At home decor stores, fancy lamps can set you back anywhere from $50 to $400! That’s why, when it comes to spicing up my home’s lighting concepts, I opt for the DIY route. But when I sit down to get to work, I realize I have no imagination and my hopes for a beautiful table lamp become, “This plain white one is actually not half bad.”
But it is bad.
Luckily, as it turns out, upgrading a boring lamp doesn’t require much…just some ribbon and a little bit of glue.
Here’s what you’ll need…
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A lamp shade, a hot glue gun (or just some glue), scissors, and some ribbon of your choosing.
Start by cutting the white shade off.
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You should be left with something like this.
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Grab your ribbon, put a dab of glue on the top metal piece, and place the ribbon on. Pull it to the bottom, dab some glue, and repeat!
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Instructables / Penolopy Bulnick
It will start to come together pretty quickly.
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Instructables / Penolopy Bulnick
Instructables / Penolopy Bulnick
And look at that!
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What a fun, bright piece of home decor.
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The best part is, you can completely customize it with any type of ribbon you’d like!
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