Paint

https://www.hometalk.com/search/posts?filter=paint%20lampshade

Cover

https://www.hometalk.com/search/posts?filter=cover%20lampshade

You can spray paint them, stencil patterns on them, recover them with fabric.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDvVlDKcAWg

Hi Elizabeth,

Do you have a picture you could post so we can see what you are starting with? Is this a table lamp or a floor lamp, and what ideas do you have about how it should look?

Here's what one hometalker did:

https://www.hometalk.com/44230288/lamp-revamp-extreme-upcycling-craft-room-makeover

Lamp Revamp – Extreme Upcycling – Craft Room Makeover

You can cover it with fabric, decoupage it with pretty paper, add trim like fringe or pompoms.

Here's some more ideas: =lampshade%7Ctyped&term_meta[]=makeover%7Ctyped]https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=lampshade%20makeover&rs=typed&term_meta[]=lampshade%7Ctyped&term_meta[]=makeover%7Ctyped

Hi Elizabeth, there are lots of ideas here:

https://www.hometalk.com/search/posts?filter=Lamp%20shade

Here are some good ideas:

https://www.thespruce.com/ways-to-refurbish-lamp-shade-2878996

here is a good idea https://www.hometalk.com/38864883/diy-ceiling-light-from-a-thrift-store-lamp-shade

DIY Ceiling Light From A Thrift Store Lamp Shade

Glue on new trim, lace, or ribbon.