An old floor lamp is a real temptation for a home designer. By decorating its lampshade with fabric, braid, beads or wire, you can change not only the appearance of a boring lamp, but also the nature of the lighting of one of the most important places in the house - the recreation area.
It is necessary
- - the cloth;
- - cotton tape;
- - linen elastic;
- - fringe;
- - fabric flowers.
Instructions
Step 1
Quite often, old floor lamps with fabric shades on a wire frame need updating. Before starting work, remove the lampshade from the lamp and remove the old cover from it. It is best to do this over a large piece of paper. Wash the frame and dry it.
Step 2
Measure the frame and make a pattern for the new wrap. If you have a floor lamp with a cylindrical shade, measure the height of the stand and the circumference of the bottom ring of the frame. Draw a rectangular pattern using the height of the rack as the height of the rectangle. Make the length of the pattern equal to the circumference of the lower ring of the lampshade.
Step 3
If the sides of your lampshade are rectangles or trapeziums, measure the sides and draw a pattern for one piece. For a full wrap, you will need to cut as many parts as there are sides to the frame.
Step 4
Find a fabric for your lampshade. To do this, look through a material that matches the colors of your interior, at a lamp that is on, and see how the selected fabric transmits light. Lampshades made of thin fabrics, through which the lamp and frame are visible, are recommended to be made lined.
Step 5
Cut out the covering parts from the fabric according to the prepared pattern. Add allowances to the top and bottom of the pattern just enough to fold the fabric and make a drawstring for the elastic or cord. If you made a pattern for only one segment of the lampshade, add seam allowances on the sides of the part.
Step 6
Sew the cuts of the lampshade parts with a whipstitch and sew them along the sides. Fold the lower and upper seams inward and sew the drawstrings, leaving a small hole through which the elastic or cord will be threaded.
Step 7
Wrap the posts and both rings of the frame with plain cotton tape. Stretch the fabric and insert the elastic into the drawstrings. The finished lampshade can be additionally trimmed with textile or beaded fringe by sewing it to the fabric along the lower ring. The surface of the lampshade can be decorated with fabric flowers, if the style in which the room is decorated allows it.
Step 8
Attach the updated lampshade to the lamp post.
