lampshade makeover - any ideas?

[5thAttempt]

I have a very old floor lamp with a very ugly lampshade that I want to redecorate (shape is fine, I just hate canvas material it is covered with). The lamp is intended for baby's room, but I do not want to make it too baby-like, more kid-like. And it is for a boy, so cute feathers, frindges etc are not going to work. Anyone did a recovering project like this? Any ideas? Any directions on how to do it?

[doelkers]

How about just recovering with some material that u like & fabric glue. Not sure if u have a decor theme going on or not but u can do print or solid...u can embellish it if its a solid...iron on transfer some rick rack trim.

[Ellien C]

Originally Posted by 5thAttempt

I have a very old floor lamp with a very ugly lampshade that I want to redecorate (shape is fine, I just hate canvas material it is covered with). The lamp is intended for baby's room, but I do not want to make it too baby-like, more kid-like. And it is for a boy, so cute feathers, frindges etc are not going to work. Anyone did a recovering project like this? Any ideas? Any directions on how to do it?

Covering the shade in a fabric color will also change the light of the room. Like red will give a pink glow and blue and green decrease the light.

I've always enjoyed a white shade with a little bit of colored braid on the top and bottom. Just hot glue it on. You could use a dark color like blue or a bright like red. There might even be some narrow ribbons at the store they you could use. They might have a fun little boy print on them like trucks or different balls or something. Or you could get some grosgrain and paint the alphabet on it. I'm really partial to bright light and white lampshades, but they can be dressed up nicely. You can also put wrapping paper around a shade if you're set on changing what you have.