$1.50 Light Fix

Happy Labor Day!  I promise yous bring a relaxing hateful solar daytime spent amongst theatre unit of measurement in addition to friends.  

I but wanted to portion a quick fixer-upper.  I bought these lamps several years agone at Hobby Lobby lxxx or 90% off.  




Loved them equally they were in addition to they were the perfect size to flank my mantel...I honey using lighting on the mantel!  I bring enjoyed them but am gradually moving away from then much cherry inward the theatre unit of measurement room, then I pose them away for a while.  When the fourth dimension came to describe them out in addition to purpose them ane time to a greater extent than (I bring a big stash of accessories that I switch out all the time, produce you?), I searched high in addition to depression for novel shades.  Not an tardily task, beingness that these shades are rattling tall in addition to narrow. Usually I but recover a shade that I'm tired of, but this ane had curvy lines that would bring made it actually difficult.  I couldn't walk into Ross or Target similar I commonly produce in addition to choice upward a replacement.  I'm certain I could bring works life some online or from a fancy lighting shop that would bring been the correct size, but I wasn't willing to musical rhythm out out the big bucks that I knew I'd bring to pay. 


I lastly pulled out the pair of scissors ready to snip off the one-time shade in addition to endeavor purpose it equally a blueprint to fashion some kind of novel one, when a idea popped into my head.  Paint fixes everything, right?  Especially dark paint!  Why non endeavor epitome them?  I was originally looking for a white shade, but knew that white wouldn't move over the cherry fabric.  I purpose a lot of dark accents then I decided to endeavor it.  



  

I used a bottle of Fabric Medium from Hobby Lobby in addition to mixed some amongst my dark acrylic paint.  Not certain that you'd actually bring to purpose the medium but I idea it mightiness aid the pigment become on the cloth to a greater extent than smoothly.  







Using a foam brush, I applied the pigment amongst a lite impact equally evenly equally possible, beingness careful around the edges to larn a build clean line.  I did let on that if I pressed besides firmly the pigment soaked through to the white silk liner underneath. 






After the showtime coat I placed the shade dorsum on the base of operations amongst the lite on in addition to could all the same encounter the cherry showing through, then I painted a 2nd coat.  Perfect!  All it took was less than 2 dollars for the pigment in addition to close xx minutes.








I mean value the darker shades add together a impact of sophistication in addition to are a prissy contrast to the brick. 




In my persuasion they await ameliorate than whatever replacement shade I mightiness bring found.  Do yous bring an tardily create for tired lampshades?

 

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