Ceiling light fixture transformation

For two years, every time my eyes alighted on the ceiling of my living or dining room, I thought to myself, “this will not do”. The classic renter’s problem of ugly boob fixtures, made worse by heavy glass domes that wouldn’t stay put, and had to be removed for safety. It was a terrible visual distraction every time I lay down on my back to stretch.

How to fix it? I pondered for 2 years, until one day it came to me. MAGNETS. The outer round rim is metal! Magnets sewn into fabric shades, plus new, warm toned LED bulbs that won’t get hot.

I began by weaving strips of linen from a friend’s old sheets that were too tattered for bedlinen, but had a lot of good fabric left on them.

A simple square of woven strips takes on an interesting shape when magnetically attached to the circle of the underlying fixture at 8 points.

For the living room, a simpler five panel conical form with wavy seams.

I like how it resembles a little buttercream rosette piped onto the ceiling.