Thursday, February 11, 2016

How to make your own version of lampshade

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Our topic now is about how to make your own version of lampshade, it means that i'm gonna show how it was done and made every single step.

Lampshades mostly seen near your bed and sometimes at the living room near the sofa. Lampshades are the best alternative to conserve electricity bill at your home like when you're going to sleep at night instead you use the main light at your room you'll just use the lampshade as your light the whole night and by doing that you can help to conserve electricity bill.

There many kinds of lampshades out there at the market there are cheap ones and there are also the most expensive. But if you like to save up some money why not make your own version? trust me its pretty simple.

Here are the materials needed for this project:

  • Ring Metal/Wires
  • Pliers
  • Scissors or Cutter
  • Glue
  • Fabric or Cardboard
  • Bulb
  • Bulb Holder
  • Electric Wires
  • Male Plug
  • Switch
  • Lamp Stand (You can use metal, wood, bottle, plastic, etc.)
1. First step you need to make a ring for your lamp if your gonna make a round lampshade but you can also make it square shape and its more easy than round. Now you should find some wire metals to do it and if you already have it get your pliers and shape it like a ring or square. However if you have old lampshade rings you use it also. Just make sure there is a place where you can put the bulb holder.

2. Then if you finish the brace of your lampshade, you can now put the fabric or cardboard to cover it up. Just trace it first using the brace and put marks on the fabric or cardboard then cut it out and get the glue and paste it around the brace. You can use any patterns or colors for your shade its up to you.

3. If you are done doing the shade of your lamp then its time to setup the light. For this step you'll need a bulb, electric wires, switch, male plug, and the bulb holder. Just make sure you're familiar or have a little skill about wiring the electric lights if not don't do it by yourself just ask for help somewhere near you or just make some research on the internet on how is the proper wiring. Just don't do it if you don't know it may cause you problems like short circuits at your home. Then if you get what i mean just put it all together and try if its working.

4. Next is the stand of the lamp, there many options in this step you can use metal, wood, bottle, or plastic stand. Or like what just i said before if you have an old lampshade you can get its stand as your stand of your new lamp. Just make sure you can place there your bulb holder.

5. And lastly after you finish all the steps above, you are now going to put it all together as one. Just get the shade you made before and place it on the top of your stand and make sure you put the bulb inside the stand. And your done!

Here's the guide on how to make a shade on your lamp.


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How to properly paint your walls at home

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Are you the one who is currently planning to paint your colorless walls at home and your out of the budget to hire a certified wall painter but you want to learn and do it by yourself? If yes, then you're just in a right place.

Wall painting is important because your wall color reflects to your personality. That's why you must pick a color that you really like and not just by the suggestion of somebody out their. Painting your walls at home is necessary, because it adds beauty and cleanliness to our eyes and also elegance.

So are you ready to learn something useful? Well then here I will share some useful techniques on how to properly paint a walls at home;

1. Of course the first step is you must set up all the materials you needed for this project.
Here:
• Tape
• Paint Brush
• Roller Brush
• Paint
• Ladder (Optional)

2. And the next step is, take note this is important part before you start painting! You must cover up all the floor and things near the wall your gonna working at, to prevent mess and dirt.

3. Then make sure you clean up the walls first before painting it because if you skip cleaning it some dirt will be pasted on your brush and it will cause you some problems.

4. Next step, you must put tapes on the corners of the walls and to some area you don't want to get painted.

5. On my sample video the wall already have a first coating paint, but if you're just starting I really recommend that you must do the first coating and the color is should be white paint to make your second paint color more brighter and clearer.

6. Well then after you cover up, clean up, tape the corners, and put the first coating finally you can now paint your wall a color of your choice.

7. And lastly when its completely dry and finish just always remember don't forget to clean all your mess.

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Wednesday, February 10, 2016

How to make your own comfortable sofa

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After we discussed about on how to make your homemade coffee table, and I felt that why not build your own sofa too?

That's why now I'm gonna share something essential furniture on our home which is no other than the sofa. Sofa has a great responsibility on our home specially when your tired at work and can't go to your bed, sofa is the best place to rest and when you have a visitors, sofa is the best and comfortable sit ever. That's why everyone wants this thing.

However sofa has a disadvantage like when your home or apartment is too small and it will cover up a big space, that's why some of the reasons why some houses don't have this and for the record a brand new sofa is expensive and not all people can afford this. Right?

But don't be sad I have a solution for that matter just follow and listen to what I say and I'm pretty sure it will help you lot. So are excited for this new project? If yes then let's begin.

Now I will share and show you how to make your own simple yet elegant sofa and its space capacity can fit in small houses and apartments and of course the materials is so affordable! I bet this is a good news for everyone.

NOTE: If your just a kid and you found this interesting. For your own safety I personally advice please go to your guardian and explain it all to them and don't do it yourself because it might cause you an accident. That's why please ask some help on your elders.

And if your worrying about the tools, forget it! The tools use in this project  are the common carpenter tools and if you don't have tools why not borrow some into your neighbor. And you just need also a little carpenter skill and if you can't why not hire somebody or make this as a father and son bonding or do it with your friends.

Here's a tutorial video to make your own simple yet elegant sofa and the you can also see what tools are needed. Well then good luck!
Source: YouTube

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