Customizing stuff from Ikea is nothing new, but it still never ceases to make us smile when we run across a new way to make something mass produced and affordable a little bit more personal. Plus this is a two in one--jump below for directions on making a new shade for an Ikea Grono Lamp (or something similar) and a link to the simple linen fabric used in the how-to:
I love the fabric in this post. Too bad I am in Arkansas and the closest Ikea is in Dallas.
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sopheary - the fabrics are not from Ikea, they are sold at her etsy store:
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=61802
I have personally purchased from Cicada Daydreams etsy shop before and LOVE her fabrics and paper products.
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very cute?
anyone know how to make a lamp shade when you dont have an existing one to go off of?
i have a pair of square-crystal table lamps (i got for super cheap like $35 ea) but they came with ivory pagoda shape shades with black trim- which i don't care for. I would like a simple square or rectangle shade, but so far it seems cheaper to just buy whole new lamps then to replace the shades!
my lamp is almost identical to the marlene lamp from c&b and i would like the shade to be as well!
http://www.crateandbarrel.com/family.aspx?c=1220&f=5099
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oops. didn'n mean the ? after very cute.
it is very cute!
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Hm, I don't have a sewing machine but I do have some patience. Maybe I can make something like this by hand...
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I learned how to make fabric covered soft lampshades (the kind with a lining, Victorian shades, etc.) the way professionals do it from an excellent e-book available at shadecrafters.com. It turned out to be a whole lot easier than I thought it would be. While the lined shades do require a sewing machine (although only basic skills), the Victorian-style shades are made completely by hand (using a method that works on any frame, not just the fancy ones).
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