I just finished with my dining room makeover (I'll do a post later this week on that), but for this post I want to share my lamp shade redo. After putting up new curtains in my dining room the old shades on the light over my table looked dull. I didn't have much of a budget to work with from the git go so new shades were out of the question. Below are the pics of how I recovered them with a little tutorial. Here's how they looked before.
Here's the after....
Here's how I did it....
Make a pattern of one section and pin to the fabric you'll be using. cut it out x's how many sections you have. My shades have 6 sections each. Apply Fray Check to the edges so they won't unravel.
Next you will use spray fabric glue to adhere each section to the shade.
After you have all your sections glued, you can add ribbon or trim around the top and bottom using a hot glue gun.
One more look
Before |
After |
Genius!!!
ReplyDeleteDid you do anything to the seam area so they do not ravel???
Oops! yes Kathy I forgot to add, I used Fray Check on the edges.
ReplyDeleteThis is really cute! I love it! Thanks for the tutorial!
ReplyDeleteLou Cinda
You did a great job...looks fabulous!
ReplyDeletetreasuresJune 20, 2011 at 9:42 AM
These turned out great! I love the toile shades!
ReplyDelete~ Julie
Those turned out absolutely fabulously! LOVE the fabric. So cute!
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