Adding (fake) rivets to the COB LED shade brackets definitely improves their appearance:
I cut new shades from vintage clear acrylic sheet, with more aluminized mylar attached to the lower surface: you can barely see the COB LED strip through the reflecting surface.
Depending on how you arrange all the hardware hanging on the nozzle, the shades can collide with something at the home position in the far right corner:
Definitely a step up from cardboard …
The Smell of Molten Projects in the Morning 