How To Make A Desk Lamp Shade

Modern lamps are expensive and also very hard to fit the personal decorative theme of the home.

How to make a desk lamp shade.

So if you want a perfect diy lamp shade that fits your lamp you should prefer a custom diy lampshade makeover. Then measure and cut out your fabric and styrene sheet to the size and shape of your lampshade. 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. Shabby chic rosette lampshade.

Choice 2 thermos table lamp. Here are 34 ideas for you to create a new look with just a lamp shade. Choice 3 mug stack table lamp. To make a template place the shade on its side on paper.

In this instructable i show you how to make 3 different styles of table lamps. Continue tracing all the way around the shade. Choice 1 bottle table lamp. A vintage dotted fabric is cut and adhered to a lampshade.

Roll the shade slowly tracing along its upper and lower edges. Calculate the distance you want between the top and bottom of the lampshade. 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.

Hold up the two wire circles you made in step 4 to determine the ideal distance between them. 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. The opportunities can be endless and the look you achieve at the end will liven up your space. 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.

Add 1 2 inch seam allowance and cut out. So for a 6 inch lamp base the shade should be at least 12 inches wide.