Convert Harp Lamp Shade To Uno

This adapter attaches directly to the harp allowing use of nearly any replacement lamp shade.

Convert harp lamp shade to uno.

Changing up a lampshade can be a quick and easy way to transform the look of a room but finding the perfect lampshade can be a challenge. Not all lamp shades are created equal. Refreshing your old lamp with a new shade sometimes requires changing the harp that holds the shade. Now you don t actually have to buy a new lampshade to do this project.

1 7 16 36mm detachable parts silver e26 adapter tall 7 inch 4 3 out of 5 stars 146 10 99. Raising or lowering the lampshade a few inches can make a big difference in appearance. You can see how to make a new lampshade using that process in this martha stewart video. What s an uno socket.

I decided to do it my way for two reasons. On the shade end of things the support structure that fits onto a lamp with a harp is called a washer spider and the part you need is an uno to washer adapter which will look like this and is available many places online and probably at a lamp and lighting store if you happen to have one local to you. Ikea offers a wonderful selection of lampshades at reasonable prices but they have uno fittings and many lamps especially older ones feature traditional harp and finial fittings. This is meant to be an alternative to lamp shades with a built in fitter.

You could purchase pressure sensitive styrene which is a flexible plastic material that you can adhere any fabric to and then cut out a lampshade shape. Posted by drlith at 3 26 am on june 24 2013. Lamp parts 8 lamp harp lamp shade holder and e26 lamp socket uno fitter adapter converter finial set 8 inch tall 1 7 16 i d polished nickel detachable parts 2pack 4 6 out of 5 stars 155 15 99 15. That s the term for the bulb socket that has a little flared lip on it so a lamp shade doesn t need a harp the metal support thing that looks like a lyre with a finial on top.

7 tootoo star lamp shade harp holder and light base uno fitter adapter converter finial set i d. 1 7 16 36mm detachable parts silver e26 adapter tall 7 inch 4 3 out of 5 stars 152 10 99 10. 7 tootoo star lamp shade harp holder and light base uno fitter adapter converter finial set i d. You can change out the actual sockets of your lamp to uno sockets but if you can t find uno sockets or just want a simpler solution then read on.

How to use an uno shade with a harp finial lamp.