Earlier we featured a bookcase that underwent a face lift on HGTV's program, Myles of Style. We'd like to show you another one of Kim's ideas, as we think it's the perfect solution for vintage lampshades that might be suffering from water spots or creasing. Click through the jump to see how to take a basic lampshade from drab to fab! (When you write about HGTV you have to use their vernacular right?)
This episode of Myles of Style contained the perfect solution to those vintage lampshade finds that might not be in the best condition.
The supply list includes a hot glue gun, long strips of wool felt, safety pins and two lengths of dowel rod (the same height of your lampshade). An extra set of hands won't hurt anyone on this project either.
First Kim cut long lengths of felt. The thickness depends on your personal style, although she used 4 fat strips for her project.
She then used safety pins to adhere the ends of the felt to the shade. This allows you to adjust the strips as needed when the project is finished.
Next she flipped two alternating strips up back over the lamp shade. She then placed 1 piece of dowel against the fold and applied glue to the shade and held the wool until set.
Next she alternated the strips and dowels as she worked around the lampshade. Each time the felt was brought down for the next dowel to sit on, it was glued and then the whole process started all over again.
Continuing to work her way around the lamp, she alternated the wool as she went. This isn't a difficult process by any means, but is one that shouldn't be rushed. So take your time and your patience will be rewarded.
The finished effect is actually rather stunning. Although it looked better on the tv, than on the tv on the camera. The color of the lampshade poked through under each loop and let the light peek through.
We think it's a great project that can bring a great deal of personality and texture to something that might need the facelift. Happy crafting!
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Comments (14)
Too Cool!
I don't care for her work on the whole, but that is a neat shade.
It looks good with the lamp on but what does the shade look like when it is off?
I am always suspicious about any crafting project on HGTV (or any room makeover for that matter). They are always styled for the camera and doubt they look that good in person.
That show is such a joke.
I second COMICGEEK's
"It looks good with the lamp on but what does the shade look like when it is off?"
That's a pretty cool idea.
As a complement to my comment on the other HGTV post, I find this more achieved and neat than the glued washers.
Wow - I like this alot - and I think I have the perfect lampshade for this...
(a dumpster-find)
It's a great idea, but I agree that the white felt probably looks ugly when it is turned off. I would use handmade paper, stiff ribbon, or those thin cork sheets.
Geez, cut a Sistah some slack.
In fact, this particular lamp looked better with the light off. I do agree that there are a lot of choices other than wool felt that would work. But it worked worked very well in that room. Whatever you use would have to be fairly durable. I love the idea of handmade paper, but I doubt that it would hold up very long. Leather might be a good choice.
I really enjoy the DIY projects that Kim Myles implements. Design Star should have ended with her. Jennifer just doesn't have the talent or personality like Kim or David Bromstead to pull of neat projects like this lamp.
I like Kim and I think too many people that comment on posts like this take their own personal taste too seriously and it comes off as pretty stuck up.
My sister and I were both big fans of Kim on Design Star but think she's been a big disapointment on her own show. She acts so full of herself. You never see that with the always terrific David Bromstad. I also get the feeling that Kim does not develop the designs herself. She's just the presenter. We had great hopes for Kim but not any more.
Yeah... still mad at HGTV for the homophobic debacle that ended this season of Design Star.
Plus - all of their stuff is designed for the camera. My neighbors in Somerville were on Trading SPaces and a week after the filming half the crap that was built fell apart.