DIY Upcycled Wine Bottle Gas Lamp

25 by LiveOAK Staff on August 14, 2009

Recycled Wine Bottle Lamp

Upcycle an old wine bottle into an eclectic porch gas lamp...

While I haven't tried this DIY yet I think it's my new favorite. Erik Anderson of Gerardot & Co. (a team of branding experts, creative marketers and designers) came up with this DIY when he was looking for a Tiki Style lamp to fend off the mosquitoes and provide some ambiance around his patio. After a quick stroll through the hardware store he had everything he needed for around $5.

I've been saving wine bottle for another project I'm working on, but now I think I'll have to step up my wine consumption. What do they say again? "A bottle of red wine a day is good for your heart?"

What you

All you need is:

Empty Wine Bottle (You can use any bottle you like as long as it’s glass and the neck is 1” in diameter. Be clever!)
Teflon Tape 1/2” - $0.30
Copper Top Plate Connector (threaded for 3/8”-16 thread rod)
1” Split Ring Hanger (threaded for 3/8”-16 thread rod)
1/2” x 3/8” Copper Coupling
1/2” Copper Cap
Two Hex Nuts (threaded for 3/8”-16 thread rod)
Two #10 x 1” Zinc Plated Wood Screws (if your mounting it to wood)
3/8”-16 Zinc Plated Threaded Rod (I bought a 3’ rod and cut it down to 8, 4-1/2” rods with a hacksaw.)
Tiki Replacement Wick
Torch Fuel (For safety reasons, only use fuel made specifically for outdoor torches. i.e. Tiki brand)

Head over to the Gerardot & Co blog for the tutorial and some important safety considerations.

Source: Gerardot & Co blog

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Uh oh, a friend of mine is reporting problems threading the wick through the coupling.

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Nevermind I think she had the wrong part. I’m going to have to chip down and give this a shot this weekend.
joe

What happens if it falls on the porch. Would it ignite like a maltov cocktail?

Zero34

that’s why you gotta make sure you fasten the copper coupling well enough, it shouldn’t slip through that, if so then the coupling is either too big or the bottle neck is too skinny.

GG

I find it rather strange for a green-blog to promote an ‘upcycled product’ that is close to useless and uses fosil fuel as energysource. Sure it is cute and very hippy. and doesnt use much fuel, but then again, how much do these few ‘upcycled bottles’ actually add to greening the world. Isnt it better to use this potentionally very valuable material to good use on a large scale?

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We passionately promote the concept of creative reuse and DIY. Sure there are greener paths to take. Not buying wine in the first place and not using lamps and not owning a home would be greener, but if someone is planning on putting some torches or lamps on their deck, this DIY is a greenER and more rewarding alternative to going to home depot and buying some cheap tiki torches.

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I find it rather strange for a green-blog to promote an ‘upcycled product’ that is close to useless and uses fosil fuel as energysource. Sure it is cute and very hippy. and doesnt use much fuel, but then again, how much do these few ‘upcycled bottles’ actually add to greening the world.
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This is really a nice project which you share. It is really very interesting. Your ideas are truly amazing. I like your work and very impressed with that.
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well i’ll tell you what.. i wouldnt call it upcycled but i will say this is a brilliant idea and it waaay better than just throwing the bottle away so it can spend forever in a landfill which is what most people do with discarded bottles

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Yeah, in the strictest (industrial) definition of the word, you are right, this is not really upcycled, however I believe the word, through popular use, has adopted the meaning “reused in a way that has a higher intrinsic value than originally intended.” A glass bottle is a disposable container that is going to require a significant amount of energy to reclaim and reuse the raw glass. By turning it from a disposable container into a lamp that serves a functional purpose not only are you saving it from the landfill and saving the energy necessary to recycle it, you are preventing the consumption of more resources (assuming you would have gone a bought a lamp had you not been able to make one). The permanence and utility of the lamp give it more of an intrinsic value than it had as a container.

It is a pet peeve of mine when people use the word upcycle to define any “repurposing” especially when the repurposing is actually an example of downcycling. We are actually guilty of doing that on occasion here at gUP but no ones perfect

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Awesome wine bottle tiki torches! I’ve been looking for a good wine bottle DIY for the garden!
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Thanks for these! They’ll be perfect lighting for our wedding reception.
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Looks fantastic! I’m struggling to find some of the parts to make my own, but will definitely get there in the end even if I have to import them. For those who live in the UK and have made this, where did you get the parts from (except the wine!). Thanks
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To the commenter above, you’ll find the parts at your local B&Q, Homebase or local small hardware shop. Hope this helps and good luck – the lamp is a great talking point
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Hey, sweet idea! You just gave me an excellent idea for next years summer. I love your wine bottles color. Would you happen to know which type of wine that is so I can get that exact color ? lol thanks

Ps: does the bottom become hot or can it explode?
Ria

Dear sir/madam

As part of my GCSE ICT project, I was looking on your website for upcycled products and I saw your wine bottle lamp shade

As part of my controlled assessment I have to research three upcycled products

I would like your permission to use your idea and of course I will credit your website.

Pleas let me know whther i will be able to do this

Thanks
Ria
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