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Hmmm. Never been into the idea, but seeing that first image makes it look tempting. I think my issue is that you really need to have the right ceiling hieght to make it work.

love the look!

I think this is cute. I don't really like it for my own apartment, if I could say so, but am looking for some other way to disguise an overhead light without naturally assuming the only solution (I rent and not interested in infrastructural changed involving notifying my landlord) is the paper umbrella. I mean, I do like it, but don't want it. Those pictured seem to just hang them for decoration, which seems fitting to the rooms they're in.

I did this in my bathroom in my last apartment. The light fixture was non-existant (a bulb). I found a cute bright yellow 10 inch umbrella. It already had a hole drilled into the handle, so I ran a little wire through it and voila! By far it was the best $3.99 light fixture I've ever purchased.

I like light bulbs, clear ones. They are minimal and industrial. The parasol is too girly.

I could never do it. In the South, it's bad luck to open an umbrella inside the house.... ~:o)

I put a paper umbrella in my daughter's room. The walls are orange and the orangey-yellow umbrella called to me. I have it strapped up so it comes out of the ceiling at a corner, over a pile of pillows and a rug in her comfy reading corner.

The Beverly Center here in Los Angeles used this in the newly remodeled escalators

Pretty cool hang in a corner also, like Norarachel mentioned. I did that in my bedroom in the past and absolutely loved it.

We have one hanging up in our house. I like it. And it's not hard to clean. Ours is fastened to the lighting fixture. We can just take it off when we like... shake it out or vaccuum... :D

By the way. It's not really an umbrella... it's a paper parisol. Could it get you out of the bad luck on a technicality? lol. I understand the thought though. I am very wary of our neighbours black cat.