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Pinterest Made Me Do It :: Firetruck Lamp

August 12, 2013 by Ashley Mayes 22 Comments

It’s been a few weeks since I’ve done a “Pinterest Made Me Do It,” but I have another one to share today. When I posted the mood board for Greyson’s big boy room, this light was on it:

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via Pinterest via Recyclart via Jasmine Orchard Styling

I had pinned it over a year ago and I still love it. When I had pinned it, I loved it as is, but now that Greyson is a bit older I know it had to change a bit. He would have a cow to see a black firetruck. Common, have you ever seen one? I know that wouldn’t fly in his world room. So, red it is.

Last week, Luke and I had a bit of time to go looking for the perfect firetruck. I thought it would be a difficult find because the ladder has to be strong enough to support the light. I’d kept seeing this place advertised on Craigslist as a “toy flea market”. I knew that was the place to go. Sure enough, they had one. $25, sold.

We took it home and cleaned it really well. I ordered a chrome tipped (40watt) bulb off of Amazon and dug out an Ikea pendant cord and we had all the pieces. All I did next was put it together. This was the easiest project ever and everyone likes it (score!).

DIY Firetruck Lamp

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fire truck bedside light

The one thing that I feel bad about is that this is by far the coolest firetruck that we have. Greyson seriously has probably over ten different firetrucks, but this one has a ladder that swivels and goes up and down. So far, telling Greyson that his is a light only has worked, but we’ll see if that continues to be the case.

Oh and if you’re curious, we got a TON done during our kid-free weekend. I’ll share soon!

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  1. Julia @[email protected]

    August 12, 2013 at 1:09 am

    Oh, I absolutely adore this little project. So sweet and perfect for the room.

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    • Ashley Mayes

      August 12, 2013 at 10:49 am

      Thanks Julia!

      Reply
  2. Kelly @ A Swell Place to Dwell

    August 12, 2013 at 8:59 am

    It’s adorable! And what a great find that firetruck was. On a total side note…I was looking a chandelier the other day that had those chrome tipped bulbs. I sort of passed the chandelier up because I figured I’d never again find those bulbs once one burnt out. But, I couldn’t get it out of my head. So last night I googled, and was happy to find that you could actually buy those bulbs. Then I see this post…I am so happy to see that your bulb looks exactly like the ones in the chandelier…it’s always hard to tell on the internet if the one you are buying is going to look the same. I think I have to go get that chandelier now!

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    • Ashley Mayes

      August 12, 2013 at 10:51 am

      I actually bought a set of the 75 watt a few months back for our hallway lights. I was a bit skeptical on how well they would work. We haven’t had any problems, so I pulled the trigger on a few more. You can usually get them for about 1/2 on Amazon (prices fluctuate), but I haven’t seen them at Lowes or HD. One thing to make note of is that light distributes differently. The chrome tip blocks light from coming down, so more light comes out the sides. I can’t wait to see your chandy. Exciting!

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  3. Parrish

    August 14, 2013 at 1:06 pm

    This looks awesome!!! We would love it if you would link up at our linky party:
    http://www.lifewiththecrustcutoff.com/two-girls-and-a-party-link-up-29/
    Live every Wednesday to Sunday.
    Hosted by:
    http://www.lifewiththecrustcutoff.com/ Parrish @ Life with the Crust Cut Off
    http://thissillygirlslife.com/ Dana @ This Silly Girl’s Life
    We hope to see you there!

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    • Ashley Mayes

      August 14, 2013 at 2:48 pm

      Thanks!

      Reply
  4. Gina

    August 17, 2013 at 2:33 pm

    Absolutely adorable!!! Would love to make one for my hubs office. Would look great in there.

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    • Ashley Mayes

      August 17, 2013 at 7:09 pm

      Thanks Gina!

      Reply
  5. [email protected] Another Day in Paradise

    August 20, 2013 at 1:45 pm

    So stinkin’ adorable. I love it and my boys would die to have something like that in their room! Awesome job.

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    • Ashley Mayes

      August 20, 2013 at 2:52 pm

      Thanks Larissa! It was super simple…you should totally make one.

      Reply
  6. Lisa

    March 12, 2014 at 6:39 am

    This is great! My three year old would love it, I’m so making one too!

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    • Ashley Mayes

      March 12, 2014 at 8:26 am

      Thanks Lisa. My little guys loves his. Have fun!

      Reply
  7. jasmine

    April 10, 2014 at 6:23 am

    Hi Ashley,
    I just did a google alerts thing for my business to see who had mentioned me/ my business and discovered all these posts about my firetruck lamp that I made several years ago now, including yours. I like your version of it too. Red also works, I was going for something a little different when I made mine. I still have it at home, although now I have a young nephew and he has since broken the siren sound it made. Nice to see so many positive comments for yours and pleased mine was the inspiration behind it. Jasmine x

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    • Ashley Mayes

      April 10, 2014 at 8:24 pm

      I love the idea you had! Thanks for stopping by to say hi.

      Reply
  8. Alex

    June 28, 2015 at 5:52 am

    I absolutely love this an am trying to make one for my little fire engine obsessed 3 year old! I am really struggling to find the light cord – any ideas of where I could get one from?

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    • Ashley Mayes

      June 28, 2015 at 8:33 am

      I got mine at Ikea but you can find them on Amazon as well. Good luck! Send me a picture if you end up making one. =)

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      • Alex

        July 26, 2015 at 12:25 am

        Well I have finally finished my little boys fire engine lamp – he is so excited to have it in his room.. I’m not able to attach a photo for some reason though! Thanks so much for sharing your idea 😉

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        • Ashley Mayes

          July 26, 2015 at 7:05 am

          Yay! I bet he loves it! Send me an email with the pic if you don’t mind ([email protected]), I would love to share it.

          Reply

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