Looking for an amazing DIY project? Or a unique gift idea? Make a homemade lamp with these easy instructions. We are sharing how to make a homemade lamp using a model train, but you can make a DIY lamp out of any item or model. The inspiration for this project came from an old fishing lamp laying around my grandmother’s house. We converted it into a train lamp, rewiring it with a three-way light switch that toggled the main lamp light as well as a train cabin light. With these simple instructions, you can easily make a lamp from anything! Our next lamp will probably be a globe – how cool would that be?