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There are a lot of great lamps/shades/lights out there these days and many that are fairly inexpensive, but sometimes you just want to modify what you have or create something totally unique. If that's your goal, hopefully you'll find some ideas in this post to spark your creativity.
I love the creativity involved in this lighting transformation by Dwellings by Devore. She transformed these
into these! Wow! For details on how she did it, click here.
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Kate at Design Sponge created this unique night light out of canvas. Complete tutorial here.
Crafty Nest made these adorable paper lanterns. Tutorial here.
One of the elements that Britt at A Penny Saved used to make this $9 DIY Schoolhouse light fixture was a pot lid! For her tutorial, click here.
Michelle from Cicada Daydream shows you how to make these "lamp sleeves". I think this idea could also be modified to make a sleeve/slipcover for a lamp shade too. Tutorial here.
Pendant lights from ceramic bowls at Country Living. Tutorial here. (photo credit: Dane Holwager)
Michael Penney at Canadian House and Home suggests making a lamp from a unique jar to get the look of this one like Tom Scheerer's. He gives you some ideas for doing it here. (photo William Waldron)
Kate at Design Sponge used felt to make these fun pendant lights. Tutorial here.
I linked to these back in August, but I'm not sure how many people have actually seen them since a lot of you are new to the blog since then. Jill at Forever Cottage created these pretty pendant lights out of baskets! For more on how she did it, click here.
Make a geometric design on your lampshade with a running stitch like this one at marthastewart.com
BHG.com has some fun ideas in their Quick Change Lamps slide show. The lamp shade below was embellished with a dish towel.
You've probably seen those great lampshades that show a pretty pattern when the light is on? Marthastewart.com shows you how to make a lampshade liner to get that same effect here.
BHG.com "Make a Fabric Covered Lampshade"
diyideas.com shows this idea for adding a little bling to your lampshade using a metal link belt. Full details on their site.
Transform a plain lampshade using layers of vellum. Tutorial at marthastewart.com
A large scale DIY chandelier shade from BHG.com. Tutorial here.
I think this button covered lampshade from BHG.com would be cute for a kid's room
And a cute lamp for the nursery from marthastewart.com. Tutorial here.
How to Build A Lamp at howstuffworks.com
Have an awesome day!
