Be on the lookout for school band auctions and clearance sales at music stores to score a microphone stand. String a pendant light cord up through the hollow stand and down the boom arm. Use a torch to heat a threaded steel nipple, then bend it to 90 degrees. Screw in the end of the boom and then thread it through the lampshade and secure with a finial or nut. The shelf is a perfect spot to display magazines or kid artwork.