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1 Cool Idea: Pickles' Whirl-It Lampshade
interior design
2 Get the Look: Clustered Lampshades at Mr. West
Love It or Hate It
3 Love It or Hate It? Cork Lampshade
Organization
4 Casa Quickie: It's a Hat Trick
Love It or Hate It
5 Love It or Hate It? Feathered Lampshades
Guess Who
6 Guess What This Lamp Is Made From?
The luminescent, warm glow of this lampshade comes from a clever source. The shade has been upcycled from something that's used by many crafty people. Can you guess what this lamp is pieced together with? Read more
We've seen feathers adorning tables, adorning armchairs, and printed up on rugs, pillows, and cards. I think that the feathery lampshade in this home adds a needed touch of fun in an otherwise sleek and serious abode. But the larger question remains: are feathered lampshades in general a yes or a no? Do you think that they're fabulous on the homefront, or are they for the birds? Source Read more
If you ever find yourself with an excess of hats and lampshades, and shortage of hat stands and lamp bases, you've got an easy-peasy hat stand in the making. I usually store my knitted hats folded and stacked on a shelf in my closet, but as for my woven hats, I prefer to store them with a little structure so they don't get bent out of shape. Unfortunately though, they don't make hat stands like Read more
Do you have to tie a string around your pinky when a lightbulb goes off in your head? If I don't write my ideas down immediately, they are gone like the wind. Post-it notes are my saving grace and while I certainly stick them in odd places from time to time, this Cork Pendant Lampshade ($250) gives new meaning to a "lightbulb moment." The cork drum is intriguing, but I'm thinking it would be more Read more
Sometimes simple design is better than intricate, and that's why I'm loving these geeky lampshades! Simple and handmade, these shades are crafted from wire and fabric and feature a few geeky designs. There's the Space Invaders theme at right and also shades featuring the Gmap location pin, shades featuring the F1 and F2 brightness keys on the Apple keyboard, and one featuring the RSS reader Read more
Those crafty ladies over at Norwegian crafting site Pickles are at it again. Remember their pattern for knitting the Puff Daddy? Well, if you were too intimidated by knitting and purling, here's a simpler project that boasts a big decorating payoff. Using simple, inexpensive materials including a balloon, Vaseline, cotton yarn, wallpaper glue, and a marker, Pickles created a gorgeous lighting Read more
Tired of boring old chandeliers? Take a cue from New York nightclub Mr. West and turn a tabletop accent into something glamorous. The custom-built fixture in this photo is made from oversize lampshades that are dripping with LED lights. Clustered together, they remind me of bell-like delphinium blossoms. So gorgeous, and also so eco, thanks to the LEDs!Want to see where else a similar look was Read more
As part of our Styled by You $500 Giveaway with IKEA, Elka Karl and I have been thinking of ways to punch up basic Ikea products. You may have seen how I added block-printed ikat polka dots to this Asele lampshade ($15). Well, now I'm revisiting the same shade with an entirely different approach. Armed with some thin manila rope, a glue gun, and a Bran table lamp base ($20), I set out to create a Read more
As part of our Styled by You $500 Giveaway with Ikea, Elka and I have been re-envisioning some Ikea products, thinking beyond the flatpack. Today, I'm sharing my first project, which was made with an ÅSELE lamp shade ($15) and a BRÅN Clear Glass Table Lamp Base ($20). I was inspired by an Uzbeki ikat polka-dot fabric and was determined to re-create the look on my own. I decided to take a Read more
As part of our Styled by You $500 Giveaway with Ikea, Angela and I have been rethinking and restyling some IKEA products, thinking beyond the flatpack. Today, I'm sharing my first project, which was made from the SKURAR Hanging Planter. ($5). I love this product's design and lacy detailing and have long admired the easy switcheroo that turns this planter into a hanging lamp. At least, it seemed Read more
