I was in my bedroom the other night staring at an empty corner and I had a thought…I need some mood lighting. For some reason, this idea just popped into my head so I ran to my garage and grabbed an old lampshade frame (I just happen to have lots of these, collected from sales & flea markets over the years). I didn’t have any ‘fancy’ fabric so I decided that burlap would give it an interesting look.
I took one long piece of burlap and quickly covered the frame; hand stitching it around the top and bottom.
It wasn’t the finest job, but I wanted something quick, because that’s how I am. Plus, my free time is so rare these days I wanted to move on to the next project!
If I had been more patient I would have cut individual pieces to fit each side. I tied pieces of jute around the frame corners to tighten the burlap. And into the bedroom it went…where I filled it with tiny white Christmas lights.
It looks great at night. The perfect mood lighting!
I love this piece so much that I’m going to work on a hanging version for the corner of my living room. Stay tuned!
Are you kidding me? I’m so impressed that you can just whip this up. Extremely cute!
Hey Suzanna,
No, I’m not kidding. I mean business! When I get an idea in my head there is NO stopping me.
Thanks for the compliment!
You have a very nice creation of lamp shade made out of an old lampshade frame and a burlap.
The hanging version sounds like a good idea. In fact, you can probably make it into some kind of lantern, and let the glow appear to you in the dark.
Nicolette
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