

They were a bit dirty, so I sanded them lightly and gave them a clean. I’ve never attempted anything electrical before but I thought that giving them a new purpose as lamps, possibly on the bedside tables I up-cycled last week, was a cool idea. They cost about €30 for the pair.įast forward several months and many nights googling alternative uses for them, until I eventually came across an image on Pinterest of them as lamps. I had no clue what to do with them, but bought them anyway. I spotted a box filled with these wooden shoe forms, or shoe moulds, used by cobblers to make shoes. Well worth a visit, it is like stepping back in time. Several months back I paid a visit to The Store Yard, a salvage yard where you can find anything and everything. If I can manage to turn two vintage wooden shoe forms into lamps, then anyone can! I bit the bullet and finished it and I didn’t even need a xanax in the process. Over the weekend I tackled a DIY up-cycle that has been on my mind for many months.
