I found this on the side of the street. The lampshade was dirty, but I loved the etched glass. I kept it with the intention of buying a new lampshade, but it was hard finding the right lampshade. Finally, I gave up and decided to make it myself, like all DIY projects. I used this video as a guideline:
How to Re-Cover a Lampshade
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Videos are great how to's, but you definitely have to improvise according to your lampshade. For mine, I didn't keep the initial lampshade, since it was dirty. Instead of reupholstering an old lampshade, I just made a new one. I had to cut the fabric with an extra inch on each side so it could be wrapped under and on top. I chose a peach cotton fabric and glued it with Glue Touch, fabric glue, as I wrapped it around the wire frame. You can choose any fabric really. I chose to cover the peach fabric with a thick orange lace. The lace was cut and glued on the same way as the peach fabric. The hardest part of this project was keeping the fabric and lace smooth and free of wrinkles as I wrapped it around the metal frame. After a few hours, voila:
I was a little hesitant of the lace and orange combo, but strangely it's worked for my room. It's one of those ugly-pretty aesthetic.
yours truly,
Valeri
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