How to Make Your Own Personalized Wooden Lantern Lamp (DIY Guide)

Create a stunning rustic or boho-style ceiling lamp in just a few hours

Looking for an easy DIY project that adds instant charm to your home? This personalized wooden lantern lamp is the perfect blend of rustic, farmhouse, and boho style. With just a few tools and affordable materials, you can build a stylish ceiling lantern and customize it using wood-burning details, stain, or paint.

Whether you're decorating a cozy living room, a bedroom, or a kitchen island, this project will give you a unique, one-of-a-kind light fixture—built in only a few hours!

⭐ Why This Wooden Lantern Lamp Is the Perfect DIY Project

• Simple design — great for beginners

• Fully customizable (burned patterns, stain, paint, symbols, names)

• Costs less than $30 in materials

• Looks great in farmhouse, rustic, or boho interiors

• Lightweight and safe to mount to the ceiling

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🔧 Tools & Materials You’ll Need

• Wooden slats

• Square wood base

• Square wood top

• Hanging light socket kit

• Wood Torch Burner(optional)

• Measuring stick

• Miter Saw

• Drill

• Benchtop Planer (optional)

• Belt Sander

• Clamps

• Drop cloth

• Eye protection

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🪚 Step-by-Step: How to Build Your Wooden Lantern Lamp

1. Cut the Wooden Slats

Start by cutting your wooden board into thin vertical slats for the sides of the lantern. Then cut them again horizontally to reach the desired height.

👉 Tip: Adjust the size of your slats based on how tall you want your lamp to be. Remember — this lamp hangs from the ceiling, so take height and room proportions into account.

2. Cut the Wood for the Base and Top

Using the same board, plane it flat on both sides if needed.Measure and cut out two wooden squares — one for the top, one for the base.

3. Drill the Hole for the Light Socket

Take the top square and drill a hole in the center based on the size of your socket.Clamp your wood firmly so the hole stays perfectly aligned.

4. Cut Out the Center of the Bottom Square

To allow the light to shine downward:

1. Mark a smaller square inside the base.

2. Drill four corner holes.

3. Use your saw to remove the center piece.

5. Sand All Components

Sand the slats, top, and base until they’re completely smooth — no rough edges, no splinters.A power sander works fastest, but hand sanding also does the job.

6. Burn or Stain the Wood (Personalization Step!)

This is where your creativity comes in.

• Use a torch or wood-burning tool to add lines, textures, or patterns.

• Burn your initials, name, or symbols (like butterflies, leaves, geometric lines).

• Or use stain or paint with a stencil if you prefer.

You can truly make this wooden lantern lamp unique to your home.

7. Assemble the Lantern

Once decorated and cooled:

1. Lay the slats around the base and top.

2. Use spare slats as spacers to keep gaps even.

3. Nail everything into place.

4. Add the light kit by inserting the bulb socket through the top hole.

You can choose any spacing pattern you like — 3 slats on some sides, 2 on others, or keep it uniform.

✨ Your Custom Lantern Lamp Is Ready!

In about two hours, you’ll have a beautiful handcrafted wooden lantern lamp that brings warm, rustic charm to any room. Hang it in:

• A farmhouse living room

• A boho-style bedroom

• A rustic kitchen (two lamps over an island look amazing!)

• An entryway or hallway

For less than $30, you’ve created a professional-looking lamp with a personal touch.

💬 How Will You Customize Yours?

Tell me in the comments:Where will you put your personalized wooden lantern lamp, and what design will you create on the slats?

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