How to Make a Lamp Into a Touch Lamp

How to Make a Lamp Into a Touch Lamp
Written By
Jessica Reed
Jessica Reed
Published: Jul 17, 2009
Updated: Nov 20, 2021
1 minute read

Instead of paying for a touch lamp, buy an inexpensive touch lamp control switch and convert desk or floor lamps into touch lamps in a few minutes.

  1. Turn the lamp off. Unscrew the light bulb from the socket.

  2. Screw a touch lamp control switch into the lamp socket. The control switch itself resembles a lamp socket.

  3. Screw the light bulb into the socket, which is actually the touch lamp control switch.

  4. Turn the lamp on and touch any metal part of the lamp to turn it on or off. The lamp has three light settings: low, medium and high. Tap the lamp to change the setting, and the last tap will turn the lamp off. Another tap will turn it back on.

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Photo by Bartosz Borecki, http://www.sxc.hu/profile/Buckey

Jessica Reed

Jessica Reed has worked since 2008 as a full-time professional writer. She has covered a variety of assignments ranging from cell-phone reviews and professional resumes to work contributing fashion and beauty articles online. Reed is…

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