Lampshade LOVE

I wanted a change in our family room lighting…

a little lighter feeling (no pun intended!)

 

so I took this old lampshade

cut off the old dusty polyester material covering (ewww)

 

 

to the bare metal frame.

 

 

I was tempted to leave it as is here

I like the simple, clean lines of it.

But…

wanted to create a bit more shade and
not have the bulb shining quite so bright

so I made this

 

 

Here’s how I made it:

 

I took some pretty cream colored twine/string

 

 

knotted it to the bottom of the frame….

wound it up to the top of the frame and looped it around the top again and then back down to the bottom of the frame this same process again and again top to bottom bottom to top all the time keeping the twine taut.

       

I knotted it off a few times to keep the tension even across the frame and started a new section all over again…
knotting it on the bottom frame,
up to the top,
loop,
back down,
loop,
back up,
loop,
back down

 

again and again and again

 

and

 

again…

 

 

it took awhile but I’m adoring the end result.

 

 

 

 

Chat soon -

NORTHERN COTTAGE

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