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How to Make A Dump Truck Light for under $10!

Updated: July 2, 2023

For one of my design classes, our assignment was to design a light for under $10. At first, I thought, how am I ever going to do this for under $10.00? So I put my creative thinking cap on, searched images on Google, brainstormed with a buddy, and came up with this….

My youngest son who was 4 at the time loved everything trucks. What 4 year old boy doesn’t love trucks. So I made him this dump truck light for less than $10.00 using a Tonka truck that I had as a hand-me-down, also hand-me-down DUPLO.  The only thing I needed to buy was the light from Ikea for $6.00 which fit into my $10.00 budget perfectly!

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I measured a hole that would fit the light fixture minus the light bulb and marked the spot accordingly and cut it out.

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I used a lamp I bought from Ikea for $6.00  Before you cut, make sure the lamp will fit the hole.

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I added duplo because of the big colorful sizes.

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I put the light in the hole, add the bulb, shade and duplo, and you have yourself a dump truck light.

My son ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT and had it for years until he grew out of it.

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Click here to see the post featured on Ikea Hackers

When my son grew out of the truck era, I redid his room in a Sk8Park theme. Click here to see his new room!

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Hi! I’m Debi Collinson. Designer. Real Estate Investor. 

I grew up learning how to read blue prints, going on construction sites and helping my dad, an Engineer|General Contractor|Co-Owner of a Design|Build|Engineering firm pick out paint colors for his buildings. Since 2006, I have been styling & staging hundreds of homes to make them look like they belong in a magazine page whether the client is styling to stay or staging to sell. 

In my spare time, LOL, I buy “fixer uppers” to fix up & either sell for a healthy profit or to rent. I’m currently looking for my 10th “fixer upper.” Sign up to receive my e-mails of how to make your home stunning, how to sell your house for top dollar AND how to become financially independent one fixer upper at a time! Read my full story including my design credentials here.

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