Unusual lampshades made from scrap materials. How to make a lampshade (plafond) at home. DIY fabric lampshade

Lighting is the most important component of the interior. The coziness and level of comfort of our home depends on lighting. The play of light and shadow allows you to play up the winning moments of the interior and divert attention from the unsuccessful moments. And also - lamps, floor lamps, chandeliers and lamps create the atmosphere that we call “home”. They will help you make your home just “yours,” personal and individual. unique lamps And The best way- make a lampshade with your own hands. Homemade lampshades and lampshades are the thing that will make your home stand out from others.

A few words about safety

When manufacturing lamps, floor lamps and chandeliers in industrial conditions, a preliminary calculation is made minimum distance from the “body” of the lamp to the materials. This distance depends on the power and thermal radiation lamp and the type (flammability) of the material from which the lampshade/shade is made. At home, it is unlikely that anyone will bother with such calculations. And in order not to create dangerous situation, you should adhere to certain rules.

In general, after making a lampshade and installing it, in the first few days pay attention to whether the lampshade is heating up. Heating is any increase in temperature above environment. If the lampshade feels warm, change the bulb to a less powerful one. Check again. Do this until the homemade lampshade gets warm.

Where to get the frame

If you want to remake an old lamp, floor lamp, sconce whose old lampshade has become unusable, you can simply use the existing base, stripping old material. Before starting work, take a good look at the frame; if there is rust or damaged coating somewhere, maybe it’s worth stripping everything off and painting it again? At the same time, the color can be changed. If there are no old frames, you can buy an inexpensive lamp (in a store or at flea market) and do the same operations with it. By the way, good lampshades can be made from waste baskets. There are wire ones and there are plastic ones. The main thing is to find the right shape and size. Then make a hole in the bottom for the cartridge. Then it’s a matter of decoration/plating, but here there are a lot of options.

If this method is not available, you can make a lampshade without a frame (there are some) or make the frame yourself. The material for making a frame for a lampshade with your own hands is: wire, wood (wooden or bamboo sticks, specially cut elements), plastic bottles.

How to make a frame for a homemade lampshade from wire

The wire for the lamp frame needs aluminum or steel. Aluminum is easy to work with, but it wrinkles easily. This is not very important when the lampshade is already in use, but this fact must be taken into account during work: the shape can be ruined. On the other hand, such plasticity allows you to easily and simply make changes to the shape during work. So it's a good option. Aluminum wire can be “mined” from electrical cables. You will have to remove the protective shell and you can use it.

Steel wire is more elastic, so it retains its shape well. You can search for it on construction market. It's more difficult to work with. It is advisable to have strong male hands nearby.

In addition to the wire, you will need powerful wire cutters and pliers for the job. The lampshade frame usually consists of two rings and posts connecting them. The shape of the future lampshade depends on the size of the rings and the shape of the stands. Questions may arise regarding the number of racks and methods of their fastening. The number of posts depends on the size of the rings and how “round” you want the lampshade to be. The more stands, the smoother the fabric will lie. So it’s up to you to choose, but the optimal distance between the posts in the bottom circle is about 5-6 cm.

Techniques for creating a wire lampshade frame

How you attach the stack to the lampshade rings depends on the thickness and type of wire, as well as the tools you have. The simplest one is to make a small hook at the end, then clamp it tightly. To prevent the ring from sliding left and right, first sand the wire at the attachment point with coarse sandpaper. This is an option for thick aluminum wire. If the wire is steel, with a diameter of 1.2-2 mm or more, the best way is. Thinner wire can be bent and wrapped around a ring or also made into a hook.

If you make hooks, wrap wire, appearance It turns out far from being as perfect as factory frames. But this imperfection will be covered by the lampshade itself. If you still care about it, find the tape suitable color(usually matched to the color of the lampshade) and carefully wrap the resulting frame. It will get much better. The tape can be coated with PVA glue and, wet, tightly, turn by turn, wrapped around the frame.

Wire mesh

If you can find a mesh of thin wire, you can quickly make an almost perfect cylindrical lampshade for a floor lamp, table lamp, night light, lampshade for installing a candle, etc. All you need to do is cut a piece of mesh of the required length and width, roll it into a ring and secure the wires by wrapping them around the posts.

To prevent the mesh from straightening out, when cutting a piece, cut so that there are long free ends on both sides. We will use them to fasten the cylindrical lampshade. And the imperfection of the upper and lower rings can be masked with a ribbon of the desired color.

From a five liter plastic bottle

An interesting shaped lampshade can be made from a large plastic bottle. There are bottles for 5-6 liters and even 10. These are what you can use. Cut off the top or bottom of the container, depending on what you like best. In the cut off part we make a ring for the cartridge. If the top is cut off, a neck can be used for some cartridges. For those with a larger diameter, it will have to be cut off.

Then we cut out the excess plastic and form the rims and pillars of the lampshade. To avoid mistakes, you can first draw all the lines with a marker. It will be easier to cut. Everything is elementary. Then we just decorate. And yes, it is necessary to cut out the plastic, otherwise warm air there will be nowhere to go.

Making lampshades on a frame

There are enough options for how to make a lampshade cover:


From tapes

The simplest and quick way transform an old lampshade for a floor lamp or table lamp - use ribbons. You need a frame or lampshade in the form of a cylinder. It can be “naked” or covered with fabric. If you use a “bare” frame, light will shine through the cracks, which will create interesting lighting effects, but the lighting will be uneven. It's uncomfortable to read in this light. interior solution. If you need even lighting, first cover the frame with fabric. It can be the same color as the ribbons, a couple of shades darker or lighter, or it can be contrasting. It all depends on your desire. And remember that the darker the fabric, the less light the lampshade transmits.

We take a ribbon 1-2.5 cm wide. We fix it on the wrong side of the lampshade using PVA glue, additionally securing it with a pin. If you took a wire frame without fabric, attach it to the upper or lower rim (you can sew it on by hand, you can use glue). Then we begin to wrap the entire frame, from top to bottom, placing the turns of tape close to each other, but without overlapping.

Having completed the circle, turn the tape 90°. We fix it in this position (with a needle and thread or PVA glue, glue from a gun, temporarily fixing it with a pin, pressing it with a clothespin). Then we pass the tape under the first tape, pull it out, lay it on top of the second, then pull it down again, pull it up through one tape. So, gradually, we create an interlacing, filling the entire lampshade.

Alternatively, you can pass two vertical ribbons at a time. But then you need to make sure that each next row moves one crossbar. Then you get a different type of weave. This type of lampshade is ideal for floor lamps, since the light will be directed downwards and the dispersion through the walls will be small.

In this version, the ribbons can be the same, they can be the same color but of different textures, they can differ by a couple of tones or be contrasting. The tapes can be passed in a circle in a continuous stream, or at some distance. If you find a wide tape and apply it with an overlap, then you won’t need horizontal ones at all. And if you use a braided or twisted cord (on bottom photo on the right), we get a completely different-looking lampshade. So this lampshade finishing technique alone gives you a lot of options.

Let's briefly present the ideas. There are many options for how you can design standard frames for lampshades in a non-standard way. The first method has already been announced: you can knit or crochet a cover for a lampshade. Several options in the photo.

Not everyone knows how to knit. It is easier to work with beads, especially if you glue them. Decorate old fabric You can use beads, sequins, beads of different shapes and sizes. You can make this “new-old” lampshade with your own hands in a couple of hours. Select decorations that match the color, coat the fabric with PVA glue, and stick on the decorations. To complete the look, you can assemble pendants from beads and beads that are attached to the lower rim, but this is already painstaking work. The effect is interesting though.

You can sew a new lampshade from fabric. But it doesn’t have to be an updated copy of the old one. You should use your imagination! If a lamp or floor lamp is in the girls' room, a new cover for the lampshade can be made in the form of a skirt. You choose the style of the skirt yourself. They look interesting when folded. With and without ruffles.

In a boy's room you can use an old one geographical map. They are on thick paper. If the paper is not thick enough, you first need to glue the card onto the cardboard, and then glue the lampshade from such a blank.

Original lampshades are obtained if the finished frame is woven with threads or ropes. Ropes can be natural. In this case they are gray, brown and beige. You can find thin synthetic colored cords. They will make products that are more “cheerful” in color. The situation is even simpler with knitting threads. They are thin, thick, textured, with smoothly changing colors. In general, there are a lot of options.

We take the frame and braid it according to a certain pattern. You can start with the racks. Braid each stand with a braid (the length of the threads should be 3 times the height of the stand). When this work is completed, we begin to stretch the threads/ropes between the posts. They will need to be passed through the braids, so with threads it is more convenient to do this with a needle, but ropes can be inserted this way.

The second option is to first entangle the entire frame horizontally, and then braid the racks. The braid won't work here, you just need to secure the turns to the stand using inclined stitches with a certain slope. This option is somewhat simpler in execution, but the “braids” look more decorative.

Homemade lampshades without frame

Many materials are rigid enough to hold their shape on their own, but at the same time they are flexible enough to make something interesting out of them. There are a lot of such homemade lampshades. And almost all of them are worth your attention. We will present here only part, the other part will go in the section with photos (see below).

From knitted lace doilies

Many people have crocheted napkins and they lie in “stashes”, because it’s a pity to throw them away and they don’t know how to use them. There are very interesting idea- make a lampshade out of them for a suspended chandelier. In addition to napkins, you will need a large one balloon or inflatable ball, glue for heavy wallpaper(vinyl, silk-screen printing, etc.), brush.

Soak the glue according to the instructions and wait until it swells. We inflate a balloon or take a ball and hang it up. When the glue is ready, lay out a napkin on some clean surface, coat it with glue, and place it on the ball.

It must be laid out in such a way that there will be a hole in the center for the cartridge. We glue the napkins one by one. They need to be laid out so that the edges overlap slightly. When all the napkins are laid out, coat them with glue again and leave until dry. When the glue has dried, deflate the ball or ball (the ball can be pierced, if you don’t mind) and take it out through the hole. That's all, lace lampshade ready.

In some cases, problems arise with how to hang the finished lampshade on the socket. The problem is solved simply - take a transparent plastic bottle, cut off its neck, if necessary, expand the hole to required sizes(so that it fits tightly onto the socket), then cut the plastic so that you get a ring 5-7 cm wide. Coat this ring with PVA glue, and glue it to the lampshade from the inside of the ball.

Round lampshades made of threads

Almost the same technology can be used to produce round and semicircular stylish lampshades. Choose threads of a suitable color. Their composition is absolutely unimportant - what matters is color, thickness and texture. They can be shaggy, smooth, twisted, thinner and thicker. The appearance depends on this. It is most convenient to work with cotton threads of medium thickness. They absorb glue well and then, after drying, keep their shape perfectly.

You will also need a ball or ball. This will be the base of the lampshade, which gives the shape. You can choose the dimensions of the base as desired. The threads will need to be glued together; for this you will need PVA glue. It is poured into a container and diluted with water in a 1:1 ratio.

You can use other glue. It is important that it becomes transparent after drying. This is WB-29 from TYTAN Professional and D2 glue for carpentry. If you use any of these types of glue, read the instructions.

On the ball or ball we will draw a circle, which will be slightly smaller in size than the lamp socket. On the opposite side, draw a larger circle - this will be the lower edge of the lampshade. Now everything is ready, we can start.

We coat the threads with glue and wind them around the ball in a chaotic manner. It’s more convenient to do this if the glue is poured into a container - you can put the whole skein in there and just pull the thread slowly. With glue in a tube, everything is not so comfortable: you have to coat sections up to a meter long, wrap it around, and coat it again. It takes much longer. This is if you do not use PVA. But the products turn out to be more rigid and do not sag or change shape over time, as can happen with PVA thread lampshades.

When winding threads around the ball, carefully go around the drawn circles. If you accidentally climbed into the “forbidden territory”, simply move the threads, forming an even (more or less even) edge. When the threads run out or you decide that the density is enough, the process can be stopped. We tuck the edge of the thread between the others. All. Next, coat the ball with wound threads again with glue (PVA can be poured over) and leave to dry (at least 2 days). To prevent the ball from rolling, we find a bowl or pan and use it as a stand.

The last stage is to deflate the ball or ball. If the ball has a nipple, press it with a thin wire, releasing the air. We take out the deflated ball. That's all, you can thread the lamp inside and test the lampshade.

The technology is the same, but the appearance is very different...

Using the technology described above, you can make not only round lampshades. Rectangular, triangular, trapezoidal. Choose a base that is easy to remove, wind threads soaked in glue, braid, even sticks, newspaper tubes etc. After drying, remove the base and voila, you have made a lampshade with your own hands. A couple of examples in the photo below.

You can also use chopsticks... Just wrap the ball with cling film and use transparent carpentry glue rather than PVA glue

It's pasty polymer clay in a tube, which was applied to a milk carton, then dried and the bag was removed...

Creative homemade shades for lamps, floor lamps and chandeliers

It’s simply amazing what people don’t make beautiful and unusual things out of. A lampshade made from a cup, grater, bottle, beer or glass jar, metal parts and beer can rings... It seems everything can be used...

Lampshade made from an old sieve... stylish

Candlesticks turn into lamps... without lampshades

You can't tell in real life, but these lampshades are made from hooks used to open metal drink cans and canned goods... if you paint them, it will be even more interesting

Don't know what to do with grandma's crystal? Make lampshades out of it...

Lamp - an extremely practical item, because unlike a bulky chandelier, it is very compact and can be placed anywhere, even on the floor. In the process of creating an interior, it is often forgotten because it plays a secondary role. However, in the situation small apartment or room, it will be almost irreplaceable, and will also help add coziness and warmth to the room. In modern lighting equipment stores you can find a lamp for every taste, but isn’t it more interesting to create it? with my own hands? In this article we will tell you how to make a beautiful and unusual lamp using completely ordinary materials that are found in every home.

1. Garland lamp

To create such a lamp you will need a wire base, fishing line, paper or plastic bottles, as well as patience, patience and more patience.

You need to create a frame of the required shape from wire, and cut out circles or figures from paper or bottles. Next, you either simply attach them to the wire itself with glue, or string them on a fishing line. The thinner the line, the more weightless your design will be, so from a distance it will seem that your butterflies are “fluttering” on their own.


2. Lamp made of beads

To create such a product you will need wire and, if desired, fabric. In more simple version you simply string colorful beads onto a wire and bend it randomly. Then a regular light bulb is fixed in the center.


If your soul desires something softer, with an oriental flavor, you can create unusual lampshades made of fabric, decorated with beads. For this, you will need old CDs, to which you will attach both fabric and beads strung on the same wire – an irreplaceable element, stock up on it in abundance!


The fabric should be translucent: organza or tulle will do. It is stitched from one edge and secured only at the top. Then you can string wire with beads onto it. Please note that it is better to choose transparent or “chameleon” beads, otherwise they will look too gloomy when the light bulb is lit. Instead of a light bulb, you can place a flickering New Year's garland inside the lamp: this way you will create a festive atmosphere in the room.

3. Cloud lamp

An incredibly cute and gentle option that is suitable for both children and adults. It may seem that it is quite difficult to perform, but this is not at all the case.


To create it, you only need a paper “Japanese” lantern, cotton wool and a lot of glue. A large amount of cotton wool is glued onto the lantern to create a lush lump. Additionally, it can be decorated with pendants in the form of stars, crescents or raindrops. That's all, actually.


It’s better if the cloud is held on a thin line, - this way you will create a weightless effect in the room. This is a great theme party idea, so grab some cotton wool and get going!

4. Lamp-lock

This solution is suitable for those who, as a child, loved to cut out pictures from magazines. A surprisingly simple lamp that will create a mysterious, almost mystical atmosphere in the room.

You will need to find a photograph (or print a picture) of an ancient castle, carefully cut it out and roll it into a kind of tube. Then secure the structure with tape and place a small light bulb inside. On dark evenings, your castle will be illuminated from the inside, and mysterious shadows will flicker against its background... well, how can you not tell? a scary fairy tale? You can also cut out “windows” in the castle through which light will pour out.



5. Lamp made from old things

Old dishes, pieces of furniture and even old, shabby lamps are found in every home. It's good that you didn't throw them away, because now they will function again, you just need to decide on the style. In some cases, you don't even have to decorate anything, you just need to place the lamp (or what's left of it) in a suitable environment.

Most often, the matter is limited to a drill or glue with a death grip. Such lamps can be placed in any part of the apartment, the main thing is to observe the general compatibility.


And a few final tips:

1. Use only energy-saving light bulbs in lamps! You don't want to see flames Are you in the place where your beautiful creation was just?

2. Make sure that the material you choose does not hide the light – after all, first of all, the lamp should illuminate and only then decorate the room.

3. Don't be afraid to experiment, you will succeed! Who knows, maybe there might be a decorative designer dormant in you? It's time to wake him up!

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A self-made sconce from scrap materials will decorate any interior. This does not require special skills or large financial investments. You should purchase a lamp socket from a hardware store in advance, and then come up with a lampshade for it. There is only one requirement for materials: they must withstand high temperatures, if the lamp is used with incandescent lamps.

From paper

Openwork

To make sconces, cut out the base for the floor lamp from paper, and using stationery knife make neat holes, imitating lace. This option allows you to diffuse the light from the source.

From cylinders

Lampshades can be easily glued together from a variety of colored paper strips.

From paper tapes

Origami

Option 1


Option 2

Option 3

Herbarium

Materials:

Manufacturing:


Design of a paper lampshade

A Chinese paper lampshade in the shape of a ball can be easily turned into an original piece of furniture using a simple applique of flowers, sparkles or feathers.

From cardboard

Cardboard is used similarly to paper, but due to its solid form it has a wider range of applications. Cardboard can be used with incandescent lamps without any consequences.

Round lampshade

Thick cardboard is used for its cut texture. Such products are usually not painted. Sconces made of corrugated cardboard, which are made in the shape of a ball, look impressive. You will need a lot of material, but manufacturing will not take much time.

You need to use a compass to draw circles on cardboard, cut them with a stationery knife to get an even cut and glue them together into the desired shape.

Square lamp

Materials:

  • corrugated cardboard;
  • PVA glue;
  • stationery knife;
  • scissors;
  • cartridge;
  • pencil and ruler (triangle).

Manufacturing:

  1. On a sheet of cardboard, using a ruler, draw a large square with an edge of 20 centimeters or more.
  2. Then, in increments of 1 centimeter, so many smaller squares are written inside until there are no more squares left in the center. free space. As a result, the largest square will have an edge of 20 centimeters, the next one will have 18, 16 and so on.

  3. Using a stationery knife, the cardboard is cut into blanks to create several square frames.

  4. You need to make 4 such blanks so that the largest square always has the same edge length. Those parts that will be inside can be reduced by a different number of centimeters.
  5. After everything is ready, each side plane of the future lamp must be decorated. The outer square will always be the same, and the frames inside can be placed as desired. Glue them together using PVA.

  6. For the base, thin strips are cut out of cardboard, the length of which is equal to the edge of the square. They are stacked in 4-5 pieces and glued together. A hole is made in one place to pull the cartridge through.

  7. When everything is ready, side faces The lamp is glued together and the light bulb is screwed into the socket.

From newspaper tubes

To create a sconce, cut the newspaper into equal strips, twist it into tubes and, placing them in the desired shape, glue them together. The finished product is placed on top of a socket with an energy-saving light bulb.

Made of wood

Wood offers a wide range of ideas. Even blocks are folded like a tower when playing mahjong, a frame is created from them and the paper is stretched ( Japanese style), connected to each other in a chaotic manner, like a nest.

Dog lamp

Materials:

  • Wooden blocks 30 by 25 millimeters in cross section;
  • Metal flower pots;
  • Wire for connecting the light bulb;
  • Cartridge according to the size of the flowerpot;
  • Black paint;
  • 6 bolts;
  • drill.

Manufacturing:


From threads

Original thread lamps are designed for use in a dry room, so they are not suitable for the bathroom, but they look good in the kitchen and living room. They are made using balloons, which are wrapped with threads coated with glue. When the structure is dry, the ball is burst and the remaining rubber is removed. The result is a fairly dense wicker frame.

Threads allow you to experiment with shape, size and color finished product. Such a lamp is decorated with beads and seed beads, and artificial flowers or decorative butterflies are attached to it. Initially, you should leave holes at the bottom and top for the socket and the possibility of replacing light bulbs. In this case, it is better to use energy-saving lamps that do not heat up.

From pipes

Loft style sconces are best made from metal pipes and fittings.

Materials:

  • Fittings - quantity varies depending on the specific composition;
  • Wire and lamp socket;
  • Drill;
  • Glue for metal.

Manufacturing:

  1. Connect the fittings together in a single composition. Lamps in the shape of people or dogs look the most interesting. Some parts are connected to each other using ready-made threads, while others require glue.
  2. A small hole is made in one of the “legs” of the object through which the cord will stretch.

  3. When all the parts are connected to each other, an electrical cable is run through the hollow tubes. It is pulled out from the side where the lamp will have a lamp.

  4. The wire is connected to the socket into which the lamp is inserted. Due to the flat and heavy parts, such a lamp does not require an additional stand and can be used directly.

From wire

Often a frame is made from it, which is then covered with other material. If the material is too dense, then individual parts will have to be welded or soldered. It is enough to wrap a thin wire in an inconspicuous place.

Wire helps to create unimaginable products, imitate other materials, and make antique sconces.

Ball with butterflies

Materials:

  • The wire is thick and thin;
  • Wire cutters;
  • Socket with light bulb;
  • Form for braiding (ball, vase, bottle).

Manufacturing:


From bottles

From a dark bottle with a narrow neck you can make a fairy lamp in a couple of minutes. To do this, an LED garland with small bulbs is immersed in it and plugged into the network.

You can cut the bottom off the bottle and then insert a suitable shade inside.

It will be effective if you connect several of these bottles by twisting the wires together.

To detach the bottom glass bottle You will need: wool thread, a lighter and flammable liquid(alcohol, lighter fluid).

  1. Close the sink drain and fill it with water. It is important that there are no flammable objects nearby during the process.
  2. Remove the labels from the bottle and wash it thoroughly.
  3. Where the cut should pass, wind the thread dipped in a flammable liquid several times.
  4. Set fire to the thread.
  5. Hold the burning bottle over the sink and slowly turn it along its axis so that the fire comes into contact with the entire surface of the future cut.
  6. After 2 minutes, sharply immerse the bottom of the bottle in water, after which the bottom will come away on its own and remain in the sink.

From the branches

It’s difficult to make a lampshade for a sconce from wood yourself if you don’t have experience working with this material. A simple way is to use small branches, gluing them together in any shape you like. Natural wood It is convenient to connect with a glue gun.

Small lamps may not require special frame, and for floor sconces you will need a ready-made base from an old lamp or a large number of wire. Such sconces look beautiful in an interior where elements made from natural materials are already present.

From plaster

Gypsum cannot be classified as an improvised material, but it produces beautiful, laconic works. To make a lamp, you will need a mold into which the gypsum mixture will be poured, so you will have to think about it in advance. You will also need tools to make holes for the cartridge and wire.

Art supply stores have lamp bases in different shapes. They are usually made of disposable plastic and are easy to handle. To make several identical lamps, you will have to find a silicone mold.

Materials:

  • large glass flask;
  • medical bandages;
  • gypsum;
  • water;
  • socket with lamp.

Manufacturing:


In order for the lamp to transmit light, the mixture is made strong enough, but the bandages are wound in a maximum of 3 layers, leaving holes. If desired, the finished lamp can be painted with spray paint.

From plywood

Plywood is easier to handle than solid wood, but it also requires basic carpentry skills, since to make sconces you will first have to create a drawing and precisely cut out each part.

Plywood lamps can have different shapes. For the production of flat wall lamps cut out 2 identical shapes, which are secured at a short distance from each other. A socket with a light bulb is inserted inside. When the lights in the room are turned off, and only the night light is on, a person sees only the outlines of a figure made of plywood.

Flat lamp

Materials:

  • plywood;
  • 3 brackets;
  • jigsaw;
  • dye;
  • cartridge;
  • self-tapping screws;
  • glue gun

Manufacturing:


pendant lamp

Materials:

  • 1 sheet of thin plywood measuring 1 square meter;
  • Wood glue;
  • Grinder machine;
  • Electric Circular Saw for small jobs;
  • Lamp socket;
  • Pencil;
  • Compass.

Manufacturing:

  1. Mark 2 figures on a sheet of plywood with a compass. The first has a diameter of 10 centimeters, while another circle with a diameter of 4 centimeters is inscribed inside. The inner circle must correspond to the size of the socket of the future lamp, so it can be larger.
  2. A second circle is drawn with a diameter of 14 centimeters on the outside and another one with a diameter of 8 is inscribed there.

  3. 2 rings are cut out of the blanks, which are the top and bottom of the frame for the lamp.
  4. On the remaining sheet of plywood, side wedges in the amount of 20 pieces are drawn, and recesses 1 centimeter deep and 4 millimeters wide are made there.

  5. All parts are carefully sanded so that the cut parts become smooth.

  6. The side blanks are connected to the rings.

  7. A cartridge is inserted into the upper ring. The lamp is ready for use.

Letter shaped lamp

Made from lace

Typically this material is used for classic floor lamps. Balls are used as a base, thick paper or wire. The lace base is secured with threads or glue. Some people specifically soak the material in starch so that it holds its shape well.

Materials:

  • piece of lace;
  • starch, PVA glue, gelatin (optional);
  • balloon;
  • cling film;
  • socket with a light bulb;
  • sharp scissors.

Manufacturing:

  1. Cut out circles of the same shape from the lace; for this it is convenient to use a large plate.

  2. Dip the workpieces into a container with diluted starch to make the material harder.

  3. The base will be a balloon. To make it easily come away from the lace, the ball should be covered with cling film.

  4. Cover the entire ball with lace, trying to carefully smooth out the folds. The layers should be on top of each other. If the lace is thin, then after the first layer the structure should be left for an hour, and then the second layer should be applied.

  5. After 2 days, pierce the ball and remove it.

  6. Make a hole in the resulting sphere to insert the cartridge and secure the suspended structure.

    From yarn

    If you have knitting skills, neat floor lamps made with crochet and knitting look beautiful.

    Materials:

    • wooden plank;
    • electrical cord;
    • lamp socket;
    • gelatin;
    • yarn.

    Manufacturing:

    1. Using a hook or knitting needles, knit a blank for the lampshade, which should be shaped like a dome.

    2. 2 packs of gelatin are diluted in a glass of water, the future lampshade is placed on a vase or other suitable surface and lubricated with dissolved gelatin. Leave it for a day.

    3. A circle-shaped blank is made from wood; it will be attached to the wall. A hole is made in it for the cable and a small groove so that it does not interfere with the lamp fitting tightly to the surface.

    4. A cable is inserted into the hole, then a dried knitted lampshade. The cable is connected to the cartridge, the structure can be hung on the wall. If desired, you can find a metal nozzle on the lampshade so that it better holds its shape at the base. In the same way, an overlay in the shape of a wooden plate on the wall is made to match the lampshade.

    In addition to knitting, yarn is also used for winding the warp. You can stop at one color or take several, forming stripes. With enough skill, yarn can be used to create designs, logos, and words.

    It is best to use acrylic yarn for lamps and not use incandescent lamps.

    From cutlery

    Unusual compositions are created from metal cutlery. To make a sconce out of them, you will first have to make a strong base of dense wire. Then drill a hole in each handle, and then secure all the devices to the frame. A similar product looks good if different cutlery of the same size is used.

    In a room where there are many metal parts in the interior, multi-level lamps are made from spoons that resemble flowers. To do this, 7–8 spoons are secured around the cartridge using wire, forming petals. With small cartridges, use tea or coffee spoons. Such flowers are beautifully collected in one chandelier.

    Made of plastic

    Plastic bottles can become the basis for sconces. Parts of the same type are cut out of them, which are then connected to each other. To make the product look neat, the sections are treated with a lighter. Often this method is used to make a lamp in the shape of a ball. You can connect the fragments together with a glue gun, but you can only use an energy-saving lamp with such a floor lamp.

    From spoons

    Another option for a plastic lamp involves the use of disposable plastic spoons. The result is a lampshade that looks like a cone, which can be spray painted if desired. A plastic bottle of 3 or 5 liters is used as a basis. The bottom is cut out. And then spoons are glued along the rows, the handles of which have been removed in advance. Convenient way- glue gun. Manufacturing starts from the bottom and imitates scales.

    From plates

    Materials:

    • 50 flat plates with a diameter of 18 centimeters;
    • a finished lampshade in the shape of a drum with a diameter of 15 centimeters and a height of 13 (if it is made of paper, the excess can be trimmed);
    • glue gun;
    • lamp base;
    • ruler, scissors, pencil and stationery knife.

    Manufacturing:


    From clothespins

    Materials and tools:

    • socket and light bulb;
    • construction metal mesh;
    • clothespins;
    • a can of paint of the desired color;
    • metal scissors;
    • metal paper clips.

    Manufacturing:


Recently, it has become quite fashionable to make various crafts for the home with your own hands. For these purposes, you can use various available tools and materials. The creation of lighting fixtures gives a lot of scope for creativity.
Today you can find original ideas for creating any lamp. In today’s article we will try to describe in detail a master class on how to create a pendant lamp with your own hands.

The variety of shapes and sizes in this situation frees up your hands, because such a device can be made from any available materials. It is this issue that our master class will be devoted to.

Benefits of suspension

A pendant lamp for the ceiling can be found in almost every home today. Often its role is played by a chandelier, which is placed in the center of the room. They have the following advantages:

  • provide sufficient lighting;
  • fit into any interior and room design;
  • are an additional decorative element;
  • installation is in progress different ways and can be done with your own hands.

It’s worth talking separately about what kind of installation of such lamps on the ceiling is even possible. Most often, this type of lighting fixture is attached to a special hook. In modern suspended ceiling structures, this hook is hidden under finishing material or stretch fabric.
In a situation where the ceiling is ordinary, then installing the lamp involves additional decoration of the mounting location.

Device design

A pendant lighting fixture, which you can make yourself, must have the following structural elements:

  • lampshade. He will fulfill protective function and protect the light source from mechanical damage;

Note! After the installation of the device is completed, its lampshade should be directed in the opposite direction from the ceiling. This will significantly improve the level of illumination in the room.

Today's master class will allow you to make any type of underseeding lighting device with your own hands. So let's get started.

Before making a lamp for the ceiling, you need to consider the following parameters:

  • product power. This is the main indicator, which is determined by the lighting standards adopted for a particular room;
  • number of lampshades;

Note! For small room A chandelier with one lampshade is suitable, but for a large room 2-3 lampshades, or maybe more, are suitable.

  • the height at which a homemade lighting fixture should be hung. This parameter depends on the height of the ceiling in the room. Great solution it will be possible to adjust the height using special devices;
  • simplicity and maintenance of the device.

Not every master class will indicate the need to take these parameters into account when assembling homemade lamp. But it is necessary to emphasize this.
In addition, it is important to evaluate the purpose of the room. For example, large chandeliers will be good for living rooms, and smaller chandeliers for kitchens. But for a child’s room, bright and non-standard chandeliers are suitable, which will be placed almost under the ceiling, in order to avoid damage to the device when playing ball or other active children’s games.

Chandelier in the nursery

One more important point The choice is the design style. The lamp must be in harmony with the rest of the room.
In addition, considerable attention should be paid to the shape of the chandelier. The correct approach to assembling pendant lamps will allow you to make a chandelier with your own hands that will fit matte, glossy tension and plasterboard ceilings. Moreover, its shape, depending on the chosen design style of the room, can be:

  • spherical;
  • conical;
  • cubic;
  • non-geometric. For example, a chandelier can look like a path of flickering lights.

Our master class will help you make your own ceiling lighting fixture from scrap materials, taking into account the above recommendations.

Getting ready for work

The assembly of a chandelier for the ceiling can be made from a wide variety of materials:

  • bamboo blinds. They can be replaced with ordinary wooden sticks;
  • dye. It is better to use a spray can to apply it evenly;
  • clothespins or clips;
  • base from an old lamp;
  • light source (light bulb);
  • glue for working with wood.

In addition, to decorate the chandelier, you can use various available means: beads, appliqués made of colored paper, small soft toys, satin ribbons, etc.

In addition, you will need regular scissors and brushes for careful application glue on the elements of a homemade lighting fixture.
As you can see, for making pendant lamp all materials and tools can be easily found at home.

How to do

Wood lampshade

To make a chandelier for the ceiling with your own hands from the above materials, you must follow the assembly instructions:

  • wooden elements it should be treated from all existing chips so as not to drive splinters into your hands. To do this, we sand the wood;
  • after this, in order to protect the wooden elements from negative influence humidity and temperature changes, they must be coated with a special varnish. If you use bamboo sticks, you can skip these steps;
  • then using glue we attach the wooden elements to each other, thus displaying the desired geometric figure lampshade. The most simple form– cube To create it, you can even use immediately assembled planks, which will play the role of the edges of the figure;

Note! In one of the faces it is necessary to make a preliminary hole for the light bulb. It can be cut out using a jigsaw or drill with a special attachment. You can also arrange individual elements of bamboo or wooden sticks in such a way as to form the required hole.


The lampshade itself, as well as the hanging mounting device, can be further decorated decorative elements. The entire assembly process, if you strictly follow the instructions, will go quickly and without problems. This concludes our master class. Now you know the secrets of how to make such an irresistible thing yourself!
With the help of such a lighting device you can make the interior of any room more original and unique. And at the same time, you will save enough money that you would have spent on buying a factory lamp.


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Handmade items fill the home with special warmth and comfort. In addition, they turn out to be exclusive. We offer an overview of lamps that will completely change the atmosphere in the room, turning into the envy of friends and relatives. Moreover, they are made from everyday items that are usually thrown away.




Cardboard bags for juices or other drinks are a fairly common thing in most homes. Most often it is thrown away. But Malayan designer Edward Chu spent a lot of time cutting them into hundreds of strips and making amazing lamps from them without a drop of glue, a simple origami principle.


Yaroslav Olenev proposed making lamps from disposable plastic spoons and became the winner in the Ecology and Design category from the Future Now magazine.




Natalie Simpson also found an equally original use for ordinary wooden hangers. But they look amazing in the form of a chandelier.




Kevin Champeny must be given his due; not everyone has the strength and patience to string 14 thousand bears to get a chandelier.


Tira Hilden and Pio Diaz have their own vision of the problem of housing lighting. Their lamps make the room look like a forest. All the walls come to life and turn into trees.


A talented welder, Matt Ludwig also turned out to be an excellent designer. For JJ's Red Hots restaurant, he made an incredibly original chandelier from an old drum set.


Texas artists Joe O'Connell and Blessing Hancock used parts from old bicycles to create stunning lamps and hang them in a tunnel under the highway.


It will probably be difficult to find a more original chandelier than one made from a pumpkin by a Polish artist. He carves stunning patterns into the peel that never repeat.


Lampshades made from felt hats from Jeeves & Wooster look original and stylish.


One day, Heather Jennings saw an amazing Rhododendron chandelier in a store, but it cost more than $800. Then the designer decided that she could do no worse with her own hands. For this she needed paper cupcake liners.

11. Chandelier for the kitchen


A chandelier made from ordinary metal tetrahedral graters will look incredibly beautiful.


Vases and candy bowls made from openwork napkins are still fresh in my memory. Now it's time to knit chandeliers.


Fansua Lego offers a strange option; he believes that the best way to store cutlery is a chandelier.


A large cloud is cut out of wood, but the rest and the switch are made of cardboard.


Several globes can make a wonderful cascading chandelier, a great way to illuminate a flight of stairs.