Recovered Lamp Shade (Using Ribbon Trim)

So apparently I didn't post this last week like I had planned.  Yikes!  Sorry guys.

Since I showed you all my lamp makeover last week, I thought I'd show you how I recovered the lamp shade, too! Here we go.
I had an old lampshade that I wanted to use for a shade anyways, but it was kinda cracked and looking a tad shabby.  So I found some gray fabric for the shade and went to work.

I pressed all the wrinkles out first with an iron.

And removed all the trim around the existing shade to get rid of any unwanted bulk.

Since my shade is slightly tapered on the top, I laid my shade down with a few inches on the top.  That way when I wrap it around it lays flat without puckering.

Using my hot glue gun, I glued the fabric end 1/2 inch along the edge like so.

Then I glued a small section at a time and just along the outer edges and laid the shade over the fabric to adhere it.

Once you're done one side, you can trim the excess fabric with your scissors.  Since I finished mine with ribbon, I cut right to the edge.  If I wanted to tuck the fabric under, I would cut it with an extra 1/2 inch of fabric.

Continue gluing small sections at a time, then laying the shade over the fabric, smoothing and tightening as you go.

When you get the end, cut it off leaving about 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch of fabric.

Then glue and fold a seam that lines up with the edge of your lamp shade.

So that when you glue down the finished edge, it lays evenly along that edge like this.  Nice and clean.

Then I used my gray grosgrain ribbon for the edges as a trim.

The same way you glued the fabric around, add the ribbon.

Then once you've glued it along the entire edge, glue and fold the end to finish the seam. 


Do both ends and that's it!

Add it to your lamp and you have a new, refreshing lamp shade!


Have a great week, everyone!
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