Shoji Style Lamp

Wow, that looks great, nice job

-- I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso

Added to my favorites : ) this is truly a great piece of artistic lighting !!! Congratulations and I bet she is happy now : )

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Very nice work. What did you use for the shades?

-- Steve - kingwood, Texas

Very cool; I like this alot.

Regards, JM

-- Jarrod, Taos, NM http://jzmurphree.wordpress.com/

CFL I presume?

-- Derek, Bremerton WA --

Beautiful design. It looks great in the room.

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love it, nice work under pressure from the boss lady.

-- Respect your shop tools and they will respect you - Ric

Thanks very much to everyone. Man, this site is really welcoming.

To Derek—Nope, they’re just 75 Watt standard bulbs. The glass gets a little warm, but no smoke yet (fingers crossed).

To Steve—The shades are pieces of glass covered with what I’m told is called Washi, which is Japanese paper that’s kind of fibrous. I sanded the glass to 60 grit, and then applied a spray adhesive and mounted the Washi to the glass.

And yes, the boss lady is very happy with the final product.

-- James

I love it, looks very much like the solution to a similar problem I’m about to have. I love your solution and would be very interested in some macro or close-up shots on how you did the dimmer – I assume high up but would be interested in seeing it for some inspiration. Also, what do you use for the shade, the white part making it glow?

-- Brady Gaster, Indian Trail NC

very nice, i love the look that the paper gives the glass, does it look like stained glass?

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Hey Bradygaster,

The dimmer is just a lamp dimmer that I picked up at the Depot; it’s here:

http://www.lutron.com/lampdimmers/default.asp?s=17000&t=17200

Its mounted on the wall, down and left of the fixture. You can see it in picture 3 just to the left of the couch. It will support 300 watts which is a pretty good amount. I’ve got it running 4×75 watt bulbs. The shades are described in the post just before yours.

Thanks very much for your interest man, and good luck on your project.

-- James

nice MOOD LIGHTING…beautiful piece!!!!!! maybe more then sudoko from now on…......

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

Very nice lighting solution. Thanks for sharing James.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

I would really like to see a pic of the corner of this in a bit more light. like pic number 2 maybe. This is a very cool project. Are you going to use the top for a shelf to display anything. Some prized possession could be nice up there all lit up.

Very cool.

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very nice work

-- Shawn, I ask in order to learn

I like it a lot. In my house it would be a light / display shelf. More pictures please. I am putting this in the “knock off one for myself” bin. Oh yeah, Welcome to LJs! We look forward to seeing more of your work.

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great job

-- jeanmarc manosque france

Very cool, gives me ideas, thanks for posting

-- Dan Wiggins

Great Concept! Thans for sharing!

-- Michael, Fort Worth, TX. "I wood if I could!"

This is awesome… I really like the look of it. Great job on this!!

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I really like your shoji lamp. How is the paper fastened to the frame? Is it glued on? Does it fit in a groove? Thanks!

-- Mitch, furnitude.blogspot.com