How to make a floor lamp with your own hands

France is a country of beaches of the Mediterranean Sea and ancient Alpine villages, the birthplace of fashion houses and something extraordinary for all lovers. That's where the name of this unique lamp came to us, sowing semi-darkness and giving the opportunity to be alone with yourself, read a book or just drink a cup of hot tea.

A floor lamp is a lamp on a stand, which is installed on the floor. We bring to your attention the topic, how to make a floor lamp with your own hands. In this article, we will talk about how to make this lamp correctly and figure out what you can give it uniqueness. We will see what materials can be used and analyze the order of the work.

The whole story will be accompanied by illustrations and suggestions for making, this methodology will reflect in the best way on your perception and probably give an impetus for a new idea. We wish you pleasant reading and creative success.

To assemble a floor lamp, you may need any old and unnecessary things. The base of the lamp looks especially interesting when it is made of those items that have long forgotten about their existence.

The first thing is to choose the material

So, let's see what we are to make the future lamp. You can use what you have on hand or go to a fair and buy something special - it's up to you.

You can use an existing design as the base of the floor lamp and just decorate it with new elements, or you can make everything with your own hands from the beginning. Start the project by having a clear idea of the trajectory you will take.

Any floor lamp has three basic design elements:

1. The lampshade - Performs two functions at the same time. First, it protects the eyes from direct light by absorbing or reflecting the rays with its surface. Secondly, it creates a directional flow of light to the desired location, thereby filling the room with soft light. Using translucent plastic or fabric you can achieve any shade of light. Excellent suit any material, including metal and paper. Lampshade has a frame, which is most often made of steel wire. A frameless design is assumed only when making lampshade from threads.
2. The stand - is referred to as the leg of the lamp. In our case we can use absolutely any materials. Old tripods, metal pipes, wooden tripods, old vases and jugs, any fancy designs, whatever your heart and imagination desires, can work just fine.
3. The base - is a place where the lamp touches the floor surface, can be movable and stationary, collapsible or solid, have one or more points of contact. The choice of base is tied to the place of future installation. It can be made visually immobile or, on the contrary, give grace and perform hovering in a modern style.

Making a lampshade

Here is an example of self-made lampshade for a floor lamp. For this, we will need white fabric, a needle with thread and white ribbons of different widths. The manufacturing process is simple enough, anyone can repeat it, even your small children can take part in this work.

It takes one hour of hard work to make the lampshade. You can add colorful butterflies and ribbons to this model, it all depends on your imagination.

First of all, get rid of the old fabric on the lampshade. To work, we need a bare frame of steel wire, which you need to cover with white fabric. Next, move on to the pattern. To do this, lay a wide ribbon vertically in equal increments and fix it with a thread with a needle.

Fix the white fabric in any way that is convenient for you. It is recommended to make the edges straight.

To make an even marking, before you tack the wide vertical ribbons, use clamps and distribute it evenly over the whole surface of the steel lampshade.

Warning. The length of the upper circle is often shorter, so pay attention to both edges. The spacing should be equal and symmetrical.

After the vertical strips are fastened and tacked on both sides to the lampshade trim, a horizontal strip of lesser thickness is passed through. This is done in the form of a snake in staggered order. The number and location of bows is chosen arbitrarily, depending on how you like it best.

Ready lampshade can be installed. Fasten it to the rack. Pay attention to the light source. We recommend to use discharge lamps or LED lightsas they do not radiate heat when they work, and the risk of a fabric lampshade catching fire will be minimal.

Use those fabric colors that will make the light fixture stand out and accentuate it as much as possible. A floor lamp is not only an important, but also a useful interior object. It will take no more than one square meter of fabric to make.

Choosing a quality fabric with a good pattern, you can please your loved ones and surprise your guests. Such a lampshade will have a particularly favorable effect on the atmosphere in the room, and transmit a great mood.

The matte shades of the fabric go very well with the satin finish on the inside.

The counter is an important element

Depending on how you will use the floor lamp, you need to decide on the choice of stand and the way it is made. The options differ not only in materials.

The leg can be sliding or movable, adjustable in several planes, so that the lamp takes the desired position. Fixed floor lamps are also quite common. It all depends on what you want to see in front of you. We'll look at a few different options.

At the base of some lamps, the stand acts as the base and the lampshade. These are quite complex designs and can take a lot of time and materials to make.

The foot for the lamp is recommended to choose depending on the design of your interior. Classic style suggests strict outlines and bronze colors. You can use stone statues and antique vases as the foot.

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For a rustic interior, it is recommended to use wooden and forged metal stands. The movable hinge is installed as demanded. You can use dried branches of fruit trees as wood.

The old cherry tree will still be useful for many years to come. The hole for the power cable is made with a small feather drill. The lamp socket is mounted in the lampshade. A small square of ebonite is used as the base.

Fixtures in ethnographic style will perfectly complement the loft-style living room, antique clay and ceramic figurines will serve as a good and stylish stand, and motley lampshades will fill the cold atmosphere with warm and iridescent light.

The glitter of flowers made of natural silk and butterflies in such an atmosphere will be a note of kindness and warmth in your living room.

A children's room It is better to decorate with lights that do not have broken parts. You can treat your child with a unique model of floor lamp, which is made from his most favorite toy. To make it, you will need to buy or construct a frame for the lampshade, wire, plug, bulb and socket.

As a base, you can use a rounded plate or an old gymnasium. It is desirable that the construction was stationary. Kids love to play around. To do this, use quality fasteners (bolts and screws).

The mains cable of such a floor lamp can be completely hidden in the body of the toy.

The floor lamp is made of isolon. Thanks to its translucent properties it transmits light, and making a rose out of this material is a very unusual and original solution. The luminous element is hidden in the depth of the flower and creates such an unusual effect.

Growing flowers made of isolon.

As a stand, you can use bent steel wire, which is enough to paint, or wrap a thin green rope. Leaves are made from isolon. Such a solution would be perfect for the bedroom. The base will not be required, just bend the ring.

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The light from such a floor lamp will not be used as the main one. Rather, it is a nightlight, so as a luminous element you can use LEDs, they will give a soft and spotty light.

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We hope you were able to note something useful for yourself from this article and you will be able to create your own masterpiece, well, we'll wait for your comments and interesting stories about how you were able to achieve the goal and make a unique piece of interior.