Covered Lampshade

When we moved, we separated our two children into different rooms.  I picked up this lamp at our local thrift store for just $3.88.  When my husband's great-grandmother passed away last year, I had grabbed a dated lampshade from her home, just because I couldn't see it go to the trash.  It has one of those zig-zag/crimped lampshades on it that was falling apart, so I ripped it off, and recovered it into a shade for my daughter's room.  I love the way it turned out. 

This black and white gingham is perfect for her room and I love how it has that "on the bias" look (even though I didn't plan it that way)!  I overlapped the fabric about 1/2" in the back and put a piece of 1/4" pink grosgrain ribbon on the bottom.

Underneath the lamp, I used hot glue to keep it looking finished.  If you wanted the inside to look more custom, you could glue ribbon to the inside to finish off the raw edges.  But I didn't because I figure no one will see it anyways.

This is what it looks like when the lamp is off.  So classy, yet feminine and still cute, too!

(Sorry for the blur on the picture above.  A certain someone had dirty hands after breakfast and I didn't realize she had smudged the camera lens.  Don't worry, it's clean now.)