DIY Cowboy Chic Horseshoe Lamp

This unique horseshoe lamp looks fantastic in any "Cowboy Chic" living space, and is very simple and very inexpensive to create! With paint drying time, this project should take just under an afternoon to complete.

For this project, you will need:

- Unfinished Wooden box, at least 6" high x 6" wide

- Medium grit sandpaper

- Tack cloth

- Drill with 3/4" bit

- Krylon® Interior Exterior Paint, in Equestrian

- Krylon® Make It Suede Paint, in Brushed Sienna

- Gorrilla Glue ®, or any other adhesive to secure leather and metal to wood

- 2" iron horseshoes (like those found here at Texican Treasures)

- Newspaper

- Lamp kit

- Hacksaw

- Wire stripper

To begin, lightly sand your wooden box with medium grit sandpaper. Wipe off any excess dust with a tack cloth. Using a drill with a 3/4" bit, drill a hole through the top of the box and through the bottom. Using Krylon® Interior Exterior Paint in Equestrian, coat the outside of the box thoroughly with two coats and allow it to dry completely. Coat the horseshoes with two coats of Krylon® Make It Suede Paint in Brushed Sienna and allow them to dry. Using glue, adhere the horseshoes to the box.

Thread the cord through both holes in the box.

Your lamp kit should include a lamp rod. Measure the rod and cut it with a hacksaw so that it is 1" above the height of the box. Thread the cord from the inside of the box through the rod. Set the rod in the center of the box, and run through both holes so it sits flat.

Thread the locknut onto the lamp rod, and pull the cord through at least three inches. Screw the lamp neck onto the rod. Repeat with the harp bottom and socket cap, making sure all are tight.