12. Wallpapered Lamp Shades: Well, I found my first use for the gorgeous wallpaper samples I received from Farrow and Ball! Enter plain jane yet totally functional (and affordable!) Arstid. I just couldn’t bring myself to pay almost $200 for the plug-in swing arm wall lamps I had been eying. Ikea to the rescue! There are some things that Ikea can just not be beat on (come on, $30 for a pair of wall lights, light bulb included!?) and their lighting selection is one of (via Brave New Home)
13 Lampshade Using a Sweater
13. Lampshade Using a Sweater: When I was contacted by Lamps.com to give a DIY lampshade makeover to a plain white shade, the first thing that popped into my head was to create a cozy cable knit sweater lampshade. Since I don’t own any cozy cable knit sweaters that I want to chop up, I ran down to the Thrift Store on Friday night and scored not one but THREE sweaters that were potential candidates for my lampshade makeover project. Who knew the thrift store {Read More} (via Unskinny Boppy)
15. Lampshade Using Slides: I love a good DIY project and especially one that has anything to do with photography. Last week, while visiting my family in the Midwest my mom showed me how to make a cool lampshade using old slides.She had actually seen this cute project at a local art fair and started to make one herself (via Kristina Rust Photography)
