Convert Ceiling Lamp Shade To Table Lamp

Angie and i were looking through our local habitat for humanity re store lighting section when i saw a ceiling light fixture sitting upside down on the shelf.

Convert ceiling lamp shade to table lamp.

In this case the height of the lamp you ll want is 24 18 6 shade. Thankfully he was right there on the stick light train with me. Trouble is we now think the lampshade must be for a ceiling fitting as the metal bit inside doesn t fit in the lampbase fitting whereas you normally unscrew the plastic fitting that the bulb goes into sit the metal ring of the shade over it and then screw back together its too big. Next follow these instructions how to wire pendant light structures.

How to convert a lampshade to a hanging light fixture. To make sure i wasn t being weird i ran the idea of converting this plug in table lamp by john. Let s use a 6 shade for an example. It immediately struck my eye as being right side up and just as quickly the idea came to me to make a table lamp from it.

When i saw this stick light on joss main i thought it was fun and beachy yet geometric. Picture it hanging from the ceiling. 9 12 14 cotton coolie table lamp shade ceiling light pendant lampshade cream. I bought a lovely big lampshade for our living room and got dp to make a huge chunky wooden base for it.

The big but is that this is a large shade and you must have a largish diameter base for balance or over it goes when the first person bumps into it. Remove the existing shade on the ceiling fixture. If you really don t want to piece your own pendant light together you can totally buy them already assembled. Select a shade style.

Personally i d look for a wooden floor lamp which you could paint to suit. You will need a pendant light kit a cap to cover the hole in your ceiling that holds all of the electrical parts and of course a lamp shade. Replace the regular bright bulb with a low wattage or colored one. Raid the attic and the barn for supplies to make a ceiling light lampshade.

And call me crazy but i immediately looked at it and saw a ceiling pendant. The shape and look of the lamp shade is an important style consideration but you also want to pick a shade that matches how you ll be using the lamp. Ecudis 8 lamp shade harp holder and e26 light base uno fitter adapter converter finial detachable set for table and floor lamps black black 8 inch 4 5 out of 5 stars 25 10 99 10. Black string style clip on lamp shade 2 piece set 5 for table lamps or sconces.