Ruffle lamp shade makeover tutorial - The Style Sisters

Ruffle lamp shade makeover tutorial

By The Style Sisters - Sunday, January 11, 2015

When I was pulling things together to decorate my mom's master bedroom that you can see here

 (if you missed that post)

 I wanted to find a pretty feminine "French" looking lamp so I went shopping :) 

Lamp Shade DIY Makeover Ruffles
Of course I didn't want to spend a ton of money (as usual) 

 I came across this silver mercury looking base at Target

 I knew this was it and for only $20 bucks too!

I tried on different lamp shades and I found this one with Grey stripes top and bottom but...

I thought it might look a bit too modern for mom's room

 I bought it anyway thinking I could add a little sumpin sumpin to it

Grey and White Lampshade Makeover Ruffles

Silver Mercury lamp base Target The Style Sisters

 I had some lightweight fabric left over from an Ikea curtain 

 I decided to make little flower ruffles to cover the lamp shade and make it more feminine

I cut a bunch of 2 - 2 1/2" circles


White ruffle tutorial lamp shade makeover DIY


I kind of folded the center of each circle and added a little hot glue to hold it together

Then added another little dab of hot glue and stuck it on the top silver stripe


 I hot glued a bunch of them right next to each other...over and over

Ruffle Lamp Shade Tutorial The Style Sisters

Once the top stripe was covered with RUFFLES...I decided that was a perfect amount and decided 

NOT to cover the whole lamp shade. 

Less is More

Ruffle Lamp Shade Makeover Tutorial

You can see this little cutie pa-tootie sitting on mom's newly chalk painted dresser

Ignore the checkerboard edged rug..it will be replaced soon :)


Ruffle Lamp Shade Makeover Tutorial

Its the little details that pull a room together don't you think?

Next up-  More on the little details :)

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3 Comments

  1. I have been gathering ideas for lampshades for awhile. I even have a board on Pinterest for them. Adding this cute one!

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  2. The mercury glass lamp would have had me figuring out a way to use it too! The shade complements the base and looks so much more feminine now.

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  3. Hello cute lady! This looks so amazing.Beautiful. Pinned and tweeted. We appreciate you taking the time to stop by and party with us. It wouldn't be a party without you! I hope to see you tonight at 7 pm. Lou Lou Girls

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