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Image of a light fixture repurposed from barrel staves and art glass, lit up and hanging from a ceiling.

Barrel Stave & Art Glass Fixture

This light fixture is dimmable. The five pieces of handblown glass were thrifted, and I paired them with whiskey barrel staves to create a unique, sustainable design. This one-of-a-kind piece now hangs in a beautifully remodeled kitchen.

Table lamp made from a vintage brass phone with a reclaimed brass fireplace tool as handset holder. Sold in Washington, D.C.

Hollywood Style Phone Lamp

Vintage brass phone turned tabletop lamp. The curved mounting bar on the back is a reclaimed brass fireplace tool that i installed to hold the handset. I sold this piece in a shop in Washington, D.C. Coincidentally, I did a furniture delivery to the house of the person who bought it and saw it sitting on a reading table.

Wall sconce made from a repurposed, weathered euphonium purchased at auction.

Euphonium Wall Sconce

It's always nice to find instruments that are already banged up. I feel so guilty about putting holes in instruments that have potential to be fixed. This euphonium cost me five bucks at an auction.

Lamp made from a beginner’s flute and an upside-down brass ashtray base from India, creating elegant tabletop lighting.

Flute Lamp

This beginners flute came out of a thrift store, and the base is an upside down brass ashtray from India. Upright wind instruments always make for such elegant tabletop lighting.

Several lamps made from empty liquor bottles, showcasing creative upcycling.

Liquor Bottle Lamps

Liquor bottle lamps are one of those projects that are rather easy to sell as long as I stick to popular brands. I made a lamp out of a Single Malt Glenlivet one time, and took it to shows for years before the right customer came along.

Pair of tripod lamps made from adjustable vintage tripods, repurposed into lighting.

Tripod Lamps

Tripods are one of those materials that are just begging to turned into lighting. They're readily available in thrift stores for cheap, nice and sturdy, and completely adjustable.

Lamp made from an Italian wine bottle decanter, crafted using diamond tip drill bits for glasswork.

Decanter Lamp

Wine bottle decanter from Italy. I got a set of diamond tip drill bits a few years back and went kind of wild finding glass and ceramics to drill through.

Black clarinet with silver keys repurposed into a table lamp with black shade, mounted on a brass ashtray base.

Clarinet Lamp

Pair of trumpets mounted as brass wall sconces with flickering flame bulbs, made by Fox & Thistle Studio.

Trumpet Sconces

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