Can you give me ideas for upgrading a lampshade?
Would like ideas for lampshade
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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/diy/decorate/rooms/lamp-revamp-extreme-upcycling-craft-room-makeover-44230288
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/diy/decorate/rooms/diy-ceiling-light-from-a-thrift-store-lamp-shade-38864883
DIY Ceiling Light From A Thrift Store Lamp Shade
Glue on new trim, lace, or ribbon.