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A bare bulb with no shade has troubled mankind since the dawn of electricity. Well, it had troubled me since i broke my Big Huge Light Bulb lamp while remuddling my home. In the aftermath, what remained was essentially a lightbulb on a stick shining directly into my eyes. I quickly whipped up this little spot shade from some common household ingredients.

posterboard
a wire hanger (Christina!)
clear packing tape
aluminum tape
 
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Step 1: Cut it out!

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I used posterboard and traced around a bowl for the circle. It ended up being about 9"

across. I drew the "handle" freehand, then cut. The "handle" serves to stabilize the shade

when attached to the bracket. I also poked 3 stabilizing holes (see drawing)
 
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