A new lampshade from an old one! How cool is that! My sister gifted me a bamboo floor lamp, a couple of years ago, which found no use in my new home as it was a little too big for everything in here. While I plan to make a settee out of that robust lamp, its shade found use in my new lamp that needed a drum lampshade! Here is the tutorial!
Step 1: Measure and cut. The best part about drum lampshades are, you’ll not really have to stick to a shape. However, you’ll need to see how big you want your drum to be and cut accordingly.
Yeah, that’s me cutting out a rectangle from the hardback plastic that can be folded into a cylinder.
Step 2: Simple/ design/attachment of patterns or fabrics.
I cut out a zigzag pattern from a fabric that was lying around and stuck it.
Step 3: Fold and staple
That’s it. Your lampshade is ready!
Trash to treasures!
Have a happy weekend y’all!
This looks amazing. I know it can’t be quite as easy as it looks, but I must try!! Thanks for the tutorial. Thrilled to find and follow your blog ~
to the lovely girls @ design chic: I’m honored…So glad it met your approval.
Coming to the lamp, believe me it is very easy. Rather, very very easy. 🙂
loving the first image!
lovelovelove
michele
Thank you Michele. Can you believe those wine bottles are made of plastic?
Lovely… 🙂
Gracias. I’m so excited about your marriage and more than that seeing you!!!! Its been what? 9 years!!!! Holy S**t!
hahhahaha,,,,yes Maam…it is 9 years…M looking forward to see you too…:)
Sorry – can we just backtrack here… ‘I plan to make a settee out of that robust lamp’. A settee? Out of a lamp? I’m intrigued!
Janice, this lamp is made of very strong canewood. It is 1 feet tall and 1 feet wide. I will have to show you to make you believe.
Actually, Settee is a wrong use of word. Extreme excitement made me do that…ignore the confessions of an over excited girl. That’ll be a stool!
Hahahahahaha….I adore your humor. I am a fan of it right from the coffee machine post days.
The first image is lovely. It turned out really great. Thanks so much for sharing at Beach Cottage Good Life Wednesdays.