DIY table lamp

To buy interior items in the store that fit perfectly into the design of your room is a great success. This kind of shopping requires a lot of time, money and a love of shopping. It turns out that you can solve the problem much easier. For example, a table lamp with your own hands can be very interesting. It takes quite a bit of imagination and improvised materials, and you can make a beautiful piece of furniture that will make the apartment much brighter and more beautiful. A table lamp helps to distribute lighting, highlight individual areas of the room, hiding its drawbacks, and vice versa, highlighting the advantages.

A beautiful table lamp with a unique design is an unusual element of the interior. With your own hands you can do a truly spectacular thing, which has no analogues.

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How to make a table lamp with your own hands - the easiest option

This is the embodiment of the proverb “The new is the well-forgotten old”. The easiest way to get a new thing without too much time and money is to convert an old lamp.

In the lighting device, 3 parts can be distinguished:

• Base.
• Column.
• Lampshade (light diffuser).

Transform the column

To make the old shabby from time to time column look new, you will come in handy:

• Beads.
• Sinks.
• Coins
• Toys
• Multi-colored pebbles.

How to make a table lamp so that it looks like a completely new thing?

1. Wrap the column with toilet paper or newspaper, gently grease with glue.
2. After that, it remains to attach the decor and leave to dry for 2-3 hours.
3. Using spray paint, apply it to the decorated surface.

Important! Instead of a base, you can use a bottle of beautiful glass, a clay pot or a vase.

Change the design of the lampshade

Lampshade is the most noticeable part of the lamp. If it is made of textile, it can easily be transformed with a bright bow fixed at the bottom of the diffuser. It will be even more beautiful if you strengthen a beautiful brooch or button in the center of the bow.

Important! The color of the tape must be chosen so that it harmonizes with the shade of the used textiles.

How to make a table lamp with your own hands at home, when the old one is completely worn out? If the textiles are worn and clearly require replacement, then two options are possible:

• Use the old frame.
• Run the frame yourself from steel rings.

Important! Textiles for the lampshade must be selected so that it harmonizes with the shades of curtains and upholstered furniture. It looks interesting paper design made of the same wallpaper that glued the room. You can - on the contrary, play in contrasts. Especially when it comes to a children's or teenage room. Use a brightly colored fabric for the lampshade with patterns that match the child’s hobbies, or with your favorite cartoon characters. It is possible that the lamp will turn out the most vivid color accent in the room.

Change the lampshade to a new one:

1. Use old textiles as a pattern.
2. Then apply the pattern to the new fabric and mark it with chalk, considering the allowances for the seams.
3. If you plan to make a drapery, execute a pattern on paper, increasing its size by width by 20 cm.
4. To make the fabric fit perfectly on the frame, fix it on the back with threads matching the color.But do not overdo it and do not fasten the textiles too firmly. Make sure that it can be removed if necessary for washing.

Important! If the lampshade is draped, then sew the stitches in the upper and lower parts so that the elastic bands can be inserted into them. Lacy, slightly corrugated, the canvas will look great in a romantic bedroom. The room will immediately transform, become more refined and elegant.

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DIY table lamp - a self-made lampshade

As the basis for the ceiling, you can use a balloon or an inflatable ball. Moreover, the ball can be used round or oblong, if desired:

• Having inflated the ball to the desired size, carefully glue it with glue and decorate it with a thin rope or ordinary knitting threads.

Important! Do not forget to leave a hole with which the light diffuser will be put on the lamp column.

• After the glue has completely dried, pierce the ball or ball from the inside and gently pull it out. It will turn out an unusually original and beautiful ceiling.
• Now, if you wish, you can paint it with a quick-drying composition. For example, use latex paint. But you should not paint the product for a long time, since glued threads can get wet, and the lampshade is deformed.

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Original DIY table lamp made of jute twine

Jute is one of the most popular and favorite materials used for decoration. The secret of his success is durability, aesthetics and environmental safety.

Important! With the proper skill, beautiful murals, vases, flowerpots, and decorative figurines are obtained from jute twine. However, it takes a lot of patience to make our hand-made really luxurious.

The essence of the work is that, using thin tweezers or a knitting needle, you attach a well-glued twine to the base with a printed pattern.

Important! A filigree pattern of roundings and spirals creates a lace that is marvelous in beauty and grace. The work is not easy, painstaking, but the result will be truly magnificent.

Helpful hints:

• As a basis for a table lamp with your own hands, you can use a bottle from an exotic drink: for example, rum or Chianti.
• In order for the interior to represent a single whole, it is advisable to combine a lampshade with an interior item made of jute. It can be a cute box, candy box or candlestick. The atmosphere in the room will be unusually pleasant.

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Interested in the creative process? Then - to the cause! Create and equip your home the way you want it.