Update a lampshade for a floor lamp with your own hands, make a new one or repair an old one a good idea to give a fresh gloss, a new mood to your home.
How can you make a lampshade for a floor lamp with your own hands, if the old one is worn out or no longer corresponds to the new time or the new tastes of the owners.
Everyone loves floor lamps. This is the most versatile light source. It is so comfortable to sit under it with knitting or a book, it can be moved, it is mobile and is an interior decoration. Therefore, the decor of the floor lamp so attracts the eyes of needlewomen.
Many lamps are inherited from previous generations, and, perhaps, at first, they push it somewhere, but then the aura of old household items becomes attractive. There is a desire to repair the old floor lamp, update the lampshade and all this at home.
This is a good idea, now there are so many ideas around and the possibilities for their implementation that it is simply embarrassing to sit idly by. To arrange a hauling lampshade on an old frame or to remake a floor lamp is completely up to you, the process will be exciting in any case.
Lampshade frame
From wire disposable hangers
Using pliers, unroll and straighten wire from disposable dry cleaners hangers.
Using a ruler and wire cutters, cut two pieces of straightened wire to the desired length. The length is equal to the length of the perimeter of the floor lamp shade
Use pliers to make a circle with each hook and loop wire to hold the circle together
Measure and cut two pieces of straight wire equal to the height of the lampshade + hem allowance for the hinges
Bend loops at both ends of these wires, use a round stick and pliers
Slip the loop at one end over the circle and pull off, and the loop at the other end over the other circle. Do the same with your own hands with the second wire. To secure the frame structure.
Glue the loops. Adhesive for metal « Cold welding”, “Epoxilin”, “Superglue”.
Cut 4 pieces of wire with a size equal to the radius of the circle minus the radius of the small circle for the bulb, plus hem allowances for the hook. You can calculate the radius from a known circumference using a formula known from school, or you can use online calculator at allcalc.ru/node/783
Make a small circle for the light bulb with your hands from a piece of wire a little longer than the circumference of the light bulb socket plus an allowance for the hook. Connect the wire into a ring and glue the ends
Attach all 4 needles to the big circle and to the small one.
wire mesh
For a floor lamp you will need 2m of mesh 40cm wide
How to sew a fabric lampshade video
What can be made
Do better with what you know how to do. If you knit well, show off the knitter's talent, if you embroider boldly embroider a plot that beckons you. The main thing is to do it yourself. Your guests will gasp with delight and admiration.
Fabric lampshade
A very convenient option if you need to update or repair with your own hands at home. And it happens that the furniture has been updated and you need to change the colors of the accessories. Or, finally, the most beautiful embroidery is finished and it turned out to be appropriate for a floor lamp. Padding saves in many cases, see detailed wizard class on the site.
You can make a lampshade for a floor lamp or a table lamp in minutes, or you can create a masterpiece from the world of lampshades with your own hands for weeks.
Master class fabric lampshade. Master class fabric lampshade with paper pattern
Lampshade in macrame technique
A macrame lampshade can be found even on the street, as an attractive advertisement for a store or a cozy cafe.
Thread lampshade
Surprisingly, threads have been used for this purpose for several decades. The threads create a particularly cozy look, whether they are tightly attached to each other or scattered in sparse, light, elegant weaves.
- Choose threads for harmonious combination with room interior
- Use dense, thin threads, they hold their shape and color better. Loose gain glue and become faded.
- Before winding the threads, evenly grease the ball with petroleum jelly
- Use transparent glue that becomes glassy when it dries.
For a black lampshade, we took a skein of black satin thread and 2m of strong black braid.
crochet lampshade
Crocheted lampshades look incredibly cute and cozy at the same time, and at the same time can be exquisitely stylish. Create an exclusive thing with your own hands. Even for beginner knitters, crocheting in a circle is a simple thing. And for experienced needlewomen, a whole expanse of ideas is more complicated.
A lovely lampshade for a flat kitchen lampshade is crocheted according to the scheme. The diagram is attached below.
Wooden lampshade
Wooden lampshades are made from slats or from a single piece of wood. The mind-blowing video shook my imagination.
Video how to make a floor lamp from a log with your own hands
A selection of photos for inspiration and pleasure
Ideas used in the article:
lazuli-handmade.nl, http://marrietta.ru, arxip.com
Always with you, It's beautiful here.
So, having figured out how to do it right, we take on its main lighting and at the same time decorative elements: a lampshade and a ceiling. Reflectors are technologically simpler; their manufacture and attachment to load-bearing structure chandeliers are no problem.
About attaching lampshades
The Internet is full of pictures with really very beautiful homemade lamps. However, considering them Ask yourself: how do you replace a light bulb? The answer is not always found in the primary sources. Ways of fastening lighting elements in lamps that allow replacing the lamp without using a tool will be discussed in, but the technological methods described later in this article are designed to ensure that the lampshade in this case either moves up or is removed down, or you can simply climb into it with your hand.
materials
In order of increasing complexity (and durability), do-it-yourself lampshades and ceiling lamps at home can be made from paper, plastics, threads, ready-made tubes of various kinds, twine or yarn, framed with a fabric cover and stained glass. The last 2 are quite complex, but with a skillful approach to work on lighting and decorative qualities may be superior to expensive purchased ones.
Paper
It is easiest to make a paper lampshade: from materials other than paper, you will need threads and PVA glue, and from a tool - a sewing needle, scissors and, possibly, a sharp mounting knife. However, paper lampshades are fragile and therefore suitable mainly for chandeliers. But a damaged paper lampshade is easy to replace with a new one.
You can make a lamp out of paper a little stronger different ways. The simplest is to collect a balloon-ball from paper strips, gluing them at the poles and among themselves, pos. 1 in fig. However, the design in this case is uniform: sufficient strength of the product is ensured only and only by its spherical shape.
Another way is to strengthen the paper itself. He needs a little additional material: copper enameled winding wire with a diameter of 0.25-0.4 mm or thread. In the first case, the lampshade will fit without additional hardening for a floor lamp, and in the second for overhead decorative elements you will need a solid supporting base, for example. from a plastic bottle. The paper for the lampshade is strengthened with wire as follows:
- On a sheet with a density of 90-140 g/sq. see deduce the contours of the details.
- With a finely sharpened pencil, or a mechanical one with a 0.6 mm rod, the stiffness grid lines are drawn. If the lampshade will be glued together from several solid or slightly cut sheets, the grid lines should form a seamless pattern.
- Apply a thin layer of PVA glue with a brush.
- When the glue dries to a tack, the veins are applied along the grid - stiffeners - from the wire.
- Lubricate the same PVA sheet with a density of 35-60 g / sq. cm, impose on the first and gently smooth with your fingers.
- A day later, the details are cut out with scissors, glued together and painted. In this way, you can even make imitations of wings rare species butterflies, pos. 2; in this case, Maak's swallowtail.
When using threads, both sheets are taken with a density of up to 60 g / sq. see Then, as said, you will need a carrier base, but it is possible to imitate even the texture of rose petals, pos. 3.
Note: a paper lampshade, durable "almost like a real one" can be made from papier-mâché. The technology, rather laborious, is described below, see lampshades for the kitchen.
Plastics
It is elementary to make a lampshade for a chandelier from disposable plastic cups fastened with a stapler, see fig. Its lighting qualities are very good, but the view is frankly utilitarian. Therefore, it makes sense to use such lampshades in rooms with rather high requirements for the quality of lighting, but not in front rooms. The radiation pattern (DN) of the glass lampshade forms a cardioid.
Lampshade made of plastic glasses
A fan-shaped DN with a wide opening, very soft light in the central spot and uniform illumination in the side zone, makes it possible to achieve a lamp with a cone lampshade (or pineapple?) from bitten plastic spoons based on a PET bottle with a cut bottom, see fig. Effective softening of light is achieved by the fact that the spoons work as translucent bowl-shaped reflectors. They are glued to the bottle and glued together with silicone glue, mounting or glue gun. Cyanoacrylate glue is also suitable, but it must be taken thick. Cheap "superglue" is very fluid, the streaks will spread everywhere and spoil the glossy surfaces of the spoons.
From bottles alone, you can also make good lampshades. For example, a sphere from their bottoms fastened with a stapler, like stopar cups (see the figure for a mini-master class) will give a cardioid pattern; however, in comparison with the "ustakanenny" noticeably distorted. But in the country or in the back rooms, a chandelier made of bottoms is quite useful.
Bottle bottom lampshade
Romantic soft light, somewhat spotty, but within acceptable limits, will give a ceiling-ball from bottle "hedgehogs"; however, they are more like blooming sea anemones - sea anemones, see photo on the right. It is not difficult to make the “hedgehogs” themselves: the bottoms are cut off from the bottles, the side walls are cut to the scar before narrowing into the neck, the strips are wrapped around the neck, glued with droplets of glue and fixed with threads or tape for reliability. However, to assemble the "hedgehogs" into a ceiling, you will need a transparent spherical base. It is obtained similarly to a lampshade made of threads (see below), only the threads are taken from white nylon or propylene no thicker than the 20th number, and instead of PVA - a colorless water-based acrylic varnish.
A very uniform illumination allows you to achieve, and very decorative, a lampshade made of leaves cut from bottles, see fig. It is assembled on a temporary spherical mandrel, see below.
The step-by-step master class in this case is also simple, but it requires patience, accuracy, some additional tool and possibly material:
- We are preparing a soldering iron with a bronze nickel-plated tip (for dry soldering) at 40 W or with a conventional copper tip at 25 W;
- If the sting is copper, you will also need a Teflon (fluoroplastic) tape 0.06 mm wide 60-80 mm;
- Cut out the leaves from the bottle. From the point of view of lighting technology, pale green or light brown are better suited;
- With a soldering iron tip (copper - through the film), we slightly melt the edges of the leaves, otherwise they will look unnatural;
- With the tip of the sting (copper also through the film), we “draw” the veins;
- With the plane of the sting between the veins, with light touches, we slightly melt the surface so that, like real leaves, it is not quite smooth;
- Again, with the tip of the sting deeper, but without piercing, we bring out the central vein. It is convenient to do this on a soft heat-resistant lining (coarse calico or felt will go in several layers);
- We put a thread in the central vein and melt it by “winding” the side roller onto the hollow;
- Complex leaves, if required, we form by tying the threads of the leaves;
- Having spread the leaves on the film (now any), we impregnate the threads with acrylic varnish from the pipette. After it dries, the foliage is ready for assembly.
Threads
Manufacturing procedure Christmas decorations and lamps made of threads is described in RuNet many times. For example - video:
Video: do-it-yourself twine / thread lampshade
Here it can only be noted that, firstly, it will take at least 100 m of thread for a medium-sized lampshade. Secondly, it makes no sense to use inflatable balls as mandrels: after 10-20 turns, under the pressure of stretched threads, the ball protrudes where it is not necessary, and the result is something unspeakable. Thirdly, it is also not necessary to pre-soak the threads in flour paste: the product will turn out to be fragile and not moisture resistant.
As a mandrel in the manufacture of a lampshade from threads, it is best to use a tightly inflated chamber from a sports ball or a durable silicone beach ball inflated from a pump through a nipple. The mandrel is lubricated several times with petroleum jelly (lanolin), carefully rubbing it with your hands. It won't hurt the ball in any way; on the contrary, it will prolong its life.
Further, the thread is wound on the mandrel, continuously pulling through the simplest device, see fig. This mini-impregnating bath, so that it does not accidentally crawl, tip over and douse something with glue, is fixed on the table with adhesive tape; Convenient double sided. The glass is first pierced with a needle and thread, then poured with PVA or acrylic varnish and wound, tightening as necessary. Usually the thread goes through the bath itself, because. glue until it dries is a good lubricant.
When winding, do not forget to leave a window for entering the cable and cartridge - the strength of the cut thread ball drops sharply! A day after its completion, air is released from the mandrel and pulled out through the same window. It, “pro-vaselined”, sticks to the threads very rarely and fragilely: you can tear it off by slightly pulling or pressing it with your finger, and the product remains intact.
Note: instead of threads, you can use jute, sisal or propylene twine, but there is best use, see below.
And where is it all?
Plafonds-balls, see fig., Suitable for the nursery, because. form an even soft light. The one on the left is made from paper cupcake wrappers on a thread ball base. Threads - propylene or thin nylon colorless; binder - acrylic varnish. White in the coil, after impregnation with varnish, such threads become almost transparent. Lampshade-ball of cups (on the right) is not so interesting, because the dishes are all the same, but it is more difficult to tear it apart.
In the hallway, a hemispherical lampshade from the same cups is more suitable, see fig. on right. With a low lamp power (more precisely, its luminous flux), it will give a bright spot below and acceptable illumination of the rest of the room, so you can use low-heating incandescent lamps of 15-30 watts. The fact is that the resource of economy lamps and LEDs is sharply reduced with frequent on / off. And a low-power incandescent lamp, especially in the hallway, where the light is constantly off, will not significantly increase the cost of electricity.
A special case is the kitchen. The requirements for lighting in it are set out in a previous article. But the lampshade in the kitchen quickly gets dirty, and the soot eats in hard. Recall: bright light contributes to the condensation and bituminization of vapors of organic compounds. This is the sedimentation of soot; the lampshade is illuminated most brightly.
The simplest way out is a disposable paper lampshade. "Bump", as in pos. 1 fig. below, will give just the character of lighting needed in the kitchen, but you will have to do it again quite often. It is better to mold a papier-mâché lampshade on a suitable mandrel, pos. 2. After varnishing with acrylic varnish, it can be gently washed with a cloth with dishwashing detergent, and painted with a blacksmith's patina, it will look like handmade forged and certainly not like some old newspapers.
But the lampshade on pos. 3 - juice straws glued to the bottle - an example of an unsuccessful solution. Such a lampshade will give an ideal light for the kitchen (straws work partially as light guides), but it gets dirty quickly, you can’t clean it properly, and the product is laborious. Plastic reflectors for local lighting kitchen lamps are best made from reusable plastic dishes, pos. 4, it is quite durable, inexpensive and easy to clean. Cups with handles and saucers, of course, are a matter of design decision, but bowls without a pattern are what you need.
How to make papier-mâché?
Papier-mâché material is useful for many purposes, so let's recall the technology of its preparation and use:
- Old newspapers, or better, the cheapest unglued writing paper, are torn into shreds about the size of a fingernail. thumb. You will need a lot of paper!
- Scraps to the top fill a suitable dish; say, a liter glass jar.
- In boiling water, dilute 1/3-1/5 by volume of PVA.
- While the solution has not cooled down, fill it with paper pulp.
- Stir until the paper completely spreads into fibers.
- After cooling, papier-mâché is poured into consumable dishes or immediately put into action. You can store paper paste for up to 6 months. in the refrigerator in a tightly sealed container.
- Prepare the next batch in the same way.
- If the paper paste immediately goes to work, you can add the next one to the pasted area of the mandrel, while the previous one is still wet and wrinkled with your fingers. If you finish it dry, the product, having dried, may fall apart into “cakes”.
- The workpiece is ready for varnishing, painting, etc. after a week of drying at a temperature of at least 22 degrees. The air temperature around the workpiece must be the same on all sides! It is impossible to dry on a battery, convector, under direct sunlight or an infrared emitter!
tubules
Lampshades and plafonds made of pieces of tubes are most often made for night lamps and lamps in the bedroom: due to the round section, they always have a significant refraction of light, which can be very intimate and romantic, but in most cases it is undesirable for permanent and working lighting. Lampshades made of translucent tubes also give a rather spotty light, see fig.; if you use pieces of a thin transparent PVC hose, then the play of light will turn out to be very beautiful, but you don’t need to look at it for a long time, and even more so read or sew in such light.
Paper and other fibrous materials do not refract light much, but the tubes made of them are fragile in themselves. For example, it is better to make a lampshade from newspaper tubes on a frame, see below: just because they wrinkle easily, thin paper tubes are an excellent material for weaving. As for the lighting properties, paper, especially pure paper, is excellent.
Lampshade on the frame
Now let's get down to the lampshades, which are suitable for anywhere, incl. and for a table lamp, which can be pushed to the floor with an elbow. In addition, we will set the condition that the lampshade trim can be washed, cleaned, changed at will. Therefore, glass or solid rigid plastic lampshades do not touch; Also, you can't make them at home. That is, let's deal with lampshades on a frame with soft lining.
About lampshade fabrics
The decorative light cover of the lampshade is preferably sewn from fabric with fleecy threads, i.e. natural. Due to diffraction on smooth synthetic filaments, the light penetrating through such a lampshade may turn out to be hard. It is not difficult to choose a fabric for a lampshade by eye: through the sample, turning it smoothly, they look at some compact bright light source; preferably LED, because it gives the most coherent, i.e. orderly, light. The selection criterion is simple: the less moiré fringes observed from different angles of view, the better the fabric.
About lampshade restoration
The frame of the lampshade is quite laborious and technologically complicated, so first you need to look around at the farm: is there a lampshade lying around somewhere from old lamp. Straightening it, repairing and updating the lampshade with a new cover will be easier than making a frame from scratch.
The discovered "basket" may turn out to be a very fanciful shape, and to build patterns (see below), you will need to accurately measure its diameters in several places. In this case, a home-made caliper from 3 wooden slats and a pair of drawing squares will help out. Of course, he will not give the accuracy of the factory gauge, but achievable (+/-1 mm) is enough for cutting and sewing work. An idea of the possibilities of such a tool is given in Fig.
The measurement procedure is 2-stage: on the sponges in the places where they touch the object, marks are made with a pencil, and then the size is taken between the marks with a tape measure. In order for the movable sponge to slide more smoothly, and, accordingly, to measure more accurately, a fluoroplastic film must be placed under the rubber bands holding it. To measure small diameters, the sponges are turned over with squares outward.
Building a pattern
Now we remove the necessary diameters: the lower and upper hoops (D1 and D11 in pos. 1 in the figure), the largest and smallest on the belts (D2, D6, D10), at the bends, i.e. where the curvature of the generatrix changes sign (D4, D8) and at breaks (D5). Others we take more or less evenly between the mandatory ones.
The diameters of the pattern of 6 wedges will be, taking into account the tightening of the fabric, equal to half of the measured diameters (pos. 2). If the wedges of the finished sleeve are supposed to be more or less, proportionally change the proportion of the diameter in the corresponding cross section of the pattern. But it's too early to cut and sew.
There, at pos. 2 shows that the stitching allowance is geometrically not completely similar to the template. In knot I (inward kink), this is not so bad: you can sew on a backsleeve and tighten the seam with a cord. If the decor of the lampshade involves ruffles, frills, scallops, etc., then perhaps this is how it should be: small folds will fall into place, and the cord will not be visible in the break of the contour.
However, on the contour shelf (node II), whatever one may say, it is not possible to give an allowance so that the seam does not “leave”. In higher geometry, it is proved why, but we don’t need to climb into this jungle: we will simply cut the paper template along “capricious” diameters at breaks and shelves (pos. 3).
Cover tailoring
Now, how to sew a lampshade according to our patterns? First, separate parts of the sleeve are sewn; in this case bottom, middle and top. Then, the widest adjacent part (here, the middle) is sewn to the widest belt (bottom). Then, in the same way, 2 parts following the width are sewn together, etc. The bottom line is that the shortest transverse seam (we have Seam 2) is sewn last. In this sample, after sewing the bottom with the middle, the top is sewn to them. The tailoring of the cover is completed by trimming the excess allowances, except for the lower and upper collars. The edges must be hemmed.
Frame cover
The next stage is the landing of the cover on the frame. Here the machine can be sent to the closet: the work is exclusively manual. Step by step, the covering of the frame of the lampshade with a cover is carried out as follows:
- The cover is turned inside out (that it was sewn from the inside, probably, and so it is clear) and put on the frame;
- Wrap inward and stitch the top lapel;
- Tighten and trim the fabric to the first fold (here - D8). If there was no hoop in the original sample, it must be placed in advance, see below;
- The fabric is basted to the ribs of the frame from top to bottom alternately, and to the hoop at the inflection;
- Repeat paragraphs. 3 and 4 to the next bend (now D5), and so on to the bottom hoop;
- Wrap and stitch the bottom lapel.
frame
How the simplest lampshade frame of a table lamp or floor lamp is arranged can be seen in pos. 1 fig. Hanging for a chandelier is different in that the ring will be at the top, the extensions from it will go to the upper hoop, and then additional holes are needed in the ring for attaching the suspension.
The ring is cut out of a well-soldered and strong enough sheet metal(bronze, brass, galvanized steel 0.4-2 mm thick) or durable plastic from 1 mm. A computer disk is suitable, under the E10 cartridge it will only need to drill holes for extensions and fasteners. The main dimensions of the ring for the E27 cartridge with fastening with union shaped nuts (pos. 3) are given in pos. 2. But it is unacceptable to make a ring for fastening in the gap between the body and the chuck collar with a skirt (pos. 4)! Such cartridges are fastened only with a threaded fitting in the cover!
How stretch marks are attached to the ring is shown in pos. 5: their blanks are not completely bent with a hook, inserted into the mounting holes and gently squeezed with pliers. Then, if the ring is metal, solder (see below). If plastic - fix with drops of superglue or silicone.
solder assembly
Frame parts are made of plastic steel wire with a diameter of 1.5-2 mm or bicycle spokes. The latter are much stronger, do not rust and do not require painting, but they must be bent carefully and they are soldered worse. To solder the frame you will need:
- Soldering iron of at least 65 W (preferably 100-150 W).
- 6% orthophosphoric acid solution. Sold, for soldering, in radio shops and construction. Orthophosphoric acid is also available as food additive E338 in the form of needle-like colorless hygroscopic crystals.
- Flux paste (gel for soldering), always with borax.
- Thin, 0.15-0.35 mm bare copper wire. You can take the veins from the electrical wire.
- Solder POS-30 or POS-40. They are refractory (which is why you need a powerful soldering iron), but much stronger than POS-61 and other fusible ones.
Note: phosphoric acid of medium strength, highly toxic and / or caustic fumes does not exude. But still, when working with it, you need to take precautions - wear goggles and gloves (household latex will do).
The key procedures for assembling the frame on soldering are shown in fig.
The phased brazed steel frame is assembled as follows:
- The ends of the linear blanks are kept for 3-4 minutes in acid (pos. 1), and then rinsed in water (pos. 2). Water needs at least 1 liter, and after 4-5 washes it must be changed.
- If the soldering is in the middle or the part is bent, soak a clean white rag in acid and wrap the place of soldering with it. They hold for about half a minute, then rinse the rags in acid, wrap the place of soldering with it again, and so on until total time the effect of acid on the metal will not reach the same 3-4 minutes. After acid treatment, the part in this case is washed under running water for 1-2 minutes.
- Without touching the treated areas with bare fingers, the frame is completely assembled without soldering: the butt joints are tight, but not tight, i.e. with intervals between turns of 1.5-2 mm, wrapped with copper wire, pos. 3 and 4, and apply 2-3 drops of flux paste to each joint. Places of rations at the crosshairs of parts are wrapped with 2-3 turns copper wire crosswise and flux with 1-2 drops.
- Semi-dry, i.e. without a hanging drop of solder, the rations are heated with a soldering iron tip until the flux spreads through all the cracks, pos. 5. It is not necessary to heat the flux to a boil and the appearance of vapors is not necessary. Also, the final result will be better if you heat the flux with a separate soldering iron with a dry bronze nickel-plated tip.
- They collect a drop of solder, apply it to the place of soldering (pos. 6) and heat it until it flows everywhere, as before the flux. The excess solder hanging below is carefully removed with a soldering iron tip. It is impossible to apply unmelted solder in the form of a flexible wire, and refractory solders are produced mainly in rods.
Fabric or twine?
Propylene packaging twine and paper tubes have good lighting properties. If the lampshade is made of woven twine or newspaper tubes, it will give an even soft light, and complex cutting and sewing work will disappear. But in the frame for a wicker lampshade, firstly, there must be at least 10-12 ribs evenly spaced around the circumference.
Note: if the frame is of a simple shape, then only 3-4 ribs can be load-bearing (steel) in it. Let the rest be at least made of straw, they are glued to the upper and lower hoops.
Secondly, to get the rims at the top and bottom, respectively. the training is either doubled in height, with a gap of 2-3 cm, or strips of thin metal or hard plastic of the same width are attached to them. Headbands are needed for decorative reasons: a solid one is wrapped with twine or a tube, and if the headband is double, weaving can be started with a figure eight. The entire side surface is braided like a basket.
Stained glass lampshade
Stained glass lampshades form the luminous flux mainly by refraction, so they are more suitable for the living room.
stained glass lampshades and plafonds
Fragments of stained glass are made of rhinestones, faceted or cabochons. A stained-glass lampshade is assembled on a heat-resistant mandrel (for example, a steel bucket). But compared to a stained-glass window for a window or door, here, since the connections of the elements are not continuous, but point-like, there are significant differences:
- Solder is used only durable refractory, the same as for the lampshade frame, as well as flux with borax.
- The framing of rhinestones before soldering is made only from a special copper foil - folia - 3-15 mm wide, depending on the width of the crystal rim.
- The protective film is removed from the foil immediately before applying it to the crystal; do not touch the outer (soldered) surface of the foil with bare hands!
- Also, you can not postpone the soldering of rhinestones wrapped in foil for tomorrow: copper will have time to oxidize, and the joints will turn out to be fragile.
- Upon completion of the soldering and thorough washing of the flux residues (with a rag with alcohol; then with distilled water), the soldering is coppered by applying a thick blue solution of copper sulphate with a brush.
- The remains of vitriol are washed off under running water. You can’t rub with a brush or even with cotton wool, because. the copper film on the solder is very thin.
A small surprise - about New Year's chandeliers and lampshades
New Year is coming soon, it's time to do it. And a Christmas chandelier. Chandelier? Yes. Remember how the festive mood falls if the overhead light is turned on in the room with the Christmas tree. For some, no, but New Year's lighting should correspond to the spirit of the holiday. Let's postpone lighting engineering until serious days, nothing from the festive light will happen to us in a few evenings. Cause, it's time, but it's also an hour of fun.
Usually a New Year's chandelier is a Christmas wreath attached to the chandelier in the living room with light bulbs woven into it. But indulge electrical work at a height in the pre-holiday turmoil it would not be necessary and experienced electrician. And what if the tree is in the nursery, where is the paper chandelier? Then you can at least buy inexpensive plastic blanks for Christmas balls, a garland with colorless light bulbs, stick them into balls, and hang such a pile (on the left in the figure) where it is more convenient.
If the design of the “everyday” chandelier is suitable, you can screw candle lamps into it and decorate it with the same balls or, for example, painted cones, right there. Or you can try a little and make a New Year's jasmine chandelier with your own hands, as in the video below. New Year is New Year whatever you say.
Video: do-it-yourself jasmine lampshade on the ceiling
Each floor lamp needs a lampshade that would not only do its main job - diffusing lighting, but would also look great as a piece of furniture. For these purposes, designers come up with new types of materials from which you can make wonderful lampshades for floor lamps.
Before choosing a material, you need to decide on the style of the future piece of furniture. It should not only go well with other things in the room, but also be a quality light source. A variety of materials will allow you to choose the option not only suitable for general style interior, but also emphasizing the individuality of the owner of the lampshade.
An unusual solution would be to decorate the lampshade with branches, which can be pre-painted in various colors and give them the desired shape. Such wooden lampshades are perfect for an interior made in eco-style.
Paper. Despite the seemingly absurdity of such a choice, but many nowadays prefer to use paper lampshades for floor lamps. This choice is due to the relative ease of care for them, as well as the low cost of the final product. Paper allows you to create bizarre shapes and various decorative elements that can effectively decorate any lampshade. As the main material, thick paper or cardboard is most often used. In addition to them, clippings from magazines and newspapers, old photographs, as well as various geographic Maps and atlases. This group also includes
Chinese lanterns decorated with tinsel, bows, ribbons, flounces and ruffles, as well as tassels and fringe;
Metal. It is generally accepted that such lampshades fit perfectly into modern interiors.
or postmodernism, because they personify something rude and minimalistic. However, not every lampshade made of metal looks untidy and vulgar. If you use thin metal wires, you can create something delicate and elegant. A floor lamp with such a lampshade will look great somewhere in a bedroom or living room;
Plastic. Such material is rarely used as the main one, most often it is used for the base and is covered with some kind of fabric on top. The plastic itself is very cheap, therefore it is mainly used as the main material for creating a do-it-yourself lampshade. In this case, it can be decorated with various decorative elements, come up with unusual options for decorations, as well as, at will, paint the lampshade with multi-colored paints, creating a variety of motifs. Such homemade floor lamps fit perfectly into modern interior where there is always a place for handmade items;
Plants. The new kind material for the lampshade, which appealed to lovers of everything natural and natural. The principle of such a lampshade is that the plant begins to envelop the frame, as it were, creating a kind of green hat. To do this, a pot with a pack plant is placed inside the frame. It takes time for such a lampshade to take its final finished form. Such a floor lamp looks quite voluminous due to the design features, because in this case it is important to observe safety precautions so that the leaves of the plant are at a sufficient distance from the heating element;
shells. This material is in high demand among hand-made lovers, as it is relatively easy to get and at the same time it looks quite attractive. For a lampshade, it is best to use seashells not in a continuous layer, but as a kind of rain. To create such a design, you need to hang the shells on a wire around the frame of the lampshade, while you can decorate them with various decorative elements in the form of rings and glass beads. Seashells are also great for decorating lampshades made from other materials;
Beads. From this material you can create anything and use it as you wish. by the most simple solution will string beads on a fishing line and simply fix it on the frame of the lampshade in the form of rain. However, such bugle threads can also be used to create decorative patterns and unusual surreal paintings. For the bedroom, you can use pearls, so the floor lamp will fit perfectly into the room, made in a classic style.
Lampshades should be maintained regularly and appropriate to the type of material from which they are made. It is best to dry clean so as not to damage the lampshade made of thin material.
How to make a lampshade yourself?
Since fabric lampshades are the most popular, there are a lot of ways to make them. Knowing the basic rules that should be followed when creating a lampshade, you can make a lot of other creative options. 
What you need:
- Single color lampshade. If it is not available, then you can make a wire frame yourself, and then paint it and wrap it tightly with cotton tape;
- Textile. Any decorative fabric with various prints and unusual patterns will do;
- Thick paper or whatman paper;
- safety pins;
- Ruler and pencil;
- Threads with a needle;
- Fabric glue (if not, you can use any universal glue);
- Iron.
Manufacturing process:
All work should be carried out in compliance with safety regulations. When performing work related to glue, it is better to open the window so that the room is ventilated.
A beautiful and easy-to-make lampshade made of threads. Few materials are required, but the result is very interesting.
Lighting in the room plays an important role, so it is worth paying Special attention choosing a lampshade for a floor lamp. Such a piece of furniture can transform a room, make it more comfortable. Knowing the main steps self-manufacturing lampshade, you can create a variety of models according to your sketches.
Decorating lamps or creating lampshades is not only interesting, but also useful. You can get the perfect item that matches the interior of your home and still save a lot of money. You just need to buy the simplest lamp, and make it exclusive.
cozy house- this is not only the right furniture, but the right lighting. Thanks to a beautiful lampshade, the interior will become exclusive, and the room will become warmer and more comfortable.
If there is a desire to make a rearrangement in the room, then along with it you need to update the chandelier and floor lamp. You can buy just a new product, or you can change the textiles on the lampshade with your own hands.
A detailed master class on making a lampshade will help you create a unique, decorative piece of furniture. Getting to know everyone possible ways production, you can choose for yourself exactly the option that will be ideal for you.
Lampshade material
Having a finished frame, you can proceed to the choice of material for the lampshade. It could be:
- the cloth;
- plastic;
- Knitting;
- leg-split;
- beads;
- paper.
Suitable and waste materials, which are usually thrown out:
- egg cartons;
- newspapers;
- gift wrapping;
- old spare parts for a bicycle or car, etc.
Choosing the material for the lampshade, you need to remember its color. It should perfectly match the created style. In addition, you need pay attention to room lighting. If the room is poorly lit during the day, and there is twilight in it, then a lamp made of transparent or light material is more suitable for it. For bright room you can choose a dense and dark material for the lamp - but this will depend on the overall decoration of the room.
As you know, red yellow add warmth and light to the room; therefore, in order to make the room warmer, you need to install a lamp with a yellow or red lampshade in it. If the room is located on the south side, and the sun warms its walls all day, then the lampshade for the lamp installed in this room can be blue or green.
Gallery: do-it-yourself lampshade (25 photos)
How to make a frame for a lampshade with your own hands
The frame is a stable base, mainly consisting of two circles. Circles can be both different and the same diameter; they are interconnected by vertical partitions. The length of the partition is the height of the lampshade.
To make cylindrical frame, you need to make two circles of the same diameter. If you need to make a classic frame for a lamp, then in it the lower circle should be of a larger diameter than the upper one.
round shape can be obtained if the partitions are not straight, but slightly curved. The classic frame will only benefit from this.
The shape of the frame will be interesting if there is a ring at the base and not at the top. It turns out that the concave partitions will be connected at the top at one point, and at the bottom they will be fixed at the same distance from each other.
Best for making frames wire, since it can ideally keep its shape, besides, it is non-flammable. For work will do copper, aluminum or steel wire with a diameter of 2 mm.
DIY lamp types
I really want to update not only the furniture, but also the accessories after the repair in the room. These include lamps, chandeliers, floor lamps and table lamps. It is desirable that such a piece of furniture be an exclusive detail; it can be installed in the room on coffee table or in the bedroom bedside table or on a chest of drawers.
To get an exclusive chandelier model, you need to visit exhibitions of handicrafts. If the model you like is worth a lot of money, then you should not be upset. You just need to use your imagination, “turn on” your hands and head - then you can make an exclusive model with your own hands. Since a chandelier usually has not one, but several identical shades, it will take more time to make them than for one.
Modern lampshades can have the most different shape, decorate them to your liking. Preference is given to products decorated with colored beads.
If you want to update your table lamp shade, cardboard is the perfect option. It must be strong, but thin, then the product will be completely different from others. The work is performed in the following sequence:
- From cardboard you need to cut 4 identical frames, similar to those into which photos are inserted.
- A piece of fabric must be glued to the back of each product.
- In each product, on the side, you need to make holes at the same distance. For this, a needle or awl is suitable. With the help of laces, the parts are sewn together, and a flashlight is obtained.
This method of creating a new lampshade is considered the simplest, in addition, the product is very light. Depending on the situation in the room, the color of the fabric with cardboard is also selected. The decor of such a product can be anything.
Thread lampshade
A ball made of threads looks very impressive in the interior. To make it, you will need patience and perseverance, and besides them:
- thread or twine;
- inflatable ball round shape;
- PVA glue;
- scissors.
The desktop should be covered with oilcloth or unnecessary newspapers, and only after that start work.
- The balloon must be inflated and tied with a thread.
- We wrap the ball with the selected thread. You can try to make different patterns, or you can just wind the thread around the ball without changing direction.
- The winding must be tight.
- Reaching desired density, the thread can be cut.
- Carefully impregnate the entire winding with glue. The better the thread is saturated with glue, the stronger the lampshade will turn out after drying.
- When the glue is completely dry, the ball can be pierced with a needle and pulled out. Where the tail of the ball was, you need to cut a hole for the cartridge.
If, for some reason, you do not like the color of the resulting product, it can be repainted using spray paint.
The finished twine lampshade can be varnished, decorate with beads or beads.
Paper lampshade
So that the paper cannot heat up and catch fire when the light is on, the lampshade should be quite large. Under such a lampshade, it is better to buy an economical light bulb that heats up less.
Many ideas for making a paper lampshade for a floor lamp can be found on the Internet. Different colors are used, different figures are cut out. The result is a unique creation that can decorate any room.
DIY fabric lampshade
For work you will need:
- piece of new fabric;
- scissors;
- tape measure or centimeter;
- thread and needle;
- pins;
- textile glue or stapler.
Next, you need to choose an object for restoration: it can be an old table lamp or any other lamp that has been “living” with your grandmother for a long time. Think it through in detail appearance, which should be suitable for the already created interior of the room.
For example, you can make a new lampshade for a lamp from tissue to cell. It is sewn on a frame of a certain size. If the old lamp has a frame, then consider that half the work has already been done. And if the frame of the lamp is missing, then this is not a disaster - you can do it yourself, there is nothing complicated about it. Checkered fabric lampshade is ideal for country style.
How to make a lampshade for a floor lamp? A master class on its manufacture can be found on the Internet.
To sew a lampshade onto a cylinder-shaped frame, you need to measure its circumference and height. On the fabric, make a pattern according to the dimensions obtained, then cut it out like a template.
For the cone, you need to make a blank from whatman paper. Try on what was cut out, cut off everything superfluous. If something doesn't work out, you need to redo it.
The fabric for the lampshade is attached to the cone, and the pattern or ornament must be placed correctly. To make the surface smooth, the fabric must be stretched.
The fabric for the lampshade can be cotton or linen.
Lamp shade for children's room
When the child is small, the lamp in the nursery is very relevant. You can always buy such a product, but to make it, you need not only time, but also imagination. It is advisable to make a lampshade for a lamp together with a child in order to develop his imagination. Since the ceiling will stand in the children's room, you need to completely trust the taste of the child.
Naturally, the child will want to see his favorite cartoon characters on the night light. You will need to work hard, and cut them out of paper with him or buy ready-made translations. You need to use the idea with a print on cotton.
For the bedroom
If the bedroom is purely feminine, then the ideal option for a lampshade would be a model, tied with thread. The proposed version is crocheted of white threads of the iris type, which are used to knit napkins to decorate shelves or tables. You can pick up a pattern for thin knitting needles, if it makes it easier for you.
For a classic frame, a napkin is not knitted from 3 air loops. The length of the chain should be slightly longer than the top ring of the frame. Further, the lampshade is knitted in a circle, according to the scheme, like a napkin. It is possible that the height of the product will be greater than the length of the napkin, then it will be necessary to knit more in several rows.
The finished product must be washed and be sure to starch so that after drying it has a certain shape.
White knitted lampshade decorate with colored beads or colored ribbons- It all depends on your imagination.
In a creative experiment, the main thing is to choose the right shade of small decor elements. When the style, color scheme and shape are correctly chosen, then even the most simple thing handmade will look exquisite.
To make a lampshade made by yourself look neater and more beautiful, you need to first paint a new frame made of thick wire, and then carefully wrap it with cotton tape. Then the fabric of the sewn lampshade will not suffer.
Conclusion
It is very easy to update the lamp, the lampshade of which, over time, has lost its original appearance. After reviewing the relevant information and purchasing all necessary materials, you can make a unique thing that will decorate the interior of your home.
Fantasize to get a designer, exclusive lampshade for your lamp.
The lampshade of a table lamp, chandelier or floor lamp was created in order to dim the light of the lamp. However, this accessory can wear out over time, losing its aesthetic appearance. In this regard, many owners have a dilemma, throw away the working lamp or try to restore the lampshade using the old frame. There are many ways to remedy the situation with a little imagination.
Lampshade decor with flowers
Original lampshade decor
Lampshade decoration idea
Handmade products are very popular today. You can create a new lampshade for a chandelier or floor lamp from any material at hand or purchase some of the components at a needlework store. The simplest and available materials for creativity - paper, plastic, thread or fabric. You can also create original decoration for a lamp from old disks, natural materials — vine, shells, stones or broken glass. Fabric lampshades made of jeans, burlap, linen ribbon also look original. As additional decorative elements, you can use beads, buttons, satin or rep ribbons. This article contains interesting and unusual master classes on self-registration lamps from different materials.
Below is a table showing some types of handmade chandeliers, and what materials are needed to make them.
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Luminaire type |
Basic materials |
Short description |
Degree of difficulty |
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Tetra chandelier |
Empty tetra bags |
From empty Tetra Pak packs, strips of 21mm and 19mm are cut out, from which hexagons and pentagons are made. The lamp is assembled using the origami technique |
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Wire chandeliers |
Stainless knitting Steel and copper wire |
The easiest way is to wire the template for the lampshade in the form of a spiral. It can be a bucket or a flower pot. |
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Plafond from plastic dishes |
empty plastic bottle for 5 liters Disposable plastic spoons Thermal gun |
The bottom of the bottle is cut off. The handles of the spoons are broken off, and the main parts are glued to the bottle, imitating fish scales. For this, a thermal gun is used. If desired, spoons can be painted with acrylic or spray paint. |
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Disc light |
laser discs Wooden round base with a diameter slightly larger than the disk 3 metal racks Long fluorescent lamp |
A hole is drilled in a wooden base for a starter with a switch and a lamp is mounted. It is also necessary to install metal racks on which the disks will be strung. Holes are drilled on the disks for the racks, and then strung on them. |
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Hanger chandelier |
wooden coat hanger 2 metal round bases of different diameters |
The smaller base will serve as the top of the chandelier. The hangers are attached to both bases at different angles vertically, forming a trapezoidal shape of the lampshade. |
Decorating the lampshade with ribbons and beads
Lampshade decor with flowers
Original lampshade decor
Lampshade decoration idea
Lampshade decoration with accessories
Ideas and their implementation
Creating a paper lampshade is the easiest and most affordable way. Its disadvantage is the fragility of the material. For a longer service life of such a chandelier, you can use cardboard. Below are a few examples of how to create a lampshade using paper.
Ceiling-mobile
To make such a decor, you will need the following materials:
- PVA glue;
- scissors;
- thread (it is better to use nylon thread, it is much stronger than usual);
- beads;
- colored paper;
- plastic or wooden round base (diameter is selected individually).
The essence of creating a lampshade is to string various decorative elements on a thread and fasten it to the base. To do this, it is necessary to cut out various details from colored paper. They can be shaped like butterflies, hearts, birds, animals, ballerinas. Such parts are attached to the thread with glue, and several beads of different diameters are strung between them. To create a three-dimensional element, such as a heart, you need to take 3 identical blanks and glue them together.
Decorating the lampshade with ribbons and beads
Lampshade decor with flowers
Original lampshade decor
Lampshade decoration idea
Lampshade decoration with accessories
Butterfly chandelier
Materials needed for work:
- scissors or stationery knife;
- plain cardboard;
- glue gun;
- wire;
- fishing line or thin twine.
If you do not have a heat gun, you can use silicone rods for it. You can melt them over an ordinary candle.
The wire is needed to create the frame of the chandelier ceiling. To do this, take a piece of wire and roll it into a circle, securing the ends with pliers or round nose pliers. The line will act as a hanging element. It must be cut into 3 identical pieces, the length of which depends on the desired height of the fixture. The fishing line must be attached to the wire base at the same distance from each other.
Decorating the lampshade with ribbons and beads
Lampshade decor with flowers
Original lampshade decor
Lampshade decoration idea
Lampshade decoration with accessories
Next, on a piece of cardboard, you need to draw and carefully cut out butterflies different size. The lower part of the ceiling can be processed with curly scissors. The cardboard itself is folded into a conical shape, and the joint is glued or fastened with a stapler. Its upper part is attached to the frame. Those butterflies that have been cut out can be strung on additional pieces of fishing line, alternating them with various beads, and fixed inside the ceiling. After turning on such a lamp, images of fluttering butterflies will appear on the walls.
Another simple decor idea is to create a chandelier from thick thread or yarn. From the materials for such a handmade you will need:
- ball with threads;
- balloon;
- baby cream;
- PVA glue.
Decorating the lampshade with ribbons and beads
Lampshade decor with flowers
Original lampshade decor
Lampshade decoration idea
Lampshade decoration with accessories
Initially, it is necessary to inflate the balloon to the maximum round shape and lubricate it with a thin layer of baby cream. This is done so that the threads do not stick to the rubber surface of the ball. Next, the thread is wetted in glue and wrapped around the ball. Winding is carried out over the entire surface hot air balloon, leaving a small part in order to later put it on the base with a lamp. After the thread is completely dry, you can blow off or burst the ball, and you will have the original round lampshade made of threads in your hands.
A more detailed and visual performance of a lampshade for a chandelier with your own hands can be seen in the video of the master class.
Video: DIY lampshade decor