Make the Lighting Trend: DIY Fabric Lamp Bases

Obsessed with the fabric lamp base trend taking over interiors right now? You’re not alone - and the good news is, you don’t have to splurge to get the look. With our Needcraft Table and Floor Lamp Base Kits, you can create your own custom lamp base using fabric you love, at a fraction of the designer price.

From bold stripes and calming neutrals to eye-catching prints, our DIY kits let you perfectly match your lampshade and base. The result? A cohesive, high-end lighting look that’s uniquely yours. Read on for more inspiration, styling advice and how to make your bespoke version.

Shop the Look  

From Heals to H&M, it feels like the fabric lamp base and lampshade trend is very of the moment! Whatever the style or shape of lampshade, these matching, or often coordinated lights, offer a textural and unified look that will definitely take your room up a notch!

From short, squat styles reminiscent of the latest IKEA Stockholm table lamp, that are ideal for small spaces, to robust floor lamps echoing those from Rocket St George, that really command attention, the fabric covered lamp base style is a departure from traditional metal, ceramic and wooden based you would normally see paired with fabric lampshades.

Customisation Meets Cohesion

To embrace the fabric lamp base trend in your own interiors, our Needcraft Table and Floor Lamp Base Making Kits offer you complete creative control in that you choose your fabric. Think cottagecore, maximalist, eclectic or traditional – they all work perfectly with the clean lines of each size of Needcraft Table and Floor Lamp Base Making Kits, and importantly they let the fabric do the talking!

We love this stylish version below, from Karen at dawsoninteriors.com, that has a cohesive leopard print theme. Karen has cleverly chosen two differing scales of pattern to distinguish the lampshade from the base, with the base offering an added textural element.

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DIY Appeal

Whether you’re a complete beginner or have made a Needcraft Lampshade Making Kit before, our kits are simple to make and have been cleverly engineered to give shop bought professional results, that are achievable whatever your level.

Take a look at our video short below to see our fabric Table and Floor Lamp Base making process, or click here to see our step by step blog instructions.

Styling Tips

When choosing either a single fabric for a uniform look, or a combination of fabrics that match or clash consider our styling tips for your fabric lamp bases below:

• A single fabric across both shade and base will offer the strongest visual unity

  

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• Consider balancing bold fabrics with subtle trims, particularly on along the bottom edge of the lampshade (read our 4 Ways to Add Lampshade Trims blog post)

  
  

• Play with direction, by also running horizontal fabrics vertically to create contrast

  
  

  

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• Mix-and-match patterns with a common colour thread, through the base and shade for a twist on the uniform look

Kit Sizes

Perfect for desks, bedside tables, and sideboards, our Table Lamp Base Kit pairs beautifully with a 35cm diameter lampshade, that's perfectly proportioned for its 35 cm height for a balanced and stylish finish.

For a statement piece reflecting the fabric lamp base trend, our Floor Lamp Base Kits are available in 100cm and 130cm heights and are an eye-catching, modern alternative to traditional standard lamps. Simply top them with a 45cm shade or larger to complete the look. Whichever size you choose, each kit offers a fun, creative way to light your home, stamped with your own interiors personality.

Best for Budget

Ideal for DIY enthusiasts, home interior designers, or anyone who loves a stylish room upgrade without the splurge, our affordable Table and Floor Lamp Base Making Kits, contain the high quality materials you need to achieve this fabric lamps base trend, without breaking the budget.

In addition to your kit, choose from our range of E27 electrical assemblies, to complete your fabric lamp base. These are available in a choice of plugs - either UK or EU, with or without switches and in arrange of decorative cable options, from our Italian lighting specialist Creative Cables.

Choose from Rayon Twisted Textile Cables, Cotton and Natural Linen ZigZag Cables and Cotton Textile Cable Assemblies. Read more about the different styles, you can choose in our blog post Coloured Fabric Cables for Table and Floor Lamps.

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