Use a hanging light socket with a pull chain or an attached switch if you want to turn your hanging light on and off without plugging and unplugging it each time.
Converting floor lamp to lamp shade.
You can change out the actual sockets of your lamp to uno sockets but if.
Very simple switch e roo i do it all the time i move my lamp shades around all over the place.
How to hack your lamp shade anyway back at the fun part of the ranch i found this gorgeous glass lamp base at goodwill for 3 99 then i scored this beautiful lamp shade on sale and with a coupon.
Go to a thrift store get a used floor lamp style you d like to use.
I didn t mind cutting up my old lampshade but if i had wanted to keep the old lampshade i could have purchased spider lampshade fittings from etsy and made a template for a new shade by measuring my old lampshade.
Put your shade on top no problem.
Now maybe its just me but i never really thought about this before until i had this dilemma with my little lamp.
Purchase five new drum shades.
Enjoyyyy you ll love it.
I recently bought a set of five cheap lamps from a big box store.
Of my lamp shades were not compatible with the style of the lamp.
The price was right but i wasn t loving the tapered shades.
Not on my budget.
Since the metal rod will support the socket within the shade its length can vary as long as the bulb is kept within the shade.
Measure the height of the lamp from the base to the bottom of the socket cap that the bulb sits in.
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Choose a shade with a bottom width that is within 2 inches of the lamp height.
Chop off the top ring extend the spokes flip it upside down and for 3 bucks plus the cost of fabric you have a drum shade.
Lamp shade e27 to e14 hole converter lampshade ring reducer for fitting screw lamp shades to bayonet cap lampholders packing 12 3 9 out of 5 stars 22 8 99 8.
Uno sockets are usually found on table lamps or smaller accent lamps since larger floor lamps require larger shades with more room for a harp.
A tapered shade is pretty much half a drum shade isn t it.
Then it hit me.
Hang your newly converted lamp with ceiling anchor hooks.
You see i had this white lamp shade that fit the lamp perfectly but i had no way to attach it to the lamp.
This blog post explains how to make a lamp shade template.