March 17, 2011
Made: Chicken Wire Lamp Shade
Hello! First, can I say a huge THANK YOU for all of your sweet comments regarding my last post, Past and Present. I was overwhelmed with your kind words and support. You are the best readers and friends ever.
The other day I was home sick (boo), but if you know me, I have trouble sitting still. So, I decided to finally rip the fabric off of an old lampshade and wrap it in some chicken wire left over from my last lighting experiment.
As far as projects go, this one was SUPER easy! All I needed were some wire clippers to cut my chicken wire to size. Then I simply wrapped said wire around the lamp shade frame and bend the edges of the wire so that they wrapped around both ends of the lamp shade, leaving a smooth edge!
The results are sort of industrial, and I really love it! I know it doesn’t do much in terms of light diffusion, it is definitely pretty! And I did not have to spend a penny!
What do you guys think? Violet feels very passionately that you like it…. or else (she’s the decorating enforcer, you know)
Stacie
I like it! In a way it reminds me of the things Julia Roberts’ character makes in Runaway Bride.
If you want to diffuse a little bit of the light, a sheer type of fabric could work.
the photo of Violet is flawless, even more so because it is blurry. Bravo.
How did you connect the ends of the wrap around/circular part?
Thanks.
ofpaperandthings, I used some needle nosed pliers to help guide the chicken wire around the frame. Then I simply overlapped the edges and folded the ends down over each other to attach the wire. Hope this helps!