Updating an IKEA Lamp
This is a super simple IKEA hack that took about 10 minutes this morning.
I wanted a light in the alcove in the nursery, but I was concerned about little fingers meddling and getting burned by a hot bulb. IKEA sells the TASSA NATT lamp for $5, and the main draw is that it’s tamper-proof and it doesn’t get hot. Great, except for the little frog/bugs on it.
The cover comes off very easily though.
I just traced it onto prettier paper and recovered the lamp.
The new cover may not last as long (the original was vinyl), but it’s easy enough to switch out every so often.
Beautiful! Much better than the weird frogs!
We have a version (not the frog one!) of this lamp in our daughter’s room and it’s her favorite to turn on and off. That said, it once got left on for 24 hours. It wasn’t even warm when I found it and turned it off. Good job Ikea, but you made it so much better by getting rid of the frogs!
Great Idea – it looks so much better!
How did you attach the new paper to the lamp?
It just folds over the edges.
The revised version is so beautiful!
What type of paper did you use? Wallpaper?
I’m totally stealing this idea!
I love it! Looks far better than the original :)
Great idea – much better!
This is utterly brilliant! I think this gets me to a list of stuff to get there that’s finally long enough to justify making the 40 mile trek! Thanks!
Great idea. Looks awesome.
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Hey! I did my own Ikea hack this weekend too with a picture (i accidentally thought it was a frame when I bought it). Nice job!
Great idea! I’ll be linking to this.
I like this idea!! Looks Great!!
Love, love, love!
Hi there, i just found you blog and i love it! i am hoping to have a bub too next year so i will enjoy seeing your bub room makeover.
Wow!! Great idea! Love it.
Looks much better
That was such a great idea! And you can just change it every so often when you want a little change of decor! I love your blog by the way and congrats!
What a transformation. Looks stunning!
What was IKEA thinking?
That’s great paper you’ve used… A thousand times better!
Very nice, way better than those bug/frog things! You should submit this to IKEA Hacker!
Brilliant! I love it.
so pretty… i love it!
TASSA NATT.
Tass= Paw
Tassa= Pad
Natt= Night
Tassa Natt = Pad in the Night
Nice done!
Its fun to make IKEA things your own. I love that store!
Pretty enough for a grown up room.
Please tell us where the paper is from. It is gorgeous!
The paper was from Paper Source a few years ago. It’s a semi-translucent vellum.