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.

Place the paper template on fabric and cut fabric. 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. To make a template place the shade on its side on paper.

Choice 3 mug stack table lamp. Continue tracing all the way around the shade. Choice 2 thermos table lamp. 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.

In this instructable i show you how to make 3 different styles of table lamps. Calculate the distance you want between the top and bottom of the lampshade. 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.

A vintage dotted fabric is cut and adhered to a lampshade. The opportunities can be endless and the look you achieve at the end will liven up your space. Roll the shade slowly tracing along its upper and lower edges. 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. So for a 6 inch lamp base the shade should be at least 12 inches wide. The shade should be twice as wide as the lamp base and one third of the total height of the lamp. And if the total height.

The listed diy lampshade ideas which will help to create a very personal and aesthetically pleasing look of your lampshades. Modern lamps are expensive and also very hard to fit the personal decorative theme of the home.