A small accent lamp from a most unlikely IKEA item
Leaky sauce bottle now leaks a soft warm glow.
I used the ÖRTFYLLD as a soy sauce and vinegar bottle, but the one for soy sauce was leaking and rusting in the lid and bottle holder.
That’s when I starting wondering …
I had a lot of ideas on what I could do with the leaky sauce bottle and useless holder. As I already had some materials, I made up my mind to turn it into a small accent lamp.
IKEA items used:
![](https://www.ikeahackers.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/O%CC%88RTFYLLD-3-piece-oil-vinegar-set.png)
Buy ÖRTFYLLD 3-piece oil & vinegar set | IKEA.com
Other materials and tools:
- Bamboo mat (for gimbap)
- 12v LED x 5
- Switch (easy to circular fixings)
- Powerjack
- 12v adapter
- Electric wire
- Wire cutter
- Wire stripper
- Soldering tools
- Cutter
- Glue gun
- Foam board
- String (whatever you want, but not too thick)
Small accent lamp from sauce bottle
1. First, drill the wires and powerjack holes with cobalt drill bit (for stainless steel).
![drill small accent lamp IKEA hack](https://www.ikeahackers.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/a_drilling.png)
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2. Solder a cube like shape without underside to spread the light everywhere.
![leds](https://www.ikeahackers.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/b_LED-soldering.png)
3. Connect LEDs, switch and powerjack with electric wire through the hole.
![leds](https://www.ikeahackers.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/c_wire-connecting.png)
4. Make lampshade and circular support with foam board. Lampshade for subtle lighting, support to firmly attach bamboo sticks.
![support](https://www.ikeahackers.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/d_1_making-lampshade.png)
![circle](https://www.ikeahackers.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/d_2_making-circula-support.png)
5. Untie the bamboo mat (for gimbap), cut the same length as the original bottle, and glue the bamboo sticks to the edge of the LED hole.
![untie strings](https://www.ikeahackers.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/e_1_untying.png)
![cut bamboo](https://www.ikeahackers.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/e_2_cutting.png)
![stick bamboo](https://www.ikeahackers.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/e_3_gluing.png)
6. Re-tie bamboo sticks with string to decorate.
![re-tie bamboo](https://www.ikeahackers.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/h_retying.png)
And the sauce bottle sized accent lamp is complete.
The most difficult part was attaching the bamboo sticks in a circle. It was hard to attach the sticks firmly because there was no space for fingers to fit in when more than half of the stickers were attached.
![small accent lamp IKEA hack](https://www.ikeahackers.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/under-the-window.jpg)
Therefore, the most important thing is to make an inner support using a foam board. If I were to make it again, I will cut the foam board more the finely to make a strong and neat lower support.
Assuming I buy all the material new (except tools), the cost would be approximately $20 (in Korea). Half of the cost is for the ÖRTFYLLD set.
![small accent lamp IKEA hack](https://www.ikeahackers.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/on-the-rug.jpg)
My wife loved it, saying it’s pretty, but I haven’t shown it to anyone in particular yet.
Here it is again for a side by side comparison.
![ÖRTFYLLD small accent lamp IKEA hack](https://www.ikeahackers.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/O%CC%88RTFYLLD-lamp.png)
It’s hard to explain the process. This video will help.
~ by MO_USE from Korea
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