Convert Ceiling Lamp Shade To Table Lamp

To make sure i wasn t being weird i ran the idea of converting this plug in table lamp by john.

Convert ceiling lamp shade to table lamp.

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. Remove the existing shade on the ceiling fixture. Replace the regular bright bulb with a low wattage or colored one. 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.

And call me crazy but i immediately looked at it and saw a ceiling pendant. Picture it hanging from the ceiling. When i saw this stick light on joss main i thought it was fun and beachy yet geometric. 9 12 14 cotton coolie table lamp shade ceiling light pendant lampshade cream.

Select a shade style. If you really don t want to piece your own pendant light together you can totally buy them already assembled. I bought a lovely big lampshade for our living room and got dp to make a huge chunky wooden base for it. 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.

Personally i d look for a wooden floor lamp which you could paint to suit. 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. If you have a lamp that has a nice lampshade but the base is a problem you don t like the lamp base style or the base has sustained. How to convert a lampshade to a hanging light fixture.

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. In this case the height of the lamp you ll want is 24 18 6 shade. 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. Thankfully he was right there on the stick light train with me.

The center stalk should also be substantial. Next follow these instructions how to wire pendant light structures. Let s use a 6 shade for an example. 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.