You can cover it with burlap for a farmhouse look or if modern is your style you can use linen.

I've seen the old fabric stripped off and the frame draped with pearls. Here's a link with some other ideas:

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

https://chascrazycreations.com/diy-lampshade-makeover/

Hi Brenda, here is a lamp shade I made over just using some fabric strips and a glue gun. Hope it gives you some ideas... https://www.recreateddesigns.com/2017/08/diy-lamp-shade-glue-fabric-paint/

Here are some ideas, I really like their decoupage one:

https://www.bhg.com/decorating/do-it-yourself/accents/reinvent-a-lampshade/

Brenda

Here is info on your projects

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1yFcJY_P9I

Hello Brenda,

Different Shapes need different methods. Buy or Borrow a Book on the subject, they are not expensive from the Craft store or maybe somewhere like eBay?

Here is a method if you are using fabric. https://www.hgtv.com/design/rooms/bedrooms/custom-fabric-covered-lampshade

Hi Brenda, here are a few ideas for you to try out,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1yFcJY_P9I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FiF0i8CMKs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jw5ENrf4hCY

Sprayed adhesive and replacement fabric might be an option to consider.

https://www.hometalk.com/27888726/diy-how-to-fabric-lampshade-makeover

https://www.hometalk.com/30812618/custom-fabric-lampshade

DIY How-to: Fabric Lampshade Makeover

Custom Fabric Lampshade

Hi Brenda: Here are some really neat sites that should help:

https://www.ehow.com/how_2086753_recover-lampshade.html#:~:text=How%20to%20Recover%20a%20Lampshade%201%20Remove%20trim,allowance%20and%20iron%20flat.%20...%20More%20items...%20

https://www.wikihow.com/Recover-Lampshades

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkrYoLPZGqY On the right, there are other ideas and sites to check out.

Good luck

I have used spray adhesive and material. Another prion is to spray paint.

I've used wallpaper and of course spray paint!

They sell sheet of lampshade styrene on Amazon, it's fireproof and make for the job.

Hi! Self adhesive wallpaper looks great, to!

You could stencil a pattern on it

You could also try spray painting the lampshade.

These are different ways you can update a lampshade: https://www.bhg.com/decorating/do-it-yourself/accents/reinvent-a-lampshade/