Wednesday, July 6, 2011

DIY: Shabby Lamp Shade

I love me some fun lamps. However, I do not love those "fun" prices that come along with said lamps.
Lately, I have been browsing the plethora of adorable Franklin,TN antique shops and gathering a lot of inspiration. Among the treasures were tons of unique desk lamps - which is exactly what I needed to go with my revamped desk!

Well, these beautiful antique shop lamps were not in the ole budget,
so I had to get funky with my GW lamp.

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As you may have noticed, I ripped off the stained fabric that was the lamp shade before I snapped my photo - but I am sure you can dig into your imagination to envision the before look.

Redoing the base was simple: Krylon spray paint in Almond.

For the shade, I had bigger plans (details to follow) that required a tad more elbow grease.

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First, I sprayed the frame a light yellow. Next, I cut up some random fabric and burlap scraps, then tied them around the top and base of the lamp shade frame.

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And now she lives happily on my desk!
I also love that I can rotate the shade to get a glimpse of different fabrics.
This was super simple and only took about an hour.

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15 comments:

  1. OMG! So fun! I love that you have my purse fabric on your desk chair!!

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  2. So creative! it looks fantastic! love it!

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  3. I'm a new follower, here from the Thursday hop. I hope you'll follow me back at www.weidknecht.com!

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  4. That lamp share is adorable! I love the mix of fabrics you used! The burlap adds just the right amount of texture and the yellow frame showing through is great!

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  5. Newest follower from the Thrifty Thursday Blog hop... would love for you to consider following me back xo
    Malia

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  6. ps would love for you to join us at a crafty soiree with your creations... linky party each thurs at www.yesterdayontuesday.com

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  7. I love love love this! So cute!
    http://sweetteaserendipity.blogspot.com/

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  8. Reminds me of an Anthropology lamp, just they went horizontal and you went vertical.

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  9. looks so wonderful! great idea and great redo! congrats on being eature at simple home life - you are a star :)

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  10. Oh how clever! Great repurpose, and it makes such a fun lamp!
    Midge

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  11. I totally love this idea. I have lots of scrap material around myself. I see you are new to blogging, welcome. I host a newbie party every Monday and would love to have you.

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  12. Fabulous!!! I just bought a brass lamp at a garage sale for $3...shade and all. The shade on my lamp is awful, but you have inspired me! Thanks for the tutorial!

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  13. nice & colorful!! Thanks for linking it up to our Wicked awesome wed link party.

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  14. I LOVE IT and I'm going to make one!
    I'd love to feature this blog post in a couple weeks on my
    New Gal On The Blog-Monday post. Come by and visit and link up tomorrow for Pinkalicious Thursday!
    www.frugaliciousme.com

    XOXO,
    Tasha

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