How can I cover a plain lamp shade with fabric?
My husband has a special chair that he sits in to read the paper or any other type of reading material. I would like to cover a plain white lamp shade with a fabric that looks like newspaper articles. I have seen some like this in fabric stores before. I'm not sure how to cut, fold or apply it to the lamp shade. thanks for the help, and for all the great ideas.
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You can cover a lamp shade with fabric. In fact there are a few tutorials on Hometalk. I personally thought this one is how I would do it if I were doing the project...https://www.hometalk.com/diy/decorate/rooms/custom-fabric-lampshade-30812618
This sounds like a cool project. I just wanted to throw out another idea if you haven't thought of it. Have you thought about taking actual newspapers clips and modge podge 'ing it to the lampshade. It may be easier than using fabric cut perfectly over the shade and gluing it. Good luck!
Custom Fabric Lampshade