How To Make A Desk Lamp Shade

Making your own table lamp provides a great opportunity to add some very personal artistic and super functional style to the rooms you spend the most time in.

How to make a desk lamp shade.

The listed diy lampshade ideas which will help to create a very personal and aesthetically pleasing look of your lampshades. Shabby chic rosette lampshade. To make a template place the shade on its side on paper. Roll the shade slowly tracing along its upper and lower edges.

The shade should be twice as wide as the lamp base and one third of the total height of the lamp. Hold up the two wire circles you made in step 4 to determine the ideal distance between them. So if you want a perfect diy lamp shade that fits your lamp you should prefer a custom diy lampshade makeover. In this instructable i show you how to make 3 different styles of table lamps.

And if the total height. To make a drum lampshade start by taking out the wire rings from an old lamp or buying new ones from a craft supply store. So for a 6 inch lamp base the shade should be at least 12 inches wide. Add 1 2 inch seam allowance and cut out.

The top and bottom of the lampshade should extend at least two inches above and below the light bulb on the lamp so it casts a diffused light rather than a glaring light. A vintage dotted fabric is cut and adhered to a lampshade. Continue tracing all the way around the shade. Choice 2 thermos table lamp.

The opportunities can be endless and the look you achieve at the end will liven up your space. Choice 3 mug stack table lamp. Modern lamps are expensive and also very hard to fit the personal decorative theme of the home. Place the paper template on fabric and cut fabric.

Grab a paint brush stencils masking tape things you probably already have at home to update and customize your diy lamp shades. Choice 1 bottle table lamp.