We love to do it. It should be at least a foot high, wide and deep, to. The body of my lamp was a random find, but with some creative scrounging at garage sales, antique shops and import stores you can find something appropriate.
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You can expand upon the needed parts for your situation, this will simply depend upon how many light bulbs you actually wish to use.
The best part is you can use essentially any size you want as long as they connect.
