Are you thinking about decorating your home?Want to add some warmth and personality to your interior? Take a look at your old lamp, which you may have inherited. Or maybe it’s just a favorite thing that has lived for many years. In any case, you can breathe new life into the lamp, give it style, brightness and personality. Restoring the lamp will allow you to show your design potential and surprise your guests with your extraordinary approach to familiar things.
You can restore a lamp using fabric, beads, threads, flowers, lace, birch bark, and plants.
Restoration of a lamp on an old frame
Old fabric lampshades from lampsoften have stains or areas burnt out by the lamp. Such an interior item looks old, but not very beautiful. Restoration will save the situation. You can repair an old thing with a spray paint or decoupage technique. First, you need to remove the fabric from the frame and treat it with a slightly damp sponge to remove dust and loose fibers that make up the lampshade.
Restoration of a lamp in decoupage styleis carried out using fabric, threads, beads, paper, etc. Now you need to spray paint from a can. The choice of paint depends on your preference or, if you just want to revive an old floor lamp, on its original color. In the process of applying paint, you need to make 2-3 layers outside and inside. This hides previous defects of the fabric, and makes the color even and saturated. It is best to fix the shape of the pleated lampshade with varnish. Quick-hardening varnish should be applied only after the fabric is put back on the frame. It happens that the original lampshade from a lamp or floor lamp has become unusable, but the frame is safe and sound. Then do not rush to buy a new lamp, because you can create your own unique lampshade. In this case, the restoration of the lamp will require additional materials. Which ones exactly, depends only on your imagination:
- the cloth;
- thread;
- paper;
- beads;
- beads;
- artificial flowers;
- knitted wipes, etc.
Return to Contents</a>Fabric lampshade You will need the following tools:
- frame from fixtures;
- the cloth;
- thread;
- scissors;
- decorative ornaments.
When restoring a lampshade with fabric, it is necessarycalculate the amount of material required, then stretch it elastically. The stages of the work are simple. First, decide what fabric will become the "new face" of your lamp. The color and pattern can be selected based on the interior design, but you can also trust your personal taste. You can choose a variety of materials: from silk to denim or burlap. First, you need to remove the old fabric, see how it was attached to the base, and measure the parameters of the frame. Calculate the required amount of fabric and cover the frame. The fabric needs to be stretched elastically, while you can fantasize about folds or other deformations. Such restoration of a lamp on a fabric base allows variations with the addition of fringe, ribbons, beads and even decorative pockets. A knitted lampshade will be an easy task for housewives who know how to hold a crochet hook and knitting needles. A tightly knitted cover will turn your lamp into a night light. When choosing a color for a future knitted product, give preference to warm tones that will add coziness to the room. The lamp can be restored from an old hat or another ready-made knitted item, which will only need to be adjusted to the size of the existing frame. Return to contents</a>Lampshade made of beads and seed beads This option is notrequires sewing skills, but the restoration of a lamp with beads or seed beads can only be done by a patient person. You will need the following materials:
- thread (fishing line);
- beads or beads;
- scissors;
- glue.
This type of decor is done with horizontal lines.around the perimeter: the frame is covered with a thread, to which beads or seed beads are previously attached. The frequency of the beads and the density of the threads against each other depend on your desire. But know: the more beads, the more beautiful your table lamp looks. Put the beads on the thread or fishing line one by one, separating them from each other with glue or by creating knots.
Restoration of a lampshade made of beads and seed beadsis made with horizontal lines along the perimeter. If desired, you can make a fringe of beads or decorate the floor lamp with beaded crafts. Multi-colored glass beads will fill your room with all the colors of the rainbow when the lamp is on. Decorating with artificial flowers will turn the lamp into a real bouquet. A delicate shade, for example, of white or pink roses, will become an excellent element of a bright bedroom. Saturated tones of artificial flowers, on the contrary, draw attention to themselves. The shades of the flowers used to create the lamp cover can be selected in accordance with the tones inherent in the interior of a particular room. In this case, a stylish lampshade will look no worse than a designer's work. To surprise your guests, the frame can be pasted over with old photos or unnecessary X-rays. You can make "beads" on the frame from disks, buttons or other improvised means, the originality of such lamps is guaranteed. A lamp for a balcony or veranda can be placed in a frame with fresh flowers. You will need a climbing plant like ivy. The base can be made using wire in the shape of a ball. The flower pot should be placed on the bottom, and its stems should be twisted in a circle. Return to the table of contents</a>
Frameless lampshades
Decorate a table lamp or even create oneoriginal chandeliers can be made with your own hands from improvised means. For lampshades of this type you do not need a frame, but only your materials and imagination. Return to the table of contents</a>Thread Lampshade When the light is on, this lampshade will fill the room with stunning patterns. It can become a real decoration for your home. To create a lampshade, you will need:
A lampshade made of threads does not require a frame, just threads and your imagination.
- woolen thread;
- glue;
- scissors;
- balloon or rubber ball.
To create such decoration you don’t need complicatedactions. First, inflate the balloon to the required size. Then wind the threads on it in layers, alternately coating each layer with glue. Let the glue dry completely and pierce the balloon with a sharp object. Now all that remains is to cut a hole through which the lamp will be threaded. Lace or napkins are placed on the glue in the same way. Do not skimp on the glue: the thread (or lace) balloon must hold its shape on its own. Therefore, it is necessary to thoroughly soak the threads with the adhesive base. Return to the table of contents</a>A lamp made from a globe. You can use it in a children's room.make a pendant lamp. Use a whole globe as a night light or half of it to create a full-fledged lamp. A wicker purse can instantly turn into a pendant lampshade if desired. Disposable tableware or cocktail umbrellas, decorated in the shape of a ball, will create a unique impression. A birch bark lampshade is relevant for decorating a house in a rustic style. This natural material is easy to process. Before use, birch bark must be straightened under a press and a rectangle must be created from it, which will become your night light. Birch bark is fixed with glue, and the gluing areas are processed with a knife (for better contact). To let light into the room, several random holes must be made in the material. You can decorate such an original interior item with vines or threads. Restoring a lamp is not a difficult task. Imagine, look for new ideas and materials for decorating your home.
