"The red tint is the secret to this transformation - and while Malcom says he used nail polish without issue (thanks to the silicone tube enclosing the LED, preventing overheating), a safer bet would be using a transparent tail light repair tape. The button Malcolm used to open up the lamp is a small switch on the side of the lamp."
"He says the "after" gives his living room the warmer glow he was after, and the exterior glass color that he liked before didn't change at all. Don't think that the iconic donut lamp is the only one you can transform with a bit of a tint change. Another DIYer, Wiebke Lea (who also owns the donut lamp, by the way), gave her IKEA GULLSUDARE lampshade a warmer glow by spraying coffee on it to dye it just a bit darker."
The VARMBLIXT lamp features a round shape and orange glass exterior that resembles vintage glass and can be hung on a wall or rested on a console table or dresser. DIYer Malcom kept his lamp on a glass end table and changed the LED color because the bulb looked orange when off but yellow when on. He opened the lamp using a small side switch and painted the LED red to achieve a warmer glow. The silicone tube around the LED reduces overheating. Using transparent tail-light repair tape is suggested as a safer tinting option. A separate hack dyed a paper GULLSUDARE shade with coffee to create a tan, warmer glow.
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