A couple months ago I purchased this little navy (actually almost like a denim) lamp and shade for our great room. It went on a little side table between our couch and one of the chairs. I loved the color, but it was just… normal. So over the weekend I decided to give it a bit of glam.
And of course almost every crafting project begins with burlap.
Luckily I had a roll in my craft room waiting for me.
I hot glued a strip around the lamp shade. I didn’t hot glue the top and bottom all the way around since I didn’t want the burlap to tug too much. Just a spot here and there did the trick.
Now to add a little pizzazz. I have a collection of embellishment flowers. Like a BIG collection. For some reason I’m just drawn to them, probably since I know the flowers can easily be added to anything… like a vase or a monogrammed hair bow holder.
For this project I chose a gold glittery sunflower since my great room has lots of pops of gold. A bunch of hot glue did the trick to hold it in place. And don’t judge my hot glue gun. It gets used… a lot. Can you tell?
So here we are, 5 minutes later. With a transformed lamp shade.
And you can barely see the burlap seam on the back of the lamp shade.
Trine @ Creative Pink Butterfly says
April 8, 2014 at 6:24 amI think you did such a great job with this mini-makeover! Its super simple and really makes a huge change!
howtonestforless says
April 8, 2014 at 10:33 amThank you! Gotta love the easy projects 😉
[email protected] says
April 8, 2014 at 7:51 amso cute!!
howtonestforless says
April 8, 2014 at 10:33 amThanks Anne!
KpMcD says
April 8, 2014 at 11:48 amCan you give any tips for hiding the seam on the back? I couldn’t even see it in the photo – super impressive!
howtonestforless says
April 8, 2014 at 9:08 pmDo not cut the final cut on the burlap until you have glued almost all the way around. Then you want to line up and trim with a small pair of scissors so you have more control. Then use hot glue to adhere the entire way down the seam, but only glue with little dots (an entire line will show through the burlap and is often hard to work with). Also if you glue along the lamp shade seam it’s a lot easier to hide the imperfections! Hope that helps 😉
Lisa @ Sweet Tea N' Salty Air says
April 8, 2014 at 6:08 pmSo very pretty!
howtonestforless says
April 8, 2014 at 9:04 pmThank you Lisa!
Madeleine Kidson says
May 6, 2015 at 1:23 pmI love your ideas, we are revamping our house and I have found so many amazing ideas on your site as well as on Pinterest, I am hooked on both. Thank you so much for not only saving me time but money as well.
Regards
Madeleine
South Africa
howtonestforless says
May 7, 2015 at 8:02 amSo happy you are enjoying my site! Good luck with your home.
outdoorgirl531 says
September 8, 2016 at 1:29 pmWhere did you get that amazing lampshade?! It’s just what I have been looking for to complement the rest of my living room decor! 😀
howtonestforless says
September 11, 2016 at 7:23 pmHobby Lobby!
outdoorgirl531 says
September 12, 2016 at 4:26 pmThanks for replying! I hope they still carry it, because it’s absolutely perfect!
I adore what you did with this shade. I might actually do something like that as well since it’s so cute.