Why mid-century modern design is considered to be timeless, you wonder? I believe it’s because of its simple elegance. The design pieces are characterized by clean lines and less-is-more approach, which seems to fall within recent trends. The thing is – no matter what style you chose for your home, it’s always easy to introduce a mid-century piece or reproduction which blends in perfectly, adding character. I particularly like the use of wood and whites – hence I have designed this simple lamp – combining the cool look and functionality. You might have seen similar structures used for plant stands – I figured it can look also very interesting as a lamp. So here it is, I’m really curious to hear what you think about it, but first let me show you the project details!

You will need:

a plain round lampshade2 equal piece of square wood4 equal pieces of round wooda hammer and nailsa sawsandpaperwood finish (optional)

Instructions:

Before starting the project and after each woodwork, sandpaper the wooden elements to ensure smooth surface.

1. Using a saw (hand saw or electric one) carefully cut a notch in the center of the two pieces of square wood to make them fit together like an “X”.

2. Hammer the nails to the four round wooden pieces, where you want the bottom of the lampshade to sit.

Tip: I have used nails because of the rather small size of the wooden ‘legs’ – if you are planning to make it bigger – wooden dowels wood be a better choice)

3. Make holes at the end of the notched pieces, and connect them making sure that one of the notches faces up and the other one faces down. (You should have two pieces that look like an “H” now).

4. The nail will combine the notched pieces with the round pieces forming a stand for the lampshade.

5. Place the lampshade in, and hook up the lamp cable to the metal part. I have simple wrapped the cable around the grid so that I can regulate the height of the light bulb, but you can also pass the cable through the hole, it’s up to you!

That’s how it looks on and off – pretty nice result right? I have to say, I love how simple yet stylish this midcentury modern lamp looks and the warm light it gives. What do you think?