painted lampshade {tutorial}
Once upon a time there was a plain lampshade that sat upon a thrift store lamp in the corner of my desk. It was a perfectly fine lampshade, but just so plain.
And so I gave her a pretty facelift.
Do you have a lampshade that could use a little love? I’ll show you how I did it.
Here’s what you’ll need:
:: lampshade
:: design to transfer {I used this free wreath artwork + a hand drawn initial}
:: pencil
:: acrylic paint + fine paintbrush
STEP ONE: tape your image inside the shade in desired location
STEP TWO: trace the pattern onto the front of the shade {lightly} with a pencil. Hold the lampshade up to a light source for better transparency.
STEP THREE: paint over pencil marks with paint.
Done.
What an elegant lamp shade she is now!
Stephanie
This is adorable!
Lindsay
I LOVE the lamp shade makeover! It looks so classy and beautiful. Thanks for sharing the wreath!
Sarah B Design
That is such a great idea! It is amazing how much little details make a room feel more fun and complete
rachel
Love this! What a great idea!
Jenna
Lovely, Emily! Makes all the difference and what a simple project!
Jenny
WOW! Before reading I thought you had hand embroidered this design. looks great!
Heather
Live this! Not good at DIY but I could do this! What type of paint did you use?
emily
just regular craft store acrylic paint.
Camille
I just love your projects. They come about the time I am looking for something creative to do.
Thanks to you my front door has new numbers painted on it.
Looks like I’ll be painting a lampshade this weekend.
Sandy
Thank you so much for sharing the wreath! I have my wedding in two days and we are using the wreath design for our table numbers. whoo! God’s provision
emily
Congratulations! Have a beautiful wedding day and blessed marriage.
Susan
Very nice and I am sure the lamp is happy that you dressed the shade.
Kayce@pearsandbears.com
Wow! That is a great DIY. I love it.
Jennifer
So cute – I’m obsessed with the laurel wreath motif these days.
MomofTwinGirls
Emily,
Can you use a white out pen instead of a paint brush?
emily
It is definitely worth a try!
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I found you through My Sweet Savannah, and am going to show this to my sweet 12 year old daughter, who is having a great time decorating her room with her own special touches!
Have a great weekend-
Holly
Susan
You have a broken link for the wreath artwork. This is the correct download link now: https://www.box.com/shared/9r80lqapef
Antoaneta
Great idea! I think it’s not necessary to transfer the image on the lamp shade. You can just turn the lamp on and as the shade is partially transparent the picture will be visible
Thus you skip one step of the process and on the front of the lamp shade you will not have any traces of pencil