For months, I’ve been checking the lighting aisle of Target in search of a lampshade.  I was looking for something of medium size with a print complimentary to our home colors.  I would have my Cartwheel coupon clipped (if you don’t have the Cartwheel app, you are just leaving money on the counter in the Target checkout lane!  Download now!) and I would walk up and down, back and forth, trying to make one of the shades available to me work.   I would leave the store, empty handed (and a little disappointed I couldn’t get 20% off my non-existent purchase with my Carthwheel coup!), and try the TJ Maxx and HomeGoods down the sidewalk.  Finally, I took matters into my own hands. 

I found this black and white drum lampshade at HomeGoods.  The size is exactly what I wanted and the only one of its 14″ x 14″ symmetrical size.  I remembered something I saw on Pinterest about recovering lampshades so I purchased it for a whopping $16.99 and headed to JoAnn Fabrics.   I purchased a yard (a yard is not necessary, but it was on sale and I knew I would put it to use it in other places) of this Waverly fabric.  In my mind when choosing fabric, when in doubt, choose Waverly.

 

I measured 14 inches both in width and length and then added an inch to each measurement.  After I cut, I realized that was more than generous.  In the future, I would only add about a 1/4 inch to each measurement. 

In an effort to keep “bulk” at bay, I attached the first edge of the fabric in a different place than the seam from the white liner.  I placed hot glue along the length of the shade and sealed one edge.  I then, carefully, wrapped the remaining fabric around the shade, insuring that pattern didn’t pull and shift the lines.  Once the seams met, I trimmed off a bit from Edge B so the pattern would be cohesive.

I trimmed off a good amount of the excess fabric from both sides.  I hot glued a line about 3 inches long at the inside base of the lamp shade.  I placed the fabric over the glue and “tucked” the edges into the rolled shade edge. 

Along the top, I cut a slit in the 3 places where fabric met the metal.

Once everything was glued, I double checked loose areas and sealed them for reassurance.  Voila…

Once that hubby gets home, we will find this DIY a home…and just wait til you see where!