Who said that thrifted plant pots can only be used for growing flowers? With this DIY, you can easily transform them into beautiful lamps. Here's how.

Lampshades and stands come in all different shapes, sizes, and styles ... Set up a well ventilated area to spray paint your lamp base. You will likely want to use a tarp or some leftover cardboard ...

Turns out they’re from Gloucestershire-based Pooky, which makes over 500 shades in a variety of shapes ... the lamps are actually repurposed vintage candlesticks, but Duzy sells lamp bases ...

The form of the lamp base is decided by the shape of the electrical components it is to contain during transit. Gardener, a University of Brighton graduate, presented the design at New Designers ...

Product news: these floor lamps by New Zealand studio Tim Webber Design have shades almost identical to their bases. Tim Webber Design designed and produced the powder-coated spun aluminium lamps ...

A lava lamp uses the lightbulb — or in this instance the candle — inside the base to heat the wax (a process that can take about an hour) to the point where it forms stalagmite shapes ...