Repair the lampshade of a table lamp. Various options for lampshades for lamps with their own hands. From knitted lace doilies

When bad weather rages outside the windows or for a long time winter evening, and perhaps just in moments of solitude, you want to sit in a soft comfortable chair with your favorite book, drink a cup of sweet tea with a pleasant companion or arrange a romantic date with your lover. At such moments, a familiar and homely interior element such as a floor lamp, a chandelier or a lamp, but always with a beautiful lampshade, will come in handy.

Usually, floor options placed near armchairs, a bed or a soft sofa, and a lamp with a beautiful lampshade can be placed above the dining table or in the bedroom.

The lampshade is quite simple to make with your own hands, while you can be proud of its exclusivity, originality and style. Interiors with lampshades fill the atmosphere of the room with sensuality and romance, create comfort and attractiveness.

The lampshade is easy to make from any available materials, textiles, paper and decorative things (beads, rhinestones, ribbons, etc.) are quite suitable for this.

You can improve or modernize an old lampshade using the power of your imagination and diligence. At the same time, the interior design will be filled with individualism and become truly homely. We recommend that you consider a variety of options for using the lampshade in our photos.

Frame and base preparation

First you need to decide for which lamps you need to make or update the lampshade. If for the old one, then the frame should be removed and freed from unnecessary parts, if it is missing, then you should buy it ready-made in a building supermarket.

It is easy to make it yourself, with pliers and wire on hand. Frame configuration may vary. It is most convenient to make a lampshade for the base in the form of a cylinder or cone.

The choice of fabric for the lampshade

For the future product, you can use fabrics different textures: light, hard or dense. Even wool is suitable, the main thing is the harmony of the combination with the entire interior solution as a whole. For example, classic bedroom fit desktop version lampshade for a lamp, i.e. small size and white color matching the style.

A frame made of ordinary wire is best hidden behind an opaque material. For example, cotton, taffeta or dark silk.

An important point is the choice of fabric color, as it can be warm (yellow, orange, red, etc.) or cold (blue, green, etc.).

Auxiliary materials

Fabric lampshades can be created different ways. For example, new lampshade, which is fixed to the old one, does not require any preparation for the main process. A hand-made frame requires coating with paint and wrapping with a cotton tape.

An iron, a pencil, a ruler, fabric, pins, threads to match the fabric, strong paper, all-purpose glue - this is what you may need when working.

How to make a lampshade with your own hands using fabric

To make a lampshade with your own hands, they mainly use: linen, silk, denim and other fabrics.

In the production process, a whole cut or material cut into strips is useful. Their width can be different. The prepared frame can be easily covered with a plain fabric with a pattern.

However, it is necessary to immediately decide on the future location of the lampshade, because it must match its surroundings, and not stand out as a white crow.

Design professionals recommend using the frame of the old one to create a new lampshade model for a floor lamp. Although it is not at all difficult to build it with your own hands from hard wire. Use light bulbs that save energy to avoid fires.

To create a masterpiece hanging lampshade on your own, you need:

Prepare the frame of the future product (use the design of the old lamp or do it yourself).
Choose a suitable fabric, cut into even stripes about 5 cm wide, in the amount of 25 pcs.
Check the evenness of the edges of the strips.
It is good to iron them with an iron.
Wrap the ring on top with the edge of the tape and fix (sew).
Take the tape down and wrap its edge around the ring at the bottom, then go back and wrap the top around.
Wrap the rings until the tape ends, then fasten its edge.
Take the next strip and continue wrapping.
When the frame is completely covered with ribbons, you need to prepare the belts for the edges.
Take two small pieces of fabric of a different color and cut out 2 strips of a certain size, iron them, bending along the edge of the tape 2.5 cm inward.
Fold the strip in half.
Stick double-sided tape on the frame rings, and a fabric strip on top of it, making light cuts along the edge so that it lies as evenly as possible.
Bend the other edge inside the base and also stick adhesive tape.
Decorate with belts upper and lower tiers frame.

For edging, you can use crocheted ribbons or well-known ruffles.

Use of textile and plastic materials for the lampshade

This manufacturing option is made of textile and plastic material to update a worn product or improve a new one:

we measure the diameters of the rings at the top and bottom, the height of the frame base, adding 2 cm to them to each edge for seams,
we take a thin plastic plate of a rectangular or trapezoidal shape, cut off the excess to the desired size, and use it as a base for a fabric lampshade,
cut the fabric according to the right parameters and fix it to the table surface with double-sided tape,
glue the fabric to the plastic,
with the resulting element we bend around the base and fix the edges with clamps,
mark the place of the seams on the fabric,
remove the paper clips and strengthen according to the basting with glue, press and leave to dry,
glue the lampshade from the inside,
glue the place of joining of the rings with the frame,
if the product is dry, the clamps are removed,
fasten top and bottom paper tapes so that one edge is below the location of the rim of the ring,
fold the free edge inward and fix it with glue,
we take a fabric strip of a different color with a length equal to the height of the frame, and a width of 5 cm, bend it in two, bend the edges and iron it,
we coat the inside of the tape with glue and fix it,
fix the strip with glue over the seam of the lampshade,
prepare paper ribbons 5 cm wide,
glue to the upper and lower edges of the lampshade, fasten with clips,
Glue a fabric strip on top of the paper.

The process of making this version of the lampshade with your own hands is completed.

Other manufacturing options

In addition to the above options for manufacturing, they use: paper, threads, various tubes, twine, yarn, etc.

DIY lampshade photo

Unconditional harmony should reign in the interior of the room, therefore, when decorating it, it is necessary to take into account every detail, even if it seems small at first. An important role in design is always played by lighting fixtures, which can often become even central element general design. However, it is not always possible to purchase the desired option - due to the banal reason for the lack of the necessary design solution in the proposed range.

In such cases, some homeowners have a desire to make their own efforts in interior design. And especially such a solution suggests itself in situations where beautiful bases remain from old chandeliers, floor lamps or table lamps. Therefore, this publication will consider the question of how to make a lampshade with your own hands for different types of lighting fixtures. Perhaps one of the proposed solutions will allow you to save some money from the family budget and at the same time acquire an exclusive item of general decoration for the room, which will certainly become a reason for the master's personal pride.

There are a number of advantages to making your own lampshade for any type of fixture. And these circumstances should be taken into account when the question arises of whether to buy this element of interior decor, or make it yourself.

Option for a homemade lampshade for a table lamp or floor lamp

It becomes possible to end up with an exclusive model of a lighting device.
The master has a much wider choice decorative design a lighting device corresponding to the general design direction of the interior.
Significant cost savings are achieved.
For work, it is quite possible to use things that have accumulated in home pantries, which take up quite a lot of space, but it’s a pity to throw them away for one reason or another. So, in many houses there are lamps that are quite functional and interesting in their forms, but have long gone out of fashion. To create a new product, any of them will do.
You should never discount the "psychological component" - the opportunity to clearly demonstrate your own creative ambitions to everyone, and then - deservedly be proud of the manufactured product.
You can and even need to involve a child in the joint production of a lampshade - this is a great opportunity to instill in him a desire to create useful things with his own hands. In addition, the time spent together and creative communication “on an equal footing” will definitely benefit both parents and children.

We hope the arguments are quite convincing. Therefore, we can move closer to the practical part.

Safety of selected materials

Here the principle is simple - a homemade lampshade should not pose a danger. This, of course, is primarily about fire safety, since any lighting device also emits a certain amount of heat during operation.

In the production of lighting fixtures in industrial scale technologists of responsible companies calculate the safe distance from the lamp to the material of the lampshade. This distance is determined depending on the power of the lamps that are recommended for installation in a particular lamp, and on the degree of heat resistance of the material used to create the lampshade.

When making lampshades yourself, it is important to take into account the degree of heat resistance and flammability of the materials used.

Homemade lamps use only certain types of lamps that do not heat up to high temperatures. Thus, incandescent lamps should be completely excluded, in which the lion's share of the consumed electricity is converted into banal heating, and often to very high temperatures. What is extremely uneconomical is not so bad. But the “neighborhood” of the lampshade material with a source of strong heat is extremely unsafe!

Today, there is no shortage of other light sources in the assortment of stores - these are LED or compact fluorescent energy-saving models. Moreover, all of them must have reliable plinths made of ceramic or metal. The cost of such lamps, of course, is much higher than that of incandescent lamps, but the heating here does not reach critically high temperatures. Plus, add a long service life and a calm, even, but powerful enough luminous flux.

Flammable materials - synthetic or cotton fabric, plastic thread, wooden details, as well as paper or cardboard from which the lampshade can be made, must be at a distance of at least 50 ÷ 70 mm from the lamp.
Having made a lampshade and installed it on a lamp, it is recommended to observe the intensity of heating of its walls. If the heating of the material is felt, which can be characterized more than warm, then the light bulb should be changed to a less powerful one (meaning the power consumption, and not the conditional criterion for evaluating the brightness of the glow).

What is very important to know about the characteristics of lamps and lighting fixtures?

Before choosing, manufacturing, installing lighting fixtures, it is strongly recommended to obtain some theoretical knowledge in this matter. Very detailed information about the various methods of calculating the illumination of a room is described in a special publication of our portal.

Varieties of lampshades according to the principle of design and material of manufacture

A few words must be said about the types of lampshades, those that can be made at home. They can be divided according to the principle of design and the material of manufacture.

Frame and frameless structures

By design, such products can be divided into frame and frameless.

Lampshade frame example

Frame lampshades have a rigid base on which one of the selected materials is fixed. Frames may have different shape- its choice depends on the preference and imagination of the master, as well as on the availability of the material necessary for the manufacture. The advantage of this type of lampshade is that the frame immediately determines the distance between the material of the exterior finish and the lamp, and then maintains it throughout the entire life of the lamp. In addition, the product acquires rigidity, due to which its original shape is retained.

Shade made using frameless technology

Frameless lampshade. In this embodiment, the role of the frame is performed by the material itself, from which the product is made. In order for the lampshade to acquire the desired shape, a template is made as a temporary basis, onto which the selected material is fixed with glue. The base is removed after the glue has completely dried.

Choosing this method, you must immediately calculate at what level the light bulb will be located inside the lampshade, given that a certain distance must be maintained between it and the ceiling.

The advantage of this product is its light weight. The disadvantage is the fact that if the shape of the lampshade is accidentally deformed, its walls can dangerously approach the lamp, which will lead to overheating of the material, which is fraught with melting and fire. This is especially true for lampshades made for and floor lamps, the shape of which can be damaged by accidental mechanical impact.

What materials are used for the exterior of the lampshade

A very wide variety of materials have been successfully used to make homemade lampshades. Some of them do not even have to be purchased - they can be found in household, and sometimes - completely lie under your feet, and, almost in the literal sense of the word.

Illustration	Description of the material, its advantages and disadvantages
	Textile. It is sheathed only with frame versions of lampshades. It is not recommended to use synthetic materials, as they do not withstand heat well, they can shrink, melt and fade. Cotton or linen is perfect for lining. It will be better if the fabric is treated with a special water-repellent impregnation, thanks to which the lampshade will also attract less dust.
	Thread or yarn. This version of the material is most often used to create a frameless lampshade, but is sometimes used to fit the frame. To form a ceiling lamp from threads, different variants of them with a thickness of 1 to 5 mm are used.
	Rope. It is used for making and rope of different thickness. She is fitted with a finished frame in different variations, and also assembled frameless models lampshades. It is best to use twine made from natural materials - they are especially well suited for eco-style lamps.
	Ribbons different widths suitable for both the formation of weaving on the frame, and for frameless options decorative plafonds.
	Hand-woven lace from cotton threads is used to fix on the frame and form a frameless lampshade. Instead of lace, you can use fragments cut from tulle with a suitable pattern.
	Hand knitted fabrics having different drawings can also be an excellent decoration for the lamp shade frame. They can be knitted specifically for a particular product, or you can use ready-made garments for this purpose, which are completely out of fashion or just don’t like it.
	wooden details - branches, boards, slats, etc. also often used to make lampshades. Thin, peeled and specially processed branches are used for weaving lampshades, thicker ones are set with a picket fence or cut into small pieces and randomly assembled into the chosen shape. The thin boards themselves are able to form a frame, while also performing a decorative function. Some craftsmen prepare plywood parts with through thread, which, when the lamp is turned on, gives a beautiful shadow on the walls.
	Plastic fittings , which are sold in sewing stores and used to decorate clothes, are also used to create shades or lampshades. In this category of materials, you can add beads or buttons of different sizes and shapes.
	Origami - this is a technique of working with paper and cardboard, from which various decorative details are made, including lampshades for lighting fixtures. The advantage of such decorative items you can name the speed of production (if you have a certain experience, of course) and the ability to change them depending on the mood or the need to decorate the room for a particular holiday. The disadvantage is the fragility of lampshades made of paper and cardboard.

In addition to the materials listed above, the most unexpected creative elements can be used to create home-made masterpieces - these are rings from metal cans, vases, ordinary kitchen graters, clock gears and much more. All you have to do is turn on your imagination...

Making a frame lampshade

How and from what can a frame be made?

If selected for manufacturing frame version lampshade, then a natural question immediately arises - where to get it or from what and how to make a frame yourself. This stage of work can be called the first when creating a product.

If you plan to update the lampshade on an old floor lamp, chandelier or table lamp, in which the frame remains intact, then it can be used by decorating it with new material. The old lining is removed from the base. Then the frame is carefully inspected, if necessary, cleaned of rust, and then painted.

If the lighting fixture is re-created, or if the frame is missing or has become unusable, you can purchase an old lampshade, for example, at a flea market, and do the manipulations described above with it.

Well, if this option does not triple or is impossible, you will have to do it yourself.

Frame from a basket for office waste

One of those options that do not require much effort to create a frame is the purchase of a metal basket for office waste.

On sale you can find metal and plastic baskets, but for the lampshade it is recommended to choose the first option. If the size and shape of the product fits, then the problem with the frame will be solved. At the bottom of the basket is cut neat hole to install the lamp socket, which should be securely fixed to the mesh surface. By the way, the bottom of many baskets is a solid metal plate, that is, it is even easier to fix the cartridge.

Often it is not enough to cover the basket completely, but only its neat coloring and the use of several decorating elements.

Sometimes for a conceived lampshade it is enough to carefully paint the mesh surfaces in desired color and decorate the top or bottom line with fabric, braid, etc. You can veneer the frame completely with one of the above materials. Design options are unlimited.

wire frame

The most common frame material is thick wire. If steel wire is taken, then the joints during the assembly of the frame can be made using spot welding. However, this technology is available to a few, and, as a rule, most home craftsmen fasten individual parts by twisting.

Steel wire has considerable rigidity and elasticity, and twisting together parts with a thickness of, say, even 3 mm is quite difficult. Therefore, some knots are made using more fine wire, which fixes the connections of the main elements of the frame.

Fixation of coils of thick elastic steel wire using a thin soft winding, for example, copper

If a twisting method is chosen for the connection, then aluminum wire is often used. It is not difficult to work with it, but it is too plastic, and easily deformed. When the frame is sheathed decorative cladding, he, of course, will acquire greater rigidity. But in its manufacture, it is necessary to take into account the properties of the wire and act very carefully.

Wire for making the frame, can be purchased at a hardware store. But homeowners often find quite suitable “free” material in their sheds.

The same ductility can be attributed to the advantages of aluminum wire, since when creating a frame, adjustments can be easily made to it.

To carry out the work, you will need some tools that are sure to be found in any home workshop:

- pliers for bending and straightening the wire;

- round-nose pliers will help bend the ends of the wire for further twisting;

- wire cutters;

- a hammer will also help straighten individual sections;

— sandpaper for cleaning the surface of steel wire before painting;

- thin copper wire for winding the connecting nodes of parts;

- a soldering iron for connecting copper wire;

- enamel paint and a thin brush;

- electrical tape for additional fixation of parts among themselves;

- a wide wooden block on which it will be convenient to straighten the wire and perform soldering.

Several options for wire frames under the lampshade

The work on the manufacture of the frame is carried out in the following order:

The shape of the future lampshade is selected and a drawing of the product is made, taking into account its dimensions.
Further, if necessary, the prepared wire is straightened.
Then, according to the dimensions indicated on the drawing, pieces of wire are cut. Here it is necessary to take into account the overlap of the ends of the wire on each other when forming the upper and lower circles, at least by 150 ÷ 200 mm. For those who determine the height vertical elements the segments should have a greater length than that laid down in the drawing, by about 40 mm. This is necessary to fix them on the circumferences of the frame.

The traditional lampshade frame consists of two large circles - upper and lower, a small ring to hold the cartridge, 4 ÷ 6 vertical holders and 3 ÷ 4 horizontal bridges that will hold the cartridge ring inside the structure.

Naturally, there are much more complex forms of lampshades. In any case, each of the options is made according to the drawing. However, choosing an overly intricate design, do not forget that it will not be easy to cut out and sew a cover for it either.

Cut wire steel pieces, if necessary, are cleaned of rust with sandpaper.

Next, circles of the required diameter are made. The ends of the wire must be wrapped copper wire, and this resulting clamp is better to solder immediately. Another fixation option is electrical tape.
Then the frame racks are made, which will connect the upper and lower circles and thereby set the construction of the outline of a truncated cone. At their ends, with the help of round-nose pliers, peculiar loops are bent. With their help, these racks are put on first on the top and then on the bottom ring of the frame. Parts must be distributed in circles so that there is the same distance between them.
After that, the rings at the ends of the racks are clamped with pliers. You can finally fix the connections of the parts with copper wire and then solder it, or it's easier to do it - wrap it with insulating tape.

The frame is assembled from thick wire, the joints are overlapped, followed by fixation with electrical tape

If electrical tape is chosen for fixing, then the parts are painted before they are assembled into a single structure. It must rightly be noted that appearance a frame fastened in a similar way does not differ in high aesthetics. Therefore, this option should be used only for lampshades, in which a dense opaque material acts as a decorative trim.

Using a metal strip to create a frame

These manufacturing methods are by no means the only possible ones. For example, in combination with a wire, you can use a metal strip 10 ÷ 12 mm wide. It is convenient in that you can drill holes in it, through which you can then fasten the parts together with screws and nuts, and also fix the cartridge on the threaded sleeve.

By the way, the connecting nodes, if the frame is made of thick copper wire or even a tube, can also be done simply by soldering - you just need a fairly powerful soldering iron. Yes, and aluminum can be soldered - however, this requires some kind of experience and a certain set of chemicals.

Other options for frame materials

Perhaps for someone other recommendations on the material for making the frame for the lampshade will be useful. Moreover, all the examples of “raw materials” listed below can be found in almost every home or purchased “for a penny”.

Illustration	A brief description of the use of materials to create a frame for a lampshade
	If there is no steel or aluminum wire, then wire clothes hangers can be used to create the base. The hangers must be untwisted into even segments, which are straightened with pliers. Then the frame parts are formed from them. They are connected to each other according to the principle described above, and fixation, for example, with the help of electrical tape. For the manufacture of a frame from such a wire, it requires less effort, but the base of them is less rigid and durable.
	AT construction stores you can find metal meshes designed to reinforce surfaces for plaster. They can have different cell sizes. For a lampshade, an option with cells of 15 × 15 or 20 × 20 mm is suitable. A frame is formed from the cut out fragment of the mesh, and to connect the edges, they are overlapped by one or two cells and tied together with a wire twist. However, from this material it is possible to make a frame only in the form of a cylinder or a truncated cone. If such a form does not contradict the general design solution of the room and suits the master, then this option for creating a frame can be called the optimal solution.
	You can also use the grille from an old fan to make a lampshade, especially since it has already been given a certain shape of a kind of spherical segment. If necessary, the frame can be made deeper by attaching an additional layer of wire of the same thickness to the lower part of the grille, or by lengthening the edges of the lampshade with facing material.
	Another version of the material for the frame offered by some craftsmen is five-liter plastic bottles. You can use them in their entirety by removing the bottom part or cutting the walls of the container into strips of the same width. Then the desired shape of the ceiling is created from the strips, and its lower side is fixed on a wire circle, which will give the structure rigidity. A clear disadvantage of this material is its deformation during overheating, as well as the fact that only a small lampshade can be made from a bottle.
	The frame can also be made from embroidery hoops, moreover, of different shapes and sizes. It can be a lampshade of a traditional configuration, round or semicircular. It is easy to work with this material, from it the easy and reliable design turns out. In the manufacture of a classic lampshade, hoops of different diameters are selected, the upper and lower circles are fastened together with wooden slats. Aluminum wire can be used to form the inner part of the structure intended for mounting the cartridge.

Several options for decorating the lampshade frame

So, as mentioned above, different materials can be used for cladding the frame. The most popular of the options will be presented in this section.

Frame upholstered in fabric

In order to sew a traditional fabric lampshade in the shape of a truncated cone or cylinder, you will need a prepared frame, decorative fabric, white cotton or PVC film, thread, glue, scissors, an iron, a silicone hot glue gun, clothespins, and a pattern. The amount of decorative fabric will depend on how it is planned to sheathe the frame, whether it will be stretched evenly or folds will be formed on it.

The work on decorating the frame is carried out as follows:

Pattern making. In order not to spoil the prepared fabric, it is recommended that the first step is to make a paper pattern. It is quite easy to make it. If the frame has a cylindrical shape, then its diameter and the height of the lampshade are measured. With height, everything is clear, and the length is calculated by the formula for the circumference of a circle:

L=π× D

L- frame circumference;

π - constant, which can be taken rounded equal to 3.14;

D is the diameter of the cylinder.

As a result, the pattern will be a flat strip of fabric. To its calculated length is added 20 mm per seam, and to the measured width - 40 mm per bend on one side and the other.

If the frame has the shape of a truncated cone, then either the sweep parameters are calculated, or its graphical construction is performed according to a special algorithm. But often it's much easier. To do this, paint outside the top and bottom circles of the frame with a black marker and roll it across the sheet of paper.

According to the traces left on it, a pattern is drawn, to which extra millimeters are also added for the bend and seam. The pattern is cut out and applied to the frame, adjusted if necessary, that is, an additional segment is added to it or excess length is removed.

After the pattern is ready, it is transferred to the fabric, as well as pvc film or lining fabric. Next, the marked parts must be cut with scissors.

The rolling method is not always suitable. Sometimes you have to draw a scan of a truncated cone yourself. If this is necessary, you can go to the appendix to this article. Mathematical and graphical methods are detailed there, calculators are placed to carry out the necessary calculations.

The PVC film and fabric are combined with each other, cleaved with pins and sewn together. Another option for bonding materials is gluing with a very hot iron. Ironing is carried out from the side of the fabric, the film melts when heated and sticks to the decorative layer.

Attaching fabric to frame for initial fit

In the next step, the fabric is fixed first to the upper and then to the lower circumference of the frame using clothespins or clerical clips. When fastening, it is important to ensure that the fold of the fabric is uniform. The fabric should be well stretched on the frame.
When the fabric is fitted, marks are made on it along the vertical seam line and along the top and bottom folds. Next, removing the fabric from the frame, sew a vertical seam on a sewing machine.
Then with sewn cover put on the frame and aligned with the upper and lower marks.

Final gluing of the fabric to the frame

The fabric is folded through the wire of the upper circle, melted silicone or superglue is applied to the fold with a gun, after which it is temporarily fixed with clothespins or clips. Then, the same process is carried out along the line of the lower circle. The glued fabric is left to dry completely.

Attaching a finish that complements the pattern of the fabric

The final stage of work can be gluing a satin ribbon in the color of the fabric along the upper and lower edges of the lampshade, or the same fabric to complement the unfinished drawing.

The glued strip must be immediately fixed with clips or clothespins. After the guaranteed hardening of the glue, the temporary fixation is removed.

Finished lampshade on table lamp

The finished lampshade is put on a table lamp or other lighting fixture.

The method of attaching the lampshade depends on the characteristics of the lighting device. These can be special clamping flanges on the outside of the lamp sockets, threaded bushing and more. Any home master can easily deal with this issue.

Frame wrapping with tape

This option is available for anyone, even a novice master, since it is very simple to complete the process of decorating with a ribbon.

In this case, the following materials will be required to finish the created frame:

Tape of the required color 15÷20 mm wide. Its quantity will depend on the dimensions of the frame and the intended density of its braid.
To give the product a decorative effect, a border can be used that is well suited in design and color to the main material of the cladding.
Superglue or silicone hot glue (gun).
Clothespins or stationery clips for temporary fixation of the tape for the period of drying of the glue.

Stages of lining the frame with tape

Decoration works are carried out in the following order:

On the upper circumference of the frame, the edge of the tape is fixed with glue and additionally fixed with a clothespin.
When the glue dries, carefully begin to wrap the walls of the frame with tape, winding it through the upper and lower wire circles. During this process, the circumferences of the frame are pre-lubricated with a small amount of glue (usually on small area, for several turns) and fix the tape with clamps. It is also necessary to take into account the fact that the tape is wound onto the walls so that in the upper part it finds more on the previously laid one, and downwards its strips diverge somewhat, but there would be no gaps between them.
When winding the last turn, the edge of the tape is smeared with glue and hidden behind the previous strip.
After the glue dries, a border is glued along the bottom edge, and if desired, along the top edge. Its ends are fixed with an overlap, which is additionally coated with glue.

Decorating the frame with a coarse rope

Another interesting option for decorating a metal frame is braiding it with thin twine and coarse rope. There are a lot of ways to decorate a lampshade with this material, and in the example below, only one of them will be presented.

To create this lampshade model you will need:

Frame with often spaced side rails.
Thin twine.
Rope twisted from twine.
Scissors.
A silicone hot glue gun and a few hot glue sticks.

The manufacture of this lampshade is carried out in the following sequence:

The first step is to fasten the end of the thin twine with a loop in the upper part of the frame, the upper circle.

Braiding the side rails of the frame with twine

Further, with twine, as tightly as possible, each of the metal guides is braided, using one of the knots of the macrame technique. In the illustration, one of these simple strapping knots is highlighted separately.

Fixing the ends of the twine with silicone hot glue

When a piece of twine ends, it and the end of the new piece should be fixed to a metal stand or circle using silicone hot melt adhesive. Then this area, so that it becomes invisible, is covered with weaving.

Fixing the rope with twine on the frame

Vertical guides are braided to the level where horizontal twisted ropes will pass. In order not to miss the height of their passage, it is best to metal parts frame with the help of a corrector, put down the points of passage of the horizontal pattern.
In the designated places, the horizontal rope on the frame racks is firmly fixed with twine.

The result of decorating a metal frame with twine and rope

Such a lampshade can be fixed to the ceiling both with the wide side up (shown in the illustration below), and in a suspended position, with the open part of the hemisphere down.

Lampshade mounted on the ceiling in the form of a ceiling

Additionally, the lampshade can be decorated with beads or glass garlands, seated on top of the “butterfly” frame, or artificial flowers can be fixed.

As you can see - nothing complicated even for a novice master. True, the work may seem tedious, but there is no need to rush, maximum accuracy - and everything will work out.

Making a frameless lampshade

This section will look at three options for frameless lampshades, which are even more affordable than products that require a rigid frame.

There is, however, a fundamental caveat. In order to set the desired shape of the lampshade, the frame (more precisely, a template) is still required, but temporary. As such a template that determines the configuration of the product, most often acts balloon ik, inflatable rubber or plastic beach ball.

For the manufacture of a lampshade in a similar way, various materials are used, but the principle of performing work remains common. Of course, in each of the cases there are nuances, which will be discussed below.

Lampshade from knitted napkins

In this option, you will need several knitted napkins of the same color or several shades that blend well with each other.

A tightly inflated balloon is used as a temporary template. For ease of use, so that the template is stationary when gluing decorating materials, the ball is installed on a suitable open container, for example, on a pot or bowl of the desired diameter.

Making a lampshade from knitted napkins - step by step

In addition, a bowl is prepared for diluting the glue. In this case, transparent casein glue is sometimes used, which is often used for wallpapering. However, PVA is considered more durable in its qualities, and it is more often used for the manufacture of frameless lampshades.

So, now it is necessary to impregnate each of the napkins with glue, and in a certain order lay them on the ball template. The elements are completely immersed in the glue until completely soaked, and then squeezed out, straightened and placed on a temporary frame. This takes into account that in the upper part of the future lampshade there should be a hole for mounting the bulb holder. However, it can be carefully cut out later, after the resulting volumetric figure has completely dried. And after cutting this hole, it is best to frame it with a plastic ring, putting it on glue and tagging it with threads.
The top one is glued first, and then the side napkins. All of them overlap each other, approximately by 100 ÷ 150 mm, so that after drying these fabric parts are securely glued together.
Now it remains to wait until the glue is completely dry, since the lampshade should acquire a certain rigidity due to it.
When the glue dries, the ball pierces and deflates, and the lampshade continues to retain its shape.

Plastic ring around the chuck hole

Next, a lamp holder with the power cord already connected is installed in the hole. In the lampshade window, this assembly is pulled together from the outside and from the inside by special flanges that move along the thread on the outer surface of the cartridge. Such a connection will give additional rigidity to the upper part of the lampshade.

"Lace" clothesline lampshade

This version of the lampshade, made of clothesline, can be used for any type of lamp. Moreover, it can be hung in the form of a classic lampshade or, as in the example below, it can be fixed with its wide side to the ceiling.

Lampshade materials

To create this ceiling model, you will need to prepare:

Inflatable beach ball. The advantage of such a base is that upon completion of the work, you can simply bleed the air out of it, keeping it intact, and subsequently continue to use it for its intended purpose. Another option is a glass shade, in the form of which a decorative lampshade will be made.

Clothesline.

White regular thread and sewing needle.

Glue intended for design works in the decoupage technique "Mod Podge". Such glue is quite expensive, so it will be easier to make it yourself. To do this, ordinary PVA glue is diluted with clean warm water in a ratio of 2: 1, and for greater strength and, if necessary, to give a glossy effect, about one tablespoon of colorless water-soluble varnish is added for every 150 ml of glue.

Water-based paint - better in the form of an aerosol.

Transparent or white plain and masking tape.

A wooden plank with an even milled groove inside or with sides nailed on both sides - to form a curly "snake" out of a rope. For this purpose, a plastic cable channel of the required width may also be suitable.

As a result of the work done, such an openwork ceiling should be obtained, which will be a real decoration of the ceiling during the day. And with the advent of darkness - to cast unusual shadows on it and on the walls

The first step in creating this product is to make blanks - a pattern is formed from the rope.

Making a figured "snake" from a rope - with such blanks it will be much easier to lay rope loops on a spherical surface

For this purpose, the rope is abundantly lubricated with glue and placed in the form of a “snake” into the channel of the prepared rail. It is important to ensure that the relief is laid with the same step, that is, it is even.

Here it is necessary to pay attention to the fixation of the rope pattern. In the illustrations, the threads fixing the bends of the rope in the required position are barely visible. In order to do this process, you will need ordinary white threads and a needle. The stitching of the bends is carried out without tightening them in such a way that the fastening threads mainly pass inside the rope and are visible only in some places. Bonding is carried out along the upper and lower edges of the "snake" workpiece.

The workpiece will be ready when the glue is completely dry.

The next step is to prepare the ball to form a lampshade on it. In order to prevent the rope from sticking to the plastic surface of the ball, after inflating it, it should be pasted over with masking tape.

Laying a rope "snake" on the surface of the ball to create a spherical surface of the lampshade

The dried rope blank must be carefully laid on the ball. Laying is carried out in a spiral, starting from the top, while not forgetting to leave (form) a hole for a cartridge or for another latch, depending on the characteristics of the lighting fixture. When laying the rope "snake", it is advisable to grab each next turn with threads to the previous one - according to the same method that was used when forming the "snakes".

After the shape of the lampshade is fully formed, that is, the rope "snakes" are laid and tacked with threads into a single structure, it must be generously smeared with glue, and then left to dry completely.

Applying spray paint to the lampshade

Next comes the coloring process. It is carried out on both sides after removal finished product from a ball from which air is previously released. For painting, paint of any shade can be applied - white, gold or silver. If desired, the lampshade can be decorated in the style of "ambre".
After the paint has dried, the lampshade-plafond is installed on ceiling lamp using a special decorative retainer or, again, using cartridge flanges - depending on the model of the lighting device. It is important during installation not to press the ceiling strongly against the base, otherwise it may well be deformed.

It happens that you really want to update the interior, but you don’t know where to start. Sometimes you just need to change the lighting. But buying a new lamp is expensive, and in some cases it is not even required. We invite you to consider a few master classes on how to update a table lampshade

What you need to create lampshades

You can update lampshades for your own hands with absolutely any materials:

fabric;
artificial flowers;
skin;
thread and rope;
paper and so on.

It is also a must to have tools such as scissors and a glue gun.

A simple and original way to decorate an old lamp

Such lamps are very well suited for a feminine interior in a chic style. To give the lampshade this look, take the following materials:

shade;
artificial flowers (flower stalks can be bought at art stores, but you can buy bouquets and cut off hats from them, sometimes it turns out cheaper);
glue gun;
scissors.

Master class on how to update the lampshade for a table lamp with your own hands:

Cut off the excess parts of the stem from the flowers, leaving only the cup that connects the petals.
Heat up the glue gun.
Apply some hot glue to the cup of one flower spike and stick it to the lampshade. Start working from the top or bottom edge. Glue flowers either in a circle or in rows, pressing them tightly against each other.
Hot glue dries quickly, so work carefully.
When you have glued the entire lampshade, fluff the flower petals.

Advice: interesting lampshades for do-it-yourself table lamps are obtained by combining several shades of colors that flow smoothly.

Geographic lampshade

Such a lamp will look great both in the living room and in the child's room.

You will need:

shade;
map;
ribbon;
PVA glue;
some water;
tassel;
glue gun.

Master class on how to make geographical lampshades for table lamps with your own hands:

Prepare a map. You can buy it in a store, print it, or it can be special sheets for decoupage.
Mark the required width on the map and cut out the rectangle. If you do not have enough to completely wrap around the lampshade, then add another piece.
Dilute in a small amount of water.
Cover the back of the card with glue and carefully stick it to the lampshade. Use your fingers to smooth out any bumps, if any.
Wait for the card to dry completely.
Cut off the excess paper.
Heat up and use it to glue the tape along the edge of the lampshade at the top and bottom.

The geographical lampshade is ready!

Book sheets as decor

In the same way, as in the previous mater-class, you can decorate lampshades for using book pages.

To do this, tear out a few pages from an old book and trim their edges so that they are not frayed. Lubricate each sheet with PVA glue and glue it on the lampshade in a chaotic manner. The paper should stick out a little at the edges. When all sheets are glued, tuck the protruding edges inward.

Warm lampshade with ombre effect

Such a lamp is ideal for the cold season, as it will bring a note of warmth and comfort to any interior.

List of what you need:

shade;
several types of yarn suitable friend to a friend by color palette(for example, white, dark blue and turquoise);
glue gun.

A master class on how to make a beautiful lampshade for a table lamp with your own hands:

Place a small bead of glue just above the base of the lampshade (about one centimeter from the edge).
Glue one end of the yarn to the drop. Choose the one with a darker shade.
Wrap the lampshade with yarn, making sure that each new row fits snugly against the previous one.
Wind a certain height with one color. The last turns should not fit snugly against each other, but be at different distances, cover the lampshade a little randomly (picture 1).
Glue a yarn of a different shade with a glue gun. The new color should be at the level of the old one (picture 2).
Wrap the yarn around the lampshade, and you will end up with two colors intersecting in some rows. This is necessary so that the shades have a smooth transition and do not come out with a striped pattern.
When you have wound the required level of yarn of the second color, make a few loose turns (picture 3).
Wind the third color of yarn, remembering to glue the tip.
Finish wrapping the lampshade. To do this, the third yarn should go in tight rows to the edge of the lampshade, and glue the end (picture 4).
Turn the lampshade over and wind the yarn to the end.

The warm lampshade is ready!

Lampshade with roses

You will need to take the following tools and materials:

shade;
cardboard;
pieces of fabric;
green yarn;
ribbon;
glue gun;
scissors;
pencil.

A master class on how to decorate a lampshade for a table lamp with your own hands (a photo of the process is attached):

Draw flower leaves on cardboard, and then cut them out (picture 1).
Glue green yarn to the edge with a glue gun (picture 2).
Wrap the yarn tightly around the leaf (picture 3).
Glue the tip of the thread and make a few more leaves in the same way (picture 4).
Cut a few strips from the fabric about one to two centimeters thick (picture 4).
Fold one strip in half, dropping a little glue inside along the entire length (picture 5).
Twist the strip tightly, sometimes dripping glue on the edge to keep it from coming apart (pictures 6 and 7).
Straighten the edges of the figure a little, and you will get a rose (picture 8).
Make several roses in the same way, different in size.
Carefully glue the roses on the lampshade (picture 9).
Do not forget to glue the leaves under the roses in some places.

Volumetric lampshade is ready!

New lampshade with ombre effect

To make a smooth and beautiful transition from one color to another, you need a suitable coating. To do this, it is recommended to make a lampshade with your own hands.
You will need:

lampshade frame;
cotton plain fabric (preferably white, beige or light gray);
small bath or basin;
paint (watercolor, for hair, for fabric, gouache and any other liquid);
glue gun.

A master class on how to make a lampshade for a table lamp with your own hands with an ombre effect:

Take the lampshade frame and fabric.
Turn on the glue gun.
Wrap fabric around the lampshade and carefully glue the edges together. Cut off the excess fabric.
Wrap the top and bottom edges inside the lampshade and glue them with a glue gun.
Fill a bowl or bath halfway with water and dilute the paint in it.
Lower the lampshade not completely into the bath and pull it out.
Do this procedure several times, gradually reducing the dipping height. Thus, the paint will be more absorbed at different levels, creating a smooth transition of shades of the same color.
Hang the lampshade in the bathroom and let it dry.

Everything is ready!

How to make a lampshade from scratch

The previous master class told how to update a boring or outdated lampshade. And what to do if there is nothing to work with and there is not even a frame? Then you can easily make a lampshade with your own hands.

For this you need to take:

the cloth;
masking tape;
large ruler and centimeter;
pencil;
scissors;
plastic sheet (can be found in hardware stores or among needlework supplies);
wire rings;
large clips-clothespins;
PVA glue or;
glue gun;
special splitter for lamps (sold in lighting stores).

Operating procedure

A master class on how to make a new lampshade for a table lamp with your own hands:

Take a tape measure and measure the diameter of your wire rings. This will be the diameter of the lampshade.
Put a plastic sheet on the table and measure the length and width of the future lampshade on it
Cut out the marked rectangle.
Turn the fabric inside out on the table.
Pin the edges of the fabric so it doesn't move.
Cover the plastic rectangle with a layer of PVA glue or double-sided tape.
Gently place the rectangle with the sticky side on the fabric.
Press the fabric against the sheet and smooth it out.
Cut off excess fabric.
Roll the canvas.
Glue the canvas with a glue gun.
Connect the seam with clothespins and place the part on the table.
Put a weight on top of the seam so that it does not stick out.
Wait for the part to dry.
Place inside the parts from above and below along the ring.
Attach a special splitter to the upper ring.
Glue the rings with a glue gun.
Attach paper clips to the edges so that the rings stick better. Leave it like that for a while.
Glue a ribbon to the top and bottom of the lampshade, wrap half of it inward.
Cut a strip of fabric, fold the edges over and glue to the seam.
Cut two more strips of fabric, also turn the edges and glue them to the top and bottom of the lampshade.
Wait until all items are dry.

A brand new lampshade is ready!

A DIY table lamp is one of the most affordable ways to decorate an interior and give it a personality. As soon as the designers of pros and amateurs do not scoff at them! The reason is simple: in relation to the functionality and possibilities of creative self-expression to the required costs of materials, labor and skill, the table lamp is firmly in the top of the leaders among household items. In this article, we will see what you can do with it without straining either your hands or your wallet. Just an invention.

What to do?

Rack table lamps (pos. 1 in the following figure) illuminate the work area that does not require the quick movement of the light spot over the table surface: dressing table, desk. The possibilities of decorative design in this case are the greatest. Technically, the design of a table lamp on a stand is the simplest. Opportunities for operational adjustment of the size of the illuminated area are practically absent. Light control working area possible if there is a thyristor voltage regulator in the lamp, but the spectrum of the emitted light changes significantly.

The great advantage of rack-mounted table lamps is the ability to obtain relatively simple means t. cosecant-square radiation pattern (RP) of the illuminator, see also at the end. The cosecant-square DN provides, within a certain angle φ, an almost uniform illumination of the working area (see the figure on the right), which drastically reduces fatigue from intense intellectual work.

Lamps on a breakable swivel arm (pos. 2) are more suitable for technical creativity. Lamps on a pantograph bracket at home are impractical and technologically complex, and making a lamp on a flexible bracket at home will cost more than buying a ready-made one.

The design of a table lamp on a breaking arm is limited to laconic and utilitarian forms. The design is more complicated than that of a lamp on a stand, primarily due to the requirement to ensure electrical safety, see below. Opportunities for operational adjustment of light in the working area are wide both in terms of the size of the illuminated area and in terms of its illumination with a constant spectrum.

Console table lamps (pos. 3) are less common in everyday life, because. for stability, they require a heavy base and, most often, a counterweight, which complicates and increases the cost of the structure. Cantilever lamps have fewer opportunities for quick adjustment of light in the working area than lamps on brackets, however, it is possible to obtain a cosecant-square DN.

Table lamps without an elevation of the light source above the supporting surface are no longer table lamps, but nightlights (pos. 4). The fundamental difference between the two is that the night light does not have a working area with certain requirements for light. Accordingly, the light from the night lamp can be anything, as long as it does not harm health.

Design

In a table lamp of any type, a trace can be distinguished. design elements:

Electromechanical - ensures the stability of the lamp and a safe supply of power to the lamp holder.
Reference - supports the illuminator or reflector and, possibly, allows you to change its position.
Illuminator - an electric light bulb in a lampshade or reflector.

Electromechanics in the design of a table lamp plays a role only insofar as it can be hidden in the support of the illuminator. Design delights fall on the support and the illuminator. In rack lamps, as a rule, the lampshade carries the main aesthetic load, and the rack complements it; in articulated - on the contrary. But there are plenty of exceptions to this rule.

Electromechanics

The wiring diagram of a table lamp is simple: a mains plug, a cable, a switch, a light bulb holder. Sometimes a voltage regulator is added. The pendant lamp holder E27 (under the lamp base of a regular width, item 1 in the figure) can only be mounted on a threaded shank M10 or M12. The cartridge for the narrow E14 minion base is also mounted on a thread or on a lamella in the form of a steel strip; the nest under it is shown by a green arrow in pos. 2. For a table lamp, chandelier cartridges (pos. 3) with captive threaded flanges are best suited: between them you can clamp a steel faceplate with a lampshade frame or a clamp for hinge mounting. Drawings of the E27 chandelier electric cartridge of various modifications are given in pos. 4.

It is necessary to make a table lamp in such a way as to ensure its electrical safety. This is especially true for lamps on hinges and consoles. Achieving the safety of a table lamp is quite simple:

The cable must be taken round in double insulation.
The conductors of the cable are flexible, made of many wires. The cross section lived from 0.35 sq. mm.
Places where the cable passes through conductive or damp parts of the structure must be protected by sufficiently strong flexible dielectric bushings, cuffs or elbows.
The cable inside the lamp structure must not be taut.

The diagram of the mechanical part of the support with a load of a homemade rack table lamp is shown in the figure:

The cable from the inside before entering (highlighted in color) is tied in a knot or pulled through the holes of the dielectric fixing washer so that by pulling it from the outside, the cable cannot be torn inside. Decorative finish made of polymer clay (plastic, cold porcelain) on a block of cut plastic bottle- the best option at home, but, of course, only one of many. If you want, for example, to carve a decorative shell of a wooden rack - please, if only the mechanics of the village fit properly. However polymer clay as a material for a table lamp stand allows you to realize the most original ideas its decor and fully meets the safety requirements: dried polymer clay is a mechanically strong non-wet non-combustible dielectric.

original supports

It is not necessary to fence the support of a rack-mounted table lamp, which is quite complex and requires turning, if its lampshade is light, for example. from threads (see below) or thin hard plastic, and it is not supposed to place a light regulator and other electronics in the support. In this case, a sufficiently stable lamp support is obtained from a “pot-bellied” glass bottle with a wide bottom, pos. 1 in fig. A narrow bottle can be made heavier by throwing pebbles (pos. 2), steel balls, etc. into it. The lampshade holder is fixed on the neck with a regular screw plug or a piece of solid EPS foam, ground into the throat thread.

The hole for the cable in the bottle is drilled with a tubular thin-walled diamond drill. But glass is not at all like a tile, so you need to drill it in this way:

The bottle is placed on its side and securely fastened.
A plasticine board 2-3 cm high is molded around the future hole.
Water is poured into the resulting hole.
They drill under a layer of water at least at 2500 rpm with the gentlest and smoothest feed.

How a table lamp is made from a Jack Daniels whiskey bottle, see the video below:

Video: DIY bottle table lamp

Such a lamp will organically fit into, steampunk and other technogenic-utilitarian. Just don't make the mistake of trying to make her lampshade out of flower pot or any other utensils. Technogenic-utilitarian styles are not a senseless heap of rubbish, their concepts are clearly thought out. Interior elements for them should be related to industrial, not agricultural or food production. A lampshade, for example, is needed from a tin reflector from an old industrial hanging lamp on a pantograph, a car headlight, a small spotlight, etc.

On fig. on the right is shown very original version supports of a “real big” table lamp made of… rope! It is done in this way:

The rope is taken from a natural organic layer 6 + 1, i.e. 1 strand along the axis and 6 along the circumference;
A piece of rope is stretched by hand and loosened, turning at the same time in different directions against the direction of the twist of the strands;
The axial strand is carefully pulled out and a thin-walled copper tube with a fishing line threaded into it for tightening the cable;
The rope with the tube inside is pulled together by turning the hands in the direction of the twist of the strands;
The ends of the rope are firmly fixed on the tube with a winding cord;
Pull the cable into the tube;
The workpiece is bent and knitted in a knot. You need to bend a little, carefully so that the tube does not break;
The rope is tightened again, picking up the upturned strands, and impregnated acrylic varnish.

Note: the tube must be taken for air conditioning systems, from oxygen-free copper. The red-copper gas or electrical tube in the assembly will most likely break.

Hinge Features

The mechanical part of a table lamp on a hinged arm is more complicated. The lamp shown on the left in the figure does not meet the requirements of electrical and fire safety: the cable is caught in combustible parts and can be pulled when manipulating the illuminator. Its loop hanging down can be hooked in the semi-darkness with a hand or a sharp object.

The cable to the light bulb holder in a table lamp on a hinged bracket should be run along dielectric fireproof knees either between the sides of its links, or, if the hinge link is solid, along its top, in the center and on the right in Fig. In this case, the cable on the hinge link must be fixed. If the hinge links are tubular, the cable is laid inside them. In any case, Ω-shaped cable loops with a diameter of 60 mm or more, but not less than 12 cable diameters, are made above the kinks of the hinge links. At the transition of the cable from the bracket to the illuminator, an Ω-loop is made from 90 mm, but not less than 20 cable diameters.

The balance of a table lamp on a hinge varies over a wide range and it is quite difficult to ensure its stability with a load. Because of this, manufacturers sometimes invent such systems that it is easier to shine with a flashlight than to adjust the light from such a miracle, see fig. left. Therefore, table lamps on hinges are often provided with screw terminals.

As a screw clamp for fastening a homemade table lamp to a tabletop, a small carpenter's clamp is excellent, see fig. on right. Better lamp clip out furniture store: costs less, holds more reliably. The grip of the clamp is wider, and the lamp can be attached to the countertop of any conceivable and unthinkable thickness. You need to ask exactly the carpentry, because. jaws of locksmith clamps without soft coating.

The clamp is turned into a lamp holder using a socket made of a steel tube with an inside diameter of 10 mm and a length of 120-150 mm. In the handset approx. at half the length, a longitudinal cut is made as wide as the thickness of the clamp clip. The nest is attached to the clamp with through bolts. A steel pin with an eyelet is inserted into the socket tightly, but not tightly, which is a fixed link in the lower hinge of the lamp bracket. Hooks for hanging chandeliers with an end bent into a ring fit well here; the thread does not prevent them from turning smoothly in the socket.

When adapting the clamp to the lamp holder, it must be remembered that its holder is made of heavily carburized steel; so it is necessary that the jaws of the clamp do not succumb under the counterpressure of the compressible parts. High-carbon steel is very hard and rather brittle, so you need to drill it with a carbide drill at 800-900 rpm with a not strong smooth feed. It is impossible to beat with hard objects and try to bend the clamp clip!

Illuminator

This table lamp assembly should give the right light to the work area and is often the main decorative element. First of all, it should be noted here that compact, lightweight and economical LED illuminators (see Fig.) Shine well only in 3D models. In reality, however, their light still does not satisfy the medical and sanitary requirements for local working lighting.

reflectors

Hinged table lamp illuminators are made reflex, the lampshade is too bulky and heavy for them. The reflector must be selected parabolic, it gives a fairly concentrated and even light. You can make a single conical reflector yourself, but the light from it is uneven, tiring your eyes, and a lot of it is “scattered” to the sides in vain. Reflectors of good articulated table lamps are made with a reflective surface of the 4th order of curvature (for example, the Hobby, which has not lost its popularity for more than 20 years), but it is unrealistic to build one on your own.

The way out, if a suitable reflector is not found, is to use a krypton incandescent lamp with an internal reflector, it is also from conscientious manufacturers of the 4th order of curvature. In this case, the manufacture of the illuminator is reduced to installing a shell of any shape around the bulb from any sufficiently strong and light material to protect the lamp from accidental shock.

The reflector of the illuminator of a table lamp on a hinged bracket must necessarily have an opening or holes at the top for the exit of heated air. Fluorescent lamps-housekeepers and LEDs seem to heat up weakly, but from being in a heated air cushion, their resource is sharply reduced, and they are not cheap.

Shade

Illuminators of rack table lamps are made in the form of a light bulb under. Its purpose is not only to be a fertile field for decor, but also a partially translucent reflector that provides the necessary illumination of the working area of a given value. The lampshade for a table lamp can be made rigid frameless and soft on the frame. The frame of the lampshade is most often made of wire in the form of a truncated straight cone, on the left in the figure, with simple (in the center) and complex (on the right) curvilinear generatrices.

The simplest way to sheathe a straight conical lampshade is with pieces of tape. It is laborious, but good in that the outer surface is smoothly curved, without breaks. The seams on the rims of the lampshade are masked by ruffles (pos. 1 in the next figure), braid, fringe, etc.

It makes no sense to cut the fabric in the form of a truncated cone for covering a conical lampshade, because. as a result of tightening the material, the lampshade will turn out not to be conical, but faceted, pyramidal. It will be easier to sew a lampshade cover from wedges, the patterns of which are built step by step without the use of geometry:

A sheet of thin cardboard or thick hard paper is applied to the frame section;
Cardboard / paper is tied to the frame with an elastic band or tape;
The contour of the pattern is outlined from the inside, this will give a lack of fabric necessary for tightly covering the lampshade with it;
The fabric is taken in satin, twill or staple weave;
Cut so that the warp threads of the fabric are oriented along the longitudinal axis of the pattern.

The finished lampshade is often decorated with rosettes, bows, etc. In such a case, there is an interesting design technique: the main fabric is taken thin, well-translucent colorful, and sockets are sewn in pale pastel colors or very light, pos. 2. In the light, the lamp stands modestly in the interior, but when it is turned on in the dark, everything becomes colored.

How to wrap a lampshade

On the lampshade frame with complex curvilinear ribs (with a "waist"), a sewn cover can simply be thrown over and pulled off with ribbons (pos. 3), thread, elastic band. But according to the rules, covering the lampshade with a cloth is done like this:

And in a different way?

There are other ways to make a table lamp shade, allowing you to embody a variety of original design ideas in the material. For example, a blank mandrel (item 1 in the figure) is glued from ordinary writing paper and impregnated twice with acrylic varnish. After the varnish has dried, lanolin is rubbed into the block several times until it ceases to be absorbed. A blank coated with lanolin is wrapped with a thread stretched through PVA glue, as in the manufacture Christmas decorations with your own hands. The device for pulling the thread through the PVA is shown in fig. right below. The finished hard cover of the lampshade is fixed with drops of glue on the frame, which in this case can only consist of the lower rim, fastening ties and a faceplate for a chandelier cartridge.

On the same blank, a rigid seamless lampshade is made of thin synthetic fabric. Cut out like a scan of a truncated cone (with an allowance), a cut is wrapped around a blockhead. The fabric is fixed along the edges with paper clips and impregnated with acrylic varnish with a wide strip in the middle. When the varnish dries, the paper clips are removed and the edges are impregnated on the outside. The paper is torn out of the dried lampshade. The lapels are cut inside, a thick fishing line is put into the bends and fixed with drops of glue.

A frame with curved ribs can be braided horizontally with strips of fabric (pos. 3) or a narrow ribbon, newspaper tubes, straws, etc. In terms of lighting technology, ordinary propylene twine is excellent, but its aesthetics are that ... not very good ... Finally, a soft textile cover for the lampshade can be sewn with a simple straight sleeve along the diameter of the lower rim, and trimmed on top, pos. 4.

Quite original

The following 3 versions of the table lamp shade are among the outwardly extravagant, but provide very good lighting performance. Which, by the way, cannot be said about many home-made textile lampshades. For example, we buy (stealing is a sin, as Captain Barbosa from Pirates of the Caribbean would say) milk plastic cover for a street lamp. Not too expensive, perfect light transmission with light diffusion, and does not break. And below is a wide opening through which enough light will come out for local working lighting. outer surface we decorate the ceiling with decoupage on a transparent basis or paint it by hand. What happens as a result - see in fig. But this, of course, is an option for an amateur who is resistant to psychedelic influences.

A plywood or glued board lampshade (see the following figure) has good light transmission due to internal reflections and greatly softens the light. In a table lamp with it, you can even put an LED light bulb with a frosted bulb. Rims - hoops for embroidery of different diameters. In the same way, you can make a table lamp integrated with a lampshade (on the right in the figure). It will take up a lot of space on the table, but it looks original, “environmentally”, and the light gives a very soft, not tiring.

A table lamp integrated with a lampshade can also be made from the same wonderful material -; in a thin layer it is translucent. The jellyfish lamp (see the figure on the right) is made from it. The manufacturing procedure is as follows:

green lamp

Revisit old photos with Lenin, Stalin, Churchill, Roosevelt, Theodore or Franklin Delano, Mahatma Gandhi. Or, if you like, with Hitler, Mussolini, General Tojiyo, Chiang Kai-shek. And check out their table lamps. True, similar to the one on the left in the figure? Which in the USSR "general population" was not sold? And which gave rise to the popular expression "green lamp"?

“Green” luxury table lamps antique and modern

"Green lamps" are still being produced and sold well. True, judging by the prices (on the right in the figure), they have not become more accessible to ordinary citizens. The secret of the "green lamp" is in a lampshade made of green glass dyed in the mass, covered from the inside with a translucent (more precisely, 3/4 transparent) layer. The shape of the lampshade corresponds to a well-defined mathematical law. Within the wide, approx. 3 lampshade diameters, the working area of the “green lamp” DN is almost cosecant-square, and then its illumination very smoothly turns into a greenish twilight. Slightly raised his eyes from the papers - the eyes and mind are resting.

Making a lampshade for a table lamp with your own hands is not so difficult to make, as it might seem at first. There are many ideas for such structures, each of which is implemented through various materials, colors and styles: classic ceramic lamps with a fabric shade, lighting fixtures with prints on the shade, thread products and more. Each of the do-it-yourself ceiling lamps will look no less impressive than the well-known lamps made in Italy.

Application details

A table lamp with a shade has been a popular lighting fixture since ancient times. It performs several important functions at once:

provides the necessary level of illumination on the site, which is determined by the needs of residents, the configuration of the premises and the degree of efficiency of the main lighting system;
lampshades for table lamps can decorate any room: they are installed in the nursery, hallway, office, living room;
complements the interior and creates a more comfortable atmosphere.

But, apart from private housing, such lamps can make the environment more pleasant in the office, hotels and other facilities. Lighting fixtures made in Italy, of course, look beautiful and are famous for their sophistication, unusual shapes. H

but they can also be updated with a variety of decor that is offered in stores today. Not only new lighting fixtures are proposed to be supplemented with something, but old table lamps with a lampshade can really be restored, giving them a “second life”.

Manufacturing options

Ideas for implementation great amount and each of them can be implemented independently, as evidenced by numerous workshops for making lampshades for table light sources. You can start reviewing the designs with a very delicate lamp, the ceiling of which is decorated with paper flounces. In fact, this idea is implemented using fabric, it just looks like a paper decor.

Any lamp is used as a basis (for example, a classic style model made in Italy):

First, it is recommended to paint the lampshade, which will slightly reduce the intensity of the glow. You can make the coating heterogeneous by using uneven strokes. In addition, at this stage, it is possible to bring the lamp closer to the interior, painting it in green, blue, yellow or another color.
For shuttlecocks, textured fabric is used, for example, dense chintz. The material is cut into strips up to 10 cm wide.
Next, you need to make squares, not necessarily the same size. Some negligence in execution can only further decorate the lamp. The number of cut squares is determined by the size of the lampshade. Standard ceramic lamps with a fabric cover can hold up to 200 pieces.
To get shuttlecocks with smooth lines, you need to make circles from squares.
Using a glue gun, you need to draw a circle of small diameter on each element. You can do it manually, but then the time will be spent several times more.
Further, mugs made of fabric with glue applied should be compressed in a special way. The result should be an element that is shaped like a shuttlecock for playing badminton.
In order to end up beautifully decorating the lampshade, you need to cut off the sharp end, getting a flatter base.
On each element you need to drop a little glue and install on the ceiling. The shuttlecocks are glued in any order: in a row, diagonally. Such decor can be more dense or, conversely, the shuttlecocks are located at a greater distance, which will affect the intensity of lighting in the living room, nursery or other room.

The result is a lighting fixture with attractive design, no worse than purchased analogues made in Italy. Another design option also involves changing an already finished lamp of any style: classic, modern, and so on. You could just sew a new lampshade, but it's too easy.

Therefore, a more interesting option is considered below:

Usually, fabric lampshades for table lamps can be easily disassembled. In this case, it is necessary to remove the old casing.
Only the frame remains, from which it is necessary to remove the upper ring of a smaller diameter.
A piece of metal mesh is cut to the desired size. To do this without harming yourself and the scissors, you should use special tool for cutting metal.
The frame is turned over and a mesh is attached to the remaining large ring.
The decor of the lampshade in this case will be made of plastic fasteners, through which it is usually attached new product in boxes upon purchase. Moreover, there should be enough such elements so that you can make a lampshade out of them.
It is recommended to start installing fasteners from the bottom of the grid, gradually moving up.
Table lamps with a lampshade of this type will look even more interesting if you paint some of the fasteners with a color that matches the interior (green, blue). For this purpose, it is easier to use paint in a spray can, since it is not possible to do it yourself with a brush, at least very tedious.

We fix clamps on the lattice

As a basis, you can use any ceramic lamps. When you turn on the lighting fixture, the new decor will look bewitching due to the many highlights.

We evenly hang and paint over part of the fasteners

final version

This option will also compete with the lampshade made in Italy, because it is known that they are famous for their interesting design and quality. You can put a lamp in this design in the living room, bedroom.

Design Tricks

Old table lamp any time is quite realistic to transform. For this purpose, any improvised material is used. If buy new design The ersky device, for example, made in Italy, does not have enough funds, you can make its analogue, but with your own hands. One way to restore a table lamp is to use old photographic films.

Made from felt

As an option, it is proposed to use the lamp without a base, that is, the ceiling in this case is installed directly on the table, without a footrest. The outer surface is pasted over with photographic films. Table lamps with a lampshade in this design can be installed in the living room or in your bedroom.

Another idea for decorating a lighting fixture is a decoration made of ribbons, knitted or fabric flowers. In this case, you don’t have to puzzle over how to transform the lamp for a long time, since any woman can find scraps of such materials.

At homemade lamps there is an advantage over analogues made in Italy, it lies in the uniqueness of some designs.

But there is also classic options design lampshades, for example, making a ball of thread. The strength of the structure in this case is provided by the adhesive composition. Such lamps are called interior. They fit easily into most design solutions when decorating a room.

In addition, a lampshade in the form of a ball of threads can hardly be found among the range of lighting fixtures made in Italy.

Style directions

But before starting work on the restoration of the lampshade, which has remained from the old days, it is necessary to assess whether its new design matches the interior of the room. There are different styles in the design: classic, modern, hi-tech and others. If the room is made in a classic style, then you should not use the version of the design described above with plastic latches.

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