Converting Floor Lamp To Lamp Shade

The price was right but i wasn t loving the tapered shades.

Converting floor lamp to lamp shade.

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. This blog post explains how to make a lamp shade template. Not on my budget. 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 177 15 99 15.

Choose a shade with a bottom width that is within 2 inches of the lamp height. Then it hit me. You see i had this white lamp shade that fit the lamp perfectly but i had no way to attach it to the lamp. Chop off the top ring extend the spokes flip it upside down and for 3 bucks plus the cost of fabric you have a drum shade.

Since the metal rod will support the socket within the shade its length can vary as long as the bulb is kept within the shade. I didn t mind cutting up my old lampshade but if i had wanted to keep the old lampshade i could have purchased spider lampshade fittings from etsy and made a template for a new shade by measuring my old lampshade. Go to a thrift store get a used floor lamp style you d like to use. A tapered shade is pretty much half a drum shade isn t it.

Put your shade on top no problem. Purchase five new drum shades. Now maybe its just me but i never really thought about this before until i had this dilemma with my little lamp. No hassle and it s a done dfeal no fuss and foolishness.

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. Measure the height of the lamp from the base to the bottom of the socket cap that the bulb sits in. You can change out the actual sockets of your lamp to uno sockets but if. Very simple switch e roo i do it all the time i move my lamp shades around all over the place.

I recently bought a set of five cheap lamps from a big box store. How to hack your lamp shade anyway back at the fun part of the ranch i found this gorgeous glass lamp base at goodwill for 3 99 then i scored this beautiful lamp shade on sale and with a coupon. Uno sockets are usually found on table lamps or smaller accent lamps since larger floor lamps require larger shades with more room for a harp. Use a hanging light socket with a pull chain or an attached switch if you want to turn your hanging light on and off without plugging and unplugging it each time.

Hang your newly converted lamp with ceiling anchor hooks.