How to make lampshades for table lamps with your own hands

2024 Author: Sierra Becker | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-26 03:47

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 the lampshade of a table lamp with your own hands.

What you need to create lampshades

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

• cloth;
• artificial flowers;
• leather;
• thread and rope;
• paper and so on.

Also be sure to have tools such as scissors and a glue gun.

A simple and original way to decorate an old lamp

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

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

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

1. Cut off the excess parts of the stem from the flowers, leaving only the calyx that connects the petals.
2. Heat up the glue gun.
3. Apply some hot glue to the calyx of one flower stalk and glue 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.
4. Hot glue dries quickly, so be careful.
5. When you have glued the entire lampshade, fluff the flower petals.

Tip: interesting DIY lampshades for table lamps are obtained by combining several shades of colors that flow smoothly.

Geographic lampshade

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

You will need:

• lampshade;
• card;
• tape;
• PVA glue;
• some water;
• tassel;
• glue gun.

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

1. Prepare the map. You can buy it in a store, print it out, or it can be special sheets for decoupage.
2. Mark the desired width on the map and cut out a rectangle. If you don't have enough to completelywrap around the lampshade, then add another piece.
3. Dilute PVA glue in a small amount of water.
4. Coat the back of the card with glue and carefully stick it to the lampshade. Use your fingers to smooth out bumps, if any.
5. Wait for the card to dry completely.
6. Cut off excess paper.
7. Heat up the glue gun and use it to glue the tape along the lampshade edge 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 the lampshades for table lamps with your own hands using book pages.

To do this, tear out a few sheets from an old book and trim their edges so that they are not shabby. 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 pasted, tuck the protruding edges inward.

Warm lampshade with ombre effect

This 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:

• lampshade;
• several types of yarn matching each other in color palette (for example, white, navy blue and turquoise);
• glue gun.

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

1. Place a small bead of glue just above the base of the lampshade (about one centimeter from the edge).
2. Glue one end of the yarn to the drop. Choose one with a darker shade.
3. Wrap yarn around the lampshade, making sure that each new row fits snugly against the previous one.
4. Wrap 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).
5. Glue a different shade of yarn with a glue gun. The new color should be at the level of the old one (picture 2).
6. Wrap the yarn around the lampshade, this will have two colors intercepted in some rows. This is necessary so that the shades have a smooth transition and do not come out with a striped pattern.
7. When you have wound the desired level of yarn of the second color, make a few free turns (picture 3).
8. Wrap the third color of yarn, remembering to glue the tip.
9. Finish the winding of 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).
10. Turn the lampshade over and wind the yarn to the end.

The warm lampshade is ready!

Lampshade with roses

You will need the following tools and materials:

• lampshade;
• cardboard;
• pieces of cloth;
• green yarn;
• tape;
• glue gun;
• scissors;
• pencil.

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

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

Volumetric lampshade is ready!

New ombre lampshade

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:

• shade frame;
• cotton plain fabric (preferably white, beige orlight grey);
• small tub or basin;
• paint (watercolor, for hair, for fabric, gouache and any other liquid);
• glue gun.

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

1. Take the lampshade frame and fabric.
2. Turn on the glue gun.
3. Wrap fabric around the lampshade and carefully glue the edges together. Cut off the excess fabric.
4. Top and bottom edges wrap inside the lampshade and glue them with a glue gun.
5. Fill a basin or bath halfway with water and dilute the paint in it.
6. Dip the lampshade not completely into the tub and pull it out.
7. Do this procedure several times, gradually reducing the dipping height. This way the paint will absorb more at different levels, creating a smooth transition of shades of the same color.
8. Hang the lampshade in the bathroom and let it dry.

You're done!

How to make a lampshade from scratch

The previous master class tells 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:

• fabric;
• painting tape;
• large ruler and centimeter;
• chalk;
• pencil;
• scissors;
• plastic sheet (can be found in constructionstores or among handicrafts);
• wire rings;
• large paperclips;
• PVA glue or double-sided tape;
• glue gun;
• special lamp splitter (sold in lighting stores).

Working order

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

1. Take a centimeter and measure the diameter of your wire rings. This will be the diameter of the lampshade.
2. Place a plastic sheet on the table and measure the length and width of the future lampshade on it
3. Cut off the marked rectangle.
4. Turn the fabric inside out on the table.
5. Secure the edges of the fabric with masking tape to keep it from moving.
6. Cover the plastic rectangle with PVA glue or double-sided tape.
7. Gently place the rectangle sticky side against the fabric.
8. Press the fabric against the sheet and smooth it out.
9. Cut off excess fabric.
10. Twist the fabric.
11. Glue the canvas with a glue gun.
12. Connect the seam with clothespins and place the piece on the table.
13. Put a load on top of the seam so that it does not come unstuck.
14. Wait for the part to dry.
15. Place the pieces inside the top and bottom of the ring.
16. Connect a special splitter to the upper ring.
17. Glue the rings with a glue gun.
18. Attach paper clips to the edges so that the rings stick better. leaveso item for a while.
19. Glue the tape on the top and bottom of the lampshade, wrap half of it inward.
20. Cut off a strip of fabric, fold the edges over and glue it to the seam.
21. Cut two more strips of fabric, also turn the edges and glue them to the top and bottom of the lampshade.
22. Wait until all items are dry.

A brand new lampshade is ready!