Upcycled Vinyl Lamp Shade

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I don’t like to see vinyl records go to waste for the sake of home decor, but if you’ve got a few LPs lying around that are beyond repair, then you might as well cover some naked bulbs with them like designer Sandman did with this handsome upcycled vinyl lamp shade.

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Sandman has plenty of other upcycled projects on his website, including this cleverly simple lamp shade made from a coffee can.

[via Laughing Squid]

0 thoughts on “Upcycled Vinyl Lamp Shade

  1. G H says:

    Speak English Please

  2. KB says:

    Is there a tutorial of how to do this?

  3. Tim Harris says:

    Instructions from the website: [I used] a template in which I have clamped the plate and they have then heated and drawn into the mold.

  4. Revolverkiller says:

    so like a vacuum mold?

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