Lampshade Makeovers 2
Welcome to part2 of the Lampshade Makeover series. If you missed part 1, click here to read the article. Moving along, we’re going to higher difficulty makeovers now.
The first one comes from the creative and environmental friendly crafting blog, NU2U - displaying steps on how to create silhouettes in your lampshade using transparencies. Click here to read NU2U’s article. Unfortunately, the folks at NU2U did not post any images on the before or after but I’m pretty interested to try this one out someday.
Curbly.com shows you how to get a dirt cheap DIY lampshade makeover done. The article uses the IKEA GRUNDTAL lamp base and a SKIMRA shade and some simple creative cutting techniques to transform a simple lamp owned by thousands the world over to one that’s totally unique. Here’s what your end product could look like:
If you like sewing and lace, then check out Threadbanger’s YouTube video on how to create a DIY lace lampshade below:
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