An enamel lampshade repurposed
A friend asked me how they could hang a heavy enamel lampshade, and I suggested they don't—because it would make an amazing fruit bowl instead. So, they challenged me to do just that, and here it is!
I also have eight more identical lampshades I found last year, and I'm planning to create a limited collection of these stunning enamel lampshade fruit bowls.
Oak glue up to get the size base I need
Run it through the planer to get if flat on two sides
Cut out a circle
Sand it on a bobbin sander, with a diy jig
Smooth
Drill a large part way through hole
Small hole all the way through, and varnish
Make a plug and bolt together
Bottom side of the bolt
Hidden with a coin
Oak, epoxy and perspex sandwich
To hide the plug
Test with some fruit
Give it a final clean
And done
Sometimes you have a picture in your mind as you start a project, rarely it turns out as you imagined . This was one of those rare projects.