DIY Upcycled Wine Bottle Gas Lamp

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Matt Embrey in DIY, Home+Decor

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.

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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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decor, DIY, lamp, recycle, upcycle

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Matt Embrey

17. Aug, 2009

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

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- Matt Embrey
  
  17. Aug, 2009
  
  Nevermind I think she had the wrong part. I’m going to have to chip down and give this a shot this weekend.
  
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- joe
  
  20. Aug, 2009
  
  What happens if it falls on the porch. Would it ignite like a maltov cocktail?
  
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  - Zero34
    
    25. Sep, 2009
    
    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.
    
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GG

26. Aug, 2009

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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- Matt Embrey
  
  26. Aug, 2009
  
  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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