Browse through this list of DIY lampshade projects for inspiration.
Pick out a yard of fabric in your choice of color and/or design at a local craft store.
Don’t forget the spray adhesive.
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You’ll need it to attach the fabric to the shade.
Button Lampshade
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Use an excess of spare buttons to decorate a lampshade.
With some hot glue, carefully glue the buttons onto the shade in a design of your choice.
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To coordinate with a room’s decor, pick out and attach buttons of similar colors and shades.
Leftover Wallpaper Lampshade
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It’s sometimes hard to find uses forleftover wallpaper.
Temporarywall decalsor peel-and-stick wallpaper works, too.
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Use leftover wallpaper to cover the inside of the shade for a peekaboo bit of color.
For example, a plain white shade with aqua-tinted wallpaper on the inside fits into a beach-themed room.
Dab on your choice of paint with a stencil brush or small foam pad.
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Remember to let the paint completely dry before re-attaching the shade to the lamp.
Gold Leaf Lampshade
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Create a glitzy lampshade with gold or silver leaf.
Or, usegold or silver spray paint.
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to transform a plain or dingy lampshade.
Cover the outside but don’t forget about the possibilities of the inside of your shade.
For a dramatic change, spray paint the interior of the shade either gold or silver.
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Then spray paint the exterior of the shade matte or glossy black for an elegant result.
This technique looks especially lovely when used on a drum or bell lampshade.
The color and shape are completely up to you.
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Don’t be afraid to experiment.
Findfree artwork onlineto create a collage.
Cut out shapes you’d like and use a decoupage medium to glue it in place.
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Wrap it around a shade and hot glue it in place.
You don’t need to cover the entire shade.
Embroidered Lampshade
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If you love toembroider, use a lampshade as your canvas.
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Intrepid cross-stitchers are known to transfer a pattern right onto a paper shade and embroider directly onto the surface.
Attach larger, chunky, orelongated beadsaround the rim.
Turn it into a cozy textured cover for a lampshade.
For the Love of Flowers
It’s simple to transform the sweater.
Flowers are attached to the base of the shades with green floral wire attached to foam flower bricks.
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