Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Ruffle Lamp Shade DIY, and more Master Bedroom

You all know how much a sucker I am for a good ruffle. But ruffles in the Master Bedroom can sometimes be troublesome if your husband wants a neutral space. Luckily, Mr. G has been very open to all of my decorating projects in our room, ruffles and all. I did give him a choice - ruffle lamp shades or ruffle curtains. But he never gave me an answer so I went with lamp shades...and bedding. Lamp shades are easier and cheaper to DIY. But I haven't completely ruled out ruffling up the curtains as well. :)

I liked our night stand lamps as they were but the room needed more volume.


Supplies:
Plain lamp shade
Glue Gun
Ruffles - If you can DIY ruffles, go for it girlfriend. I bought 5 yards of ruffles-by-the-yard at Hobby Lobby. Use a 40% off coupon or wait for it to go on sale

Step 1 - glue the ruffles to the lamp shade.
I chose to spiral the ruffles up the lamp shade as oppose to cutting individual strips. I slightly overlapped the ruffles at the back of the lamp shade and worked my way up. 


Step 2 - Bask in the loveliness of your new lamp shade(s).


See how they fluff up the room a bit?


What's that? You are loving my driftwood sunburst? Me too. 

It complements the Driftwood Shelf


The wall opposite of the bed, Gallery Wall


That's it for the Master Bedroom for now. I have a couple of artwork projects on my to-do list for the North and South walls so keep a look out for more Master Bedroom crafts.
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10 comments:

  1. E @ Life on a QuiltAugust 30, 2011 at 4:17 PM

    Gorgeous!!!!

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  2. UnknownAugust 31, 2011 at 8:04 AM

    beautiful! can't wait to see the other project!

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  3. Coley at What You Make ItAugust 31, 2011 at 10:55 AM

    They are soo pretty!!

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  4. LindsayAugust 31, 2011 at 1:54 PM

    This is beautiful! I love your blog, such adorable ideas!

    I hope you'll link up @ Show & Share

    http://southernlovely.blogspot.com/2011/08/show-share-3.html

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  5. Working MommyAugust 31, 2011 at 9:52 PM

    The gallery wall is awesome...I really could use some assistance in getting the rooms in my house set up properly!!

    WM

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  6. ElizabethSeptember 1, 2011 at 5:44 AM

    Question - for the lamp shade, did you do each layer separately or did you spiral the ruffles up the shade? Any tips to making smooth / seamless transitions?

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  7. Growing Up GardnerSeptember 1, 2011 at 8:17 AM

    Hi Elizabeth! Great question - I spiralled the ruffles up the shade. You can surely cut each strip but I don't have that kind of time. This way only took me a few minutes.
    Once I made it around I gradually brought the ruffles up. It takes a little more fabric this way but still looks great.
    :)

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  8. ElizabethSeptember 2, 2011 at 5:55 AM

    Thanks! I would think it be easier, faster, and seamless this way :) Adding this to my nursery to-do list!

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  9. JamieAnne of A Dash of DomesticSeptember 4, 2011 at 9:13 PM

    Beautiful!

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  10. UnknownDecember 16, 2014 at 9:17 PM

    Thanks for posting this for so many reasons! I have an MCM lamp with it's original linen shade (that's in really poor condition) that I've been wanting to replace.

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