with a knurled nut on each side, and wire and attach the socket. Add the harp, bulb, shade, and finial. Our finished lamp measures 30 inches tall.