How can I make a shade for this gun lamp?

How’s about an artilary shell inspired shade?

Take with you to buy a cheap shade that you can upcycle. Shop Goodwill, second hand shops and thrift stores.

https://www.ballarddesigns.com/howtodecorate/2011/07/perfect-lamp-shade/

My first thought was hot glue some ammunition (the same type the gun would use) on a plain barrel lampshade. More importantly, where did he get the lamp?

Hello Kate,

I have a fishing pole lamp and I sprayed painted the shade the same color as the lamp. You might consider purchasing a store bought shade and spray painting it the same color tones. The matching colors imho make it look more like a composed sculpture.

All the answers before mine are great! I've gotten many a lampshade at Goodwill! But I bought a stainless steel bucket at a garage sale one time, and it made a fun lampshade! Plus, you could punch all kinds of holes in it to look like the "lamp" had gone off!

BUY a regular flat (not rippled) lampshade either from the good will or the store. Glue some contact paper (any color or pattern you'd like) on it. Get some spent bullets & hot glue them onto the shade either randomly throughout or in a pattern. Hammer some tiny holes in some of the casings & run some fishing line thru the holes & hot glue them to the inside of the rim to make them dangle from the bottom edge like you would see crystals hanging down. Think that would look kinda neat.

The gun must go nicely with your decor. Get a matching lamp with an M4 rifle and use a WW2 helmet for a shade. Better yet use an M1 rifle or Springfield for an upright lamp.

Decoupage (not toooo bold or colorful, unless you would like them) targets to an old paper lampshade. Might not like the first one, but they're cheap enough to try a couple. Idea #2 Old reprints of gangster-associated or True Confessions articles or 30s-40s gangland movie banners.

my first thought was to re-cover an old lamp shade frame using paper practice targets. check the sporting goods department.

Kate,

I would cover this lamp in paper practice targets. You can buy these at WalMart at the best price.

Look for a shade that fits this lamp. Since you don't have a "bell" on the lamp to hold a shade, you will have to find one that has the inverted fitting inside the lamp (see photo attached). This type of shade sits on the lamp before the bulb is screwed into the socket.

You will probably want to take your lamp with you to make sure you get the right size shade. And if you can find a rectangle shaped shade, it will be easier to cover.

A black shade with a white target with black circles and a red center would be adorable!

Or get a white shade and it would be easy to draw just the circles of this target onto a shade.

Make a shade from thin sheet metal with holes.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/M-D-Building-Products-36-in-x-36-in-Small-Hole-Aluminum-Sheet-in-White-84186/205058565

Find one at a thrift store and cover it in burlap.

Hi Kate: I'd buy one as I don't see any harp holders and it may need the type of shade that slips over and onto the bulb.

You could redo the top of the stand with a wire bracket to put a shade on or put a clip-on shade that fits directly on the bulb.