Blue Lamp Shade

No wonder that blue is the favorite color in southern countries: It's cool, yet, it radiates a comfort ambience. Find out how to make your own lamp shade – A table lamp shade covered with batik fabric.

Level of difficulty Original & quick

Duration 15

We need:

White lamp shade

cable with socket

fabric with blue batik pattern (quantity depends on the size of the lamp shade: width circumference + 2 cm, height + 10 cm)

scissors

tape measure

pencil

ruler

tesa® Double-sided adhesive tape

This is how to do it:

Collect all items and let's start!

Cut the fabric: Circumference of the lamp shade + 2 cm, height + 7 cm.

Fray the edges at top and bottom (3.5 cm on each side) by pulling the long threads out of the fabric.

Apply double-sided adhesive tape around the top and bottom borders of the lampshade; at the seam, apply a vertical strip of tape.

Apply a strip of adhesive tape to the back of a short side of the fabric.

Peel off the protective film from the adhesive tape on the upper border and from the vertical strip of the lampshade.

Place the non-stick short side of the fabric on the vertical adhesive strip, and press firmly. Now glue the fabric all around the upper border.

Peel off the protective film and wrap the fabric tightly around the lamp shade.

Peel off the protection film on the overlapping piece of fabric and glue it on crease-free.

To cover the cable with the remaining fabric, cut off a long, 2-cm wide strip. Cover the cable with double-sided adhesive tape.

Peel off the protective film and wrap the fabric tightly around the cable.