Personalized Lobbo shades

Materials: Lobbo shade, sharpies, stickers and glitter

Description: I want to share with you a project, using Ikea (Lobbo) shades. I personalized them with sharpies, stickers and glitter. If you like them, give it a try it's very easy!!!

Here is the process:


- For the permanent markers shade, just draw your design and fill it in, it's like a blank canvas be creative.

- For the glitter shade, draw your design with silver permanent marker, pour the glue on your design and sprinkle with glitter.

- For the polka dot shade just use gold circle label stickers and that's it!!!

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Name: Pabla en casa, Mexico

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L�bbo lamp shade up-grade

Materials: L�bbo lamp shade

Description: Original L�bbo lamp-shade was more about shading then lighting. So I have cut it into three pieces, make small holes and hang these pieces under each other. It gives more light now and it look cool in my son�s room.

~ Natalia, Slovakia

Custom Lampshade

Materials: L�BBO shade & SAMTID lamp

Description: I loved the simple diffused light the SAMTID lamp & shade shed. But I'm a designer and I wanted it to have more personality.

1. Using InDesign, planned out the shapes I wanted on the shade.

2. Printed out the design and using double stick tape adhered it to the shade. Since there is a protective film on the shade it's not harmed.

3. I cut the diamond shapes almost all the way from point to point, leaving about 1/16th top and bottom. Changing out the blade for a fresh sharp one made it a lot easier.

4. Once the all the cuts were made I peeled off my printed template and the protective film.

5. Assembled the shade and the lamp and had one original shade, made/altered by hand.

Plus: I thought about cutting the diamond completely out and put a nice thin fabric or paper inside but started here. So many options to play with.

~ Debbie, Philadelphia

Lobbo Floor Lamp

Materials: Lobbo shades, Hemma cord set, metal electrical conduit

Description: I saw a floor lamp at my apartment's model furniture sale that extended out that I really liked and wanted to make something similar without spending a lot of money. Naturally, I took a trip to my local IKEA!

Materials:
1 x Lobbo lamp shade 6"
1 x Lobbo lamp shade 12"
1 x Hemma Cord set, white
1 x 1/2" x 10ft Electric Conduit (metal pipe)
1 x Levitan 15 amp plug
1 x Old Ikea floor lamp weighted base with part of the lamp pole

I assembled both Lobbos then put the 12" Lobbo over the 6" Lobbo. Then, I fed the Hemma cord through both and fastened the light bulb end to the 6" Lobbo. I then cut the original wall plug off and separated about 2 inches of the inner wires.

I bent the conduit pipe around a round weight at a few places starting at 70" up, being careful not to crimp it. Then I drilled a hole in the conduit a couple feet up from the bottom so I could run the Hemma cord out. Make sure to bore out the hole a little to make it like an oval, otherwise, you won't be able to pull the cord through.

I ran the Hemma cord through the top and out the hole I drilled then wired the cord to the plug I got from the hardware store. Then I slid the newly completed lamp pole over the old Ikea lamp pole to attach it to the weighted base, and voila!

~ Andy Nam

Woodwork Lamp with Customized Lampshade

Materials: Hemma lamp (18"), Lobbo shade (12"), bench-top scroll saw, 1/4" plywood, 1" pine board

Description: I designed this project for a day camp woodworking group.

Customizing the lampshade was a challenge - it's made of polypropylene and polyethylene, and it's almost impossible to paint with fume-free, non-toxic materials! We ended up using transparent laser mailing labels, stuck to the inside of the shade. The text is printed in reverse (mirrored), so that it reads the right way from the adhesive side of the label. The lettering on the label is only visible when light shines through the lamp shade, which is a cool effect.

The sides of the wooden box are 1/4" plywood. I cut the wood down to size on a table saw, and the campers then traced and cut out the animal shapes with bench-top scroll saws.

In the assembled lamp, there's a second, slightly smaller piece of plywood, stained in a contrasting color, behind each of the cutouts. The cutouts are about 1/4" longer than the inner pieces, so that they form a lip around the base of the Hemma lamp.

The top of the box is made of 1" pine, with a 1/2" hole cut through the center. I used a dado to form a lip around its edge, so that the lid fits inside the box and covers the top edges of the sides. The only way to get the lid around the lamp's stem (without cutting and splicing the power cord) was to cut the lid in half - diagonally, so that it would still be square when reassembled.

I used Loctite Sumo glue to attach the wooden box to the metal base, but I suspect a hot glue gun would work, too.

(The inscription's religious - as is the day camp - and it's in Hebrew. I'm not going to translate it here unless I'm asked to, but if people like, they can ask for a translation in the comments section.)

~ Alter Raubvogel, Cincinnati, Ohio

Drum Shade Pendant Light

Materials:
2 Ikea Lobbo Shades, 6" diameter = $6

1 Ikea Lobbo Shade, 12" diameter = $5

1 Ikea Lobbo Shade, 14" diameter = $6

1 yard Ikea Fabric = $8

1 pendant light kit = $12

small chain link = $1.50

Glue gun, scissors, needle-nose pliers

TOTAL: about $40

Description:
1) DESIGN YOUR TIER STRUCTURE
Decide how you want the tiers to overlap. Make sure your tiers don't overlap too much (or you'll just be limiting how much light gets through the multiple layers), but enough to not show gaps. If your tiers are similar in diameter (like the 12" and 14"), you can get away with about a 2" overlap. If your tiers are further apart in diameter (like the 6" and 12") you may want more like a 4" overlap. You can also trim off the top or bottom of each tier to adjust the overall shape. I cut off a little bit at a time, and used soup cans/boxes/whatever to prop the shades up around each other so I could see how the finished product would look.

2) COVER THE SHADES
I cut the fabric an inch taller and wider than the shade, then glued it in place with a glue gun. The Ikea shades require the frame spokes to poke through the shade and little hardware pieces screw on and hold it in place. Which is why I picked a patterned fabric so you don't really notice the hardware, but I guess you could paint them to match your fabric so they blend in. I'm far too lazy for that. After you glue the fabric, you'll need to poke holes in the fabric that line up with the holes in the shade in order to attach your frame.

3) PUT THE TIERS TOGETHER
Finally, you've got get your tiers to stay in place. I used small linked chain from Home Depot, they sell it by the foot or the yard. Here's where the spoke frame actually comes in handy. Slide one link of each chain strand onto each spoke before you put the spoke through the shade and screw on the fastener. Then just cut each length to the same number of links and use it to attach each tier to each other.

4) INSERT THE PENDANT LIGHT
And you're done!

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~ Molly O'Shea, Encinitas

Modern dining room lightning

Materials: L�bbo, Hemma, scissors, knife

Description: 3 small L�bbo shades were cut on the long side in small strips. These strips were stuck in small cuts I have pierced into one big L�bbo shade, that's it.

It is quite a lot work, it looks best, when the pattern of the strips is rather irregular woven. I also used the non shiny side of the shade in the front - so it looks more natural.

The shades are hung up on the usual Hemma lighting suspension.

~ Vendela, Linz Austria

Giant drum shade pendant for 13 bucks

Materials: Two 12" Lobbo lamp shades, wire wreath frame, existing three-light chandelier

Description: I was looking for a modern upgrade to the three-light chandelier over our kitchen table but didn't have the budget for the one in the pretty furniture catalog. I also preferred not to mess with electrical wiring.

Inspiration struck when I noticed the interlocking puzzle-pieces that make up the Lobbo shades. I could make one in the size I wanted just by buying more and snapping them together.

1. I found a wire wreath frame that fits over the light fixture I was retrofitting.

2. I wanted a dramatic 24" drum shade, but Lobbo only comes in 6", 12" and 14" diameter sizes. So I bought two 12" Lobbo shades.

3. I snapped the shades together end-to-end to form a circle.

4. I kept the metal shade holders, but I broke the round center parts off. No tools required for this step; the metal is pretty flimsy, so you can do this with your bare hands by bending the straight parts back and forth until they break.

5. I installed the shade holders by threading them through the holes in the shade and used the screw-on caps provided to secure the holders in place.

6. I flipped the shade upside down (with the shade holders closer to the top) and threaded the broken ends of the shade holders through the wreath hanger. This secures the shade into its circular shape.

7. Finally, I slipped the new drum shade over the bare old chandelier. It fits snugly over the chandelier arms, though it took a bit of adjusting to make sure the whole thing was level.

Cost: $13 for the Lobbo shades. (I already owned the wreath frame and chandelier.) And to think I had coveted that $200 version in the furniture catalog. Woot!

~ Katie, Chicago, IL