Do you think about decorating your house? Do you want to bring a little warmth and personality to the interior? Look at your old lamp, which you could inherit. 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 a style, brightness and personality. Restoration of the lamp will allow you to show your design potential and surprise the guests with their unusual approach to familiar things. 
The luminaire can be restored with the help of cloth, beads, beads, threads, flowers, lace, birch bark, plants.
Restoration of a lamp on an old frame
Old fabric lampshades from lamps oftenhave spots or burned out from the lamp areas. This piece of furniture looks old, but not very beautiful. Restoration will save the situation. You can repair the old things with a paint balloon or decoupage technique. First you need to remove the fabric from the frame and treat it with a slightly damp sponge to remove the dust and the exfoliated villi, of which the lampshade consists. 
Restoration of a lamp in the style of decoupageis carried out with the use of fabric, thread, beads, paper, etc. Now you need to spray the paint from the bottle. The choice of paint is curved from your preference or, if you want to simply revive the old floor lamp, from its original color. In the process of applying the paint, 2-3 layers should be made outside and inside. So hide the previous defects of the fabric, and the color is made even and saturated. The shape of a pleated shade is best secured with a varnish. Fast hardening lacquer should be applied only after the fabric is back put on the frame. It happens that the native plafond from the lamp or floor lamp has become unusable, but the frame is intact. 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, it depends on your imagination:
- the cloth;
- thread;
- paper;
- beads;
- beads;
- artificial flowers;
- knitted wipes, etc.
Back to contents</a> Lampshade from fabric You will need tools such as:
- frame from fixtures;
- the cloth;
- thread;
- scissors;
- decorative ornaments.
When the lampshade is restored with a cloth,calculate the amount of material required, then stretch it elastically. Stages of the work are simple. First, determine which fabric will become the "new face" of your lamp. Color and ornament can be selected, based on the interior solution, but you can trust your personal taste. You can choose a variety of materials: from silk to denim or burlap. First you need to remove the old cloth, see how it was attached to the base, and measure the parameters of the frame. Calculate the necessary amount of fabric and tighten the frame. The fabric should be stretched elastically, while you can fantasize about the theme of folds or other deformities. Such a restoration of the luminaire on a fabric basis allows variations with the addition of fringe, ribbons, beads and even decorative pockets. A knitted shade will be an easy task for housewives who know how to hold a hook and knitting needles. A tightly connected case will turn your lamp into a night light. When choosing a color for the future of a knitted product, give preference to warm tones that will give the room a cosiness. The restoration of the lamp can be made from an old hat or other finished knitted thing, which will only need to be adjusted to the size of the existing frame. Back to contents</a> Lampshade from beads and beads This option does not requiresewing skill, however, the restoration of the lamp beads or beads can only be carried out by a patient person. You will need the following materials:
- thread (fishing line);
- beads or beads;
- scissors;
- glue.
Such decor is done by horizontal lineson the perimeter: the frame is covered with a thread, on which beads or beads are pre-fixed. The frequency of the beads and the tightness of the threads to each other depend on your desire. But know: the more beads, the more beautiful your table lamp looks. Alternately, put on the beads on the thread or line, separating them among themselves with glue or creating knots. 
Restoration of shade from beads and beadsis produced by horizontal lines along the perimeter. If desired, you can make a fringe of beads or decorate the floor lamp with beaded hand-made articles. Multicolored glass beads with the lamp on will fill your room with all the colors of the rainbow. Making artificial flowers will turn a lamp into a real bouquet. A gentle shade, for example, white or pink roses, will be an excellent element of a bright bedroom. Saturated tones of artificial flowers, on the contrary, accentuate themselves. The shades of colors used in creating the lamp cover can be selected in accordance with the tones inherent in the interior of a room. In this case, a stylish lampshade will look no worse than design work. To surprise their guests, the frame can be pasted with old photos or unnecessary X-rays. On the frame you can make "beads" from disks, buttons or other improvised means, the originality of such lamps is guaranteed. 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 a ball-shaped wire. Pot with a flower to put on the bottom, and its stems to circle. Back to contents</a>
Frameless lampshades
Decorate a table lamp or even create aoriginal chandeliers can be hand-made from improvised means. For shades of this type, you do not need a skeleton, but only your materials and imagination. Back to contents</a> Lampshade from the thread With the lights on, this lamp shade will fill the room with stunning patterns. It can become a real decoration of your home. To create a lampshade, you will need: 
For a shade from threads you do not need a frame, just a thread and your imagination.
- woolen thread;
- glue;
- scissors;
- balloon or rubber ball.
To create such an ornament, you do not need complicatedactions. To start, inflate the ball to the desired size. Then wrap threads on it with layers, alternately gluing each layer with glue. Allow the glue to dry completely and pierce the ball with a sharp object. Now it remains only to cut the hole through which the lamp will be passed. Lace or napkins sit on the glue in the same way. Do not feel sorry for the glue: the thread (or lace) ball should keep the shape on its own. Therefore, it is necessary to impregnate the threads with a glue base. Back to contents</a> Lamp from the globe In the nursery you canmake hanging lamp. Use as a whole globe as a night lamp, and its half to create a full-fledged lamp. A woven purse, if desired, will instantly turn into a hanging lampshade. Disposable dishes or umbrellas from cocktails, decorated in the form of a ball, will create a unique impression. To decorate a house in a rustic style, a shade of birch bark is actual. This natural material is easy to process. Before using birch bark should be straightened under the press and create a rectangle from it, which will become your night light. Beresta is fixed with glue, and the places of gluing are processed with a knife (for better contact). In order for light to penetrate into the room, several arbitrary holes must be made in the material. Decorate such an original piece of interior can be with the help of vines or threads. Restoration of the lamp is a simple task. Fantasize, look for new ideas and materials for decorating your house.
