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Can You Spot What This DIY Lamp is Made From?

This ultra-modern lamp, the result of a quick DIY project, is actually made from a household tool you might keep in your cleaning closet. Can you spot the re-purposed piece?

 
 

061709_tf_diylamp2.jpgIt's a toilet plunger!

Using just the plunger and a few electrical accessories like a lamp cord and a lightbulb socket, Instructables user cityup created this pendant-style hanging lamp.

The 'how to' instructions are easy to follow and will get you on your way to wiring up your very own plunger lamp. You can check them out here.

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DIY Project, DIY, lamp, how to, recycled, CFL, repurposed, cord, plunger

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it's a plunger!!!

posted by Samo de Quebec on June 17th 2009 at 8:17am
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And it still looks like one. Yuck.

posted by sizzlerred on June 17th 2009 at 10:51am
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"ultra modern"... says who?

posted by jmorey on June 17th 2009 at 11:18am
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Kinda fun, still the plunger "look" (seeing as it is one) is prominent and is a turn off.

posted by ominoustoad on June 17th 2009 at 1:51pm
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We are not amused.

posted by SunnyBlue on June 17th 2009 at 9:53pm
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