DIY lampshade for floor lamp

If you want to change the atmosphere or design of the room, you need to start with little things. One of these is the lampshade for the floor lamp. From improvised materials you can make the apartment more beautiful.

What can I make a lampshade for a floor lamp

There are a huge number of materials that can be taken as the basis of the lampshade. Among them:

  1. Paper or cardboard. These materials are cheap and easy to process. Color and density may be different. The frame, which is wrapped in paper, can already be used as a lampshade, but it should be decorated. It will be beautiful if you make various holes in the paper (for example, butterflies or animals). You can make a composition, including several colors at once.
  2. You can decorate the lampshade with muffin baking paper. Such a paper already has a beautiful shape. You need to take one mold, open it with a glue inside, and add another in a more closed form. Such decoration items should be placed as close to each other as possible. The light will be soft and dim.
  3. Fabric-based lampshade. The density of the fabric depends on how bright light we need. The denser the fabric, the softer the light becomes. You can choose a fabric of various colors and shades. Once the fabric has been selected, you need to make a pattern. Gently hem the edges of the fabric and attach it to the frame with glue.
  4. Plastic. Thanks to this material, you can create a product of any type, shape and color. You can take this material from household items (bottles, plastic cups, straws or disposable cutlery). Colored plastic is used if you need to cut small decor items. For example, we can cut butterflies, leaves or animals and stick them to the frame. If we come across a transparent material, it can always be varnished or painted.
  5. Gypsum. Lampshades made of gypsum are rarely used. Creating them is very simple. We need the following: the basis for the formation of the ceiling, gypsum mixture, water and a bandage. The process is similar to papier-mâché, only instead of paper we will use bandages soaked in a mixture of gypsum. If, after drying, the surface is uneven, unnecessary gypsum is sanded with sandpaper.
  6. Lampshade based on beads and flowers. The process of creating such a lampshade is more difficult and takes a lot of time, but the result is a truly beautiful design. First you need to cover the frame with cardboard. Flowers and beads are glued to it.
  7. Knitted lampshade. The design can be connected independently. Needles and threads are required. It is necessary to determine the required size in advance. And if you do not have experience in knitting, an old sweater is the basis. Knitting a lampshade will take a lot of time, but such a design looks unusual.
  8. You can glue together old or broken hangers.

It is not necessary to make a cover from the same fabric. You can cut out several pieces of fabric of various colors and densities, and sew them together. You can also embroider a beautiful image using a needle and thread.

Note! Paper is not a durable material, but if it gets bored, it can be replaced over time.

What you need to create a lampshade

To create a lampshade, you need the following materials and tools:

  1. Marker for marking.
  2. Iron, if fabric shade is planned.
  3. The cloth.
  4. Pins
  5. Threads.
  6. Glue.
  7. Paper.

Important points and nuances at work

There are several important points that you need to pay attention to when creating a lampshade:

  1. Its location. There are several types of lampshade, depending on the location: ceiling, table lamp attached to the wall and floor (with installed leg). The type should be selected depending on the operation. For example, if we need to illuminate a large room, the ceiling structure is best, and for sewing work - a table lamp or attached to the wall.
  2. The size. The smaller the size of the material, the more it is needed to create a lampshade. For example, to create a ceiling you need one meter of fabric or a huge amount of beads.
  3. Destination A floor lamp is not the main source of light, but the subject of decoration. Its goal is to create a cozy and romantic atmosphere. If we need more light, we should choose materials with a minimum density.
  4. Cost. The price of some materials to create a design is higher than the price of a finished lampshade. For example, velvet is considered a very expensive material, and such a construction will be expensive.

Lampshade for floor lamp: step by step

The process of creating a design with your own hands differs, depending on the material selected. We chose the fabric as the basis.

Making a lampshade with your own hands consists of the following steps:

  1. First we need a wireframe. The base of the old lamp is a good fit. If you don’t have old frames, you can buy an inexpensive, used lamp. You can also use the basket as a basis. The frame is processed as desired.
  2. We make a template. According to him, cut off the fabric.
  3. We have 2 ways to create a template. It all depends on the shape of the frame. For example, if it is in the form of a cylinder, it is necessary to measure the circumference, and draw one line on the fabric. Then the height is measured and a second line is drawn. Now you need to draw the 2 remaining sides of the square, and cut the workpiece.
  4. If the shape is a cone, you need to lay out the paper on the table. Now we take a pencil, and roll the base on paper. According to this, we mark the lines along which its sides pass. It is necessary that the frame made one full circle. Mark the point from which the calculations began. Now connect the lines and cut out the pattern.
  5. Cut a piece of material whose size is equal to the size of the cut out template. If the fabric turned out to be too large or small, then we made a mistake in the process of measuring it. In the first case, we simply cut off the excess, and in the latter we have to redo everything.
  6. Now fasten the pattern and fabric. If there are drawings on the material, the template rests so that they look in the direction we need.
  7. The template is applied to the outside of the fabric and secured with pins. Now trace the pattern relative to the path. If a dark cloth has been selected, soap or chalk is suitable for marking.
  8. Now allowances are drawn. Draw lines 2 cm from the edge of the template.
  9. In turn, remove the pins. Allowances must be wrapped inside. Bends are fixed with pins.
  10. We remove the template and prepare the sewing machine. The color of the threads is the same as that of the fabric.
  11. We process the resulting element on a machine. We do this on three sides (one remains untouched, since we will need to create a seam on the frame). Sew at a distance of about 5 mm from the edge. We process slices.
  12. Now we need to align the uneven parts of the fabric. An iron is used for this. If we leave the fabric softened, it will not be able to completely adhere to the base, and the lampshade will look bad.
  13. Now getting ready to glue the fabric. To do this, prepare the work surface, covering it with paper. We lay out the fabric and apply glue to it. Glue it to the frame.
  14. The next step is the processing of seams and sections. Make sure that the lampshade is closed with a stitched edge.
  15. The lampshade is ready. It can be used.

There are several dozen different ideas for creating a lampshade. You should choose based on the cost of materials, as well as the time that you spend on manufacturing.

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