I love customizing lamp shades! Whether you use paint, fabric, ribbon or other trims it is a cheap way to make a big impact. Here is my stenciled lamp shade from my hallway I posted about on Monday.
It started out as a JARA lamp shade from IKEA. This is an 18 inch but they have other sizes. I love this shade because the inside flips around depending on how you are going to use it ( hang it or put it on a lamp). Very smart!
This lamp shade is a bright white. I wanted it to match the hallway better so I sprayed it with Krylon’s Almond spray paint. I only recommend painting a shade that is smooth like this one. Now, it is tricky when you paint something that will have light going through it. It needs to be super even or it will look terrible and patchy when you turn the light on. I sprayed a couple thin layers and then hung it and turned on the light. I VERY lightly penciled around the parts that needed more paint and then sprayed it again. It will look hairy when you are done spray painting. The little fibers suddenly show because of the paint. Just take some fine grit sand paper and sand the lamp shade.
As far as the stenciling, I was going to use the same stencil that I used on my ceiling in my bedroom but I could not find it. So I used my Silhouette machine to cut this shape out of vinyl. I was able to stick the vinyl right on the shade and then I used a foam brush to apply the paint. I sprayed some of Rust-Oleum’s Heirloom White on some paper and then got it color matched at Home depot so I could have a quart of regular paint in that color. That is how I painted all the doors, trim and cabinets in my house. I was going to cover the whole shade in the damask pattern but when I got all around the center I decided I really like the look. So I kept it that way :)
This is what the light fixture looked like in my hallway before I added the shade. It is original to the house and very charming. But it seemed pretty small up on the ceiling. I love that you can still see this light fixture when you walk in the hall even though there is a shade on it.
I love the shade. It looks awesome. By the way…I was reading your post to see how you did it and one of the paragraphs ends mid word (word vinyl stops at vi).
Stacy, looove it! I have a few similar fixtures in my house and was clueless on what to do with them. Thank you for the inspiration!
Great, you do 52 lamps too! My shades and lighting can use a makeover about as badly as my mantels!
~Bliss~
Love it!! so cute and it just adds to the charm of the original light in your old home. We love our old home, too!
This adds the perfect sweet touch to your hall! What a simple easy idea to finish it up! I love your walls too! – Jen
It turned out beautiful! We were just at IKEA this past weekend- I should have gotten one of these because I’m wanting to do something like this over my kitchen table. The lamp we have there now is horrendous- it’s so bad my husband even said he hated it and I could change it- which he NEVER says.
-Melissa
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You are so clever. I never would have thought to paint a lampshade. Painting it and adding a stencial is such a great look.
Stacyyyyyyyy it is so elegant…the color combination is just perfect
Stunning! Another great use for the Silhouette.
That lampshade is just wonderful, you did a heck of a job on it, the hallway looks so soothing and lovely.
Okay, every time you post anything showing parts of your house (which I’ve drooled over so many times I feel like I totally know your whole house. Oh that sounded creepy and stalker-ish…), anyway, any time you show your house I just fall more and more in love. It’s so fresh and calm and vintage feeling without feeling yucky-old. I don’t know how you do it (I think you’re a natural), because I just can’t seem to get it together. But I love your house and think you should help me with mine! And great lampshade! I might be able to pull that off. If I ever find a lamp I like. :)
This is so stinkin’ cute I love it. Thank You for the inspiration!!
Seriously you are so talented. It is beautiful, but then your treasures always are. Thanks for sharing. Cheers SpecialK XoXo
I have four modern chairs a friend was getting rid of and I would love to paint the fabric. Right now, the print is a mixture of light red, blue, green and yellow diamonds. I read your post about painting your office chair blue. Do you think I would need to use a dark color to cover this print? I am so nervous about painting fabric!!! Thank you for your advice.