DIY Painted Lamp Shade

by Seven thirty three

I looked and looked everywhere for an orange lamp shade for my son's room to no avail. I ended up picking up a white one, but it just washed out the lamp that I had purchased. I was working on another project using orange acrylic paint when it hit me... time to paint the lamp shade!

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Turn a plain white lamp shade into something special! All you need is paint.

So simple to accomplish - nice even strokes with a brush is all you need.

Once you've completely covered it, set it aside to dry. Once dry, try it on the lamp with the light on to see how consistent the paint is and decide on whether you want another coat. You could easily spice this up by adding a stencil or vinyl!

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Donna on Aug 06, 2018

what kind of paint did you use?

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EmDirr @ DustandDoghair.com on Sep 21, 2015
That's inspired! Painting the shade is a teriffic idea!

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- Seven thirty three on Sep 22, 2015
  @EmDirr @ DustandDoghair.com Thank you! ;)
  
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Connie on Sep 21, 2015
What kind of paint did you use?

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- Seven thirty three on Sep 22, 2015
  @ConnieThe full tutorial can be found at http://www.733blog.com/2015/09/diy-painted-lamp-shade/ :)
  
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