Lampshade for Livingroom

by RoeyLeon in Workshop > Lighting

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Lampshade for Livingroom

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Hello Everyone

This little instructable took place at my house

The living room

Build Process #1

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Drive to the nearest wood store and buy the desired size and diameter of the Plywood

Cut it the size you want

Make sure the Plywood are smooth and good looking

Cutting

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Cut the Plywood you desired size

Gather the Frame

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Take the Plywood , and attach it to each other , so you have a nice shape like the one above

Strengthen it with Aluminum angles

Strengthening the Structure

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Strengthening the structure

Create the Cube Shape

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Attched the two square shapes together so you have a nice cube

Attaching the Outer Cover

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Take the outer shell and cut to fit the size of each rib

Take a clear and strong adhesive, and paste the cover on each side of caution

Pasting

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Paste the cover frame with adhesive tape

Just to keepmit tight

Wrap the Whole Structure With Wallpaper You Desire

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Take a wallpaper the color you want, and cut it to fit the ribs

attached it to the the ribs and make sure you stick it well enough

Cut the excedded wallpaper !

Peal Off the Leftovers

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Prepare the Needed Materials for the Lighting Fixture

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Lighting Fixture Installation

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Lighting Installation is pretty easy.

It needs to be on top of the lampshade , so you only see beneath the lights it self and not the structure

Adding Chains to Hang the Fixture

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I used very regular , thin chains to hang it .

Make sure it is tighten securely to the upper base of the fixture

Hanging the Lampshade - Finally

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