Lamps can serve many other purposes besides just providing you sufficient light at dark hours. If your hands a creative a little bit, then there is a lot to do with these lampshades to bring some charm to your decor of any type. They can really work out to better your home look with a bit of intelligent teasing with them. There are tons of plans to remodel these lampshades, but we are sharing with you some of our favorites with 30 Unique And Cheap DIY Lampshade Ideas. You can copy these ideas using some home supplies and waste material purposefully.
Duct tape and washi tape can be stick to the lampshade, forming some intriguing patterns to uplift your bohemian decor. If you like to bring a class to your home embellishment, you can have some printed lampshades for your bedside lamps or study table lamps. Those who cherish a felt decor can go with rosette, floral bloom, and silver leaves lampshades using some fabrics. Those in love with vintage beauty should try vintage map lampshades and doily patterns for the purpose. We have something in store for contemporary and modern decor, like the painted chips, gold paint geo shapes, and beautiful chevron pattern as cool and trendy coverings for the lampshades. You can recycle the coffee filters for some shabby chic lampshades or use easy-to-bent basal wood for an ultimate possession.
1. Unique DIY Garden Lampshade
Get a garden on your lampshade proficiently with free printables. All you need to do is printing the patterns from printables. Color these patterns with specified colors and paints. Cover the old lampshade with thin tissue paper and place the different shapes on it. Give the garden theme lampshade a more desirable look by creating the brown color mountain hill on the shade’s bottom. climatekids
2. DIY Lacquered Lamp Shade
Add coolest and vintage vibes to your room with this lacquered red lampshade. You can improve the overall interior look of your room with this lamp. Before sticking the paper or fabric on the shade, clean the shade appropriately for smooth finishing. Using the red color paper, you can choose the sheets of other colors according to your interior themes. hausmatter
3. Handmade Paper Geo Lampshade
Add fancier light and spots to your rooms and embellish your lamps and lights with geo paper shades. You can create these lampshades yourself effortlessly and budget-friendly. If you are not a pro in drawing and painting, get the printables online. In this way, you can save yourself from messing up with your room’s interior. Use geo paper having blue and pinks dot on it for creating the diamond shape lampshade. Use LED light bulbs for inserting in this lampshade. ohohdeco
4. Faux Macrame Lamp Shade Makeover
Reuse a piece of macrame from your thrift store supplies for creating a faux macrame lamp shade. You can use this faux macrame to makeover your old lampshade. Only by updating the shade can you get a completely new look in your room. All you need to do is gluing the piece of macrame on the shade. You are all set setting this lamp on your side table! madeinaday
5. DIY Lampshade without Styrene
Do you want to change the overall look of your room? You can do it in no time with a slipcover. Reuse and upcycle a piece of fabric for creating a new lampshade. Wrap the old shade with a nature-themed cloth and stitch from both sides. You can also use the mod podge for the firm application of fabric. This slipcover shade is a perfect craft for the bland lampshade. birdzofafeather
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6. Macrame Hanging Chandelier Lampshade
Macrame craft is still trending and seen everywhere. You can get this craft in your room décor by using it as a hanging lampshade. You can knit and braid this macrame shade using white and blue ropes. Use a gold hoop for macrame ropes around it. Once you have done crafting, you can hang this shade around LED light using yarn dangling. likelybysea
7. How to Make a Lampshade
Redecorate your children’s room with this beautiful flower’s fabric lampshade. You can make this shade yourself with ease. For this, you can reuse your old lampshade or create a new one using metal rings. Use styrene adjusted with textile material and glue them on the customized shade ring. With this easy craft, you are all done having the great lampshade for a room makeover. smallthingssimple
8. Making Your Own Metal Lamp Shade
Do you unlike store-bought and traditional lampshade? Don’t worry. Create a metal shade of your own style for LED light and bulbs with affordable supplies. You can recreate your old lampshade with a perforated aluminum sheet. You would surely excite your family members by decorating a lampshade with a new style without stepping out of your budget. madnessandmethod
9. DIY Fabric Covered Lampshade
Redo your old lamp and lampshade with this easy and quick craft. Use a piece of fascinated fabric from your thrift store for creating this shade for the lamp. To make this fabric shade more appropriate for your light cut the pattern on the kraft paper. You would please by seeing the turning results. biscuitsandburlap
10. How to Paint a Lamp Shade
Are you also looking for a home décor and makeover? It’s better to redo old things before getting and buying new things. Keep this concept in your mind and paint your old lampshade instead of replacing them. For this, you can use a digitally printed fabric or painted fabric. You can paint the cloth yourself to get your desired touch in your room. apronsandstilletos
11. Denim and Vintage Map Lampshade
Reuse and recycle the old denim and a piece of the map by creating this floor lampshade. This map lampshade with a denim floor is an ideal craft gift for your travel-lover friend. Not only for gifting, but you can also upcycle the denim and map for decorating your LED lights and bulbs. Use strong hot glue for tacking the vintage map appropriately on the shade hoop. pillarboxblue
12. How to Make a Slide Lampshade
Square-shaped and slide lampshades look more attractive than traditional and other crafted shades. You can create a sliding shade for your room table by yourself using the slides around a lightbox. Choose the number of slides according to the width specifications of the box. You can make this photo slide lampshade for your friend to gift him on his birthday. He or she would surely love having this lampshade in his/her room filled with memorable pictures. redhousewest
13. Colorful DIY Painted Lampshade
Get a completely new shape for an old lampshade with paints in an affordable way. This colorfully painted lampshade with a solid white painted stand is a precious décor for the kid’s room. However, you can also make this theme painted shade for your room light and lamp. Use acrylic paint for paint on an old lampshade to get this customized piece of décor in your room. delineateyourd
14. Lamp Shade with Cover Buttons
Get an elegant and aesthetic look at your room with this button-decorated lampshade. You don’t need to sew the buttons and this grey fabric on the old shade. All you need to do is adjusting the textile material on the cover with hot glue. Additionally, attach the buttons to the fabric using a strong adhesive. It’s really easy to make this DIY lampshade. But you would love the seeing the fine end look of your room because of this classy lampshade. makeit loveit
15. Ombre Hair Dye Lampshade
Searching for quick home décor for your birthday party? Take a quick tour of your thrift store to get the supplies and materials for decoration. Redo your old lampshade with ombre hair dye within no time to get a new look at the room. Make your life brighter and full of colors with this unique style of ombre lampshade. annie nilsson
16. DIY Wood Veneer Lampshade
We all know the fundamental purpose of wood veneer is decorating the floor surface with wooden grains. Now, you can use this veneer for decorating your lampshades. You would surely get a versatile lamp cover with a wood finish in an affordable way. For making the veneer shade, use a plain and straight panel of shades. It would be harder for you to shape the wood grains in a curvy method. That’s why it’s better to consider the plain metal shade for a makeover with a wood veneer. marthastewart
17. Laundry Room Lamp Shade
Create a beautiful lampshade using your laundry supplies and items. Reuse your clothespins and a metal wire cage to create an attractive lamp cover for your room ceiling. Choose the size of the cage wire according to the specifications of your LED light and lamp. All you need to do is attaching the clothespins on each grid and row of pins. Have you ever thought before this to create a lampshade using clothespins? Make this cover and enjoy hanging in your room! charlotteturtle
18. Tiffany Style Lamp Shade
Make your old lampshade more vibrant and fuller of colors with tiffany style DIY craft. For this, you can use mosaic tiles in multiple colors and shades. It’s easier to work on this DIY lampshade craft than you think. All you need to do is stick the mosaic tiles on an old lampshade. Glue the mosaic tiles in random orders and patterns to give the lamp cover a more attractive and puzzle look. thehobbywife
19. DIY Beaded Lamp Shade
Bring more colors and brightness to your room by decorating your lampshade with colorful beads and pearls. Creating this beaded lampshade is an effortless task. Anyone can work on it proficiently. Instead of gluing the beads directly on the shade, use burlap for sticking the pearls and beads. Additionally, a piece of burlap will give a smooth finishing to this DIY lampshade décor. Add a net bow on the shade front’s side to get a dreamier look. jaderbomb
20. DIY Lampshade Frame
Want to get rid of traditional and fabricated lampshades? If yes, think creatively and use your thrift store supplies to create a new style lampshade. To make this DIY lampshade, get the round hoop wire from the store’s old shade and floral wire. According to the hoop diameter, cut the floral wire for creating this unique style of the wired lamp cover. Give this shade a more stylish look by setting a wood branch inside with artificial birds. dwellingsbydevore
21. DIY White Lamp Shade
Do you have an issue with unshaded lamps? Think creatively and add more colors and shades to your lamp cover with an easy craft. Create a vertical lampshade with a knitted pattern white fabric. To make the firm shape of the shade, use the rings cut from an old container. In this way, you don’t need to buy a new shade ring. Place this lampshade on a woodblock on your room table. refabdiaries
22. Faux Embroidered Anthropologie Lampshade
Decorate your newborn kid’s room in a kindergarten style with this Anthropologie lampshade. Reuse an old square lampshade for this purpose. Sketch your favorite patterns and flowers on the shade and fill them with puff paints. These paints will give the flowers and patterns on the Anthropologie shade a faux look. Paint the background of the cover with fabric markers. See, it’s easy and full of fun working on this DIY lampshade craft. homeheartcraft
23. Black and White Lamp Shade
Revamp or recover your old lampshade by reusing thrift store supplies and collection. Reuse an old piece of digitally printed fabric for revamping the lamp cover. You don’t need to buy new supplies and cover sheets for the lamp by recycling the old textile material. Paint the lampstand with metallic gold color to get an enchanting overall look. Use fabric glue to stick the piece of cloth on the shade ring. thisisourbliss
24. Reclaimed Wood and Wired Lamp Shade
Repurpose or reclaim your old wood lamp creatively with metal wires and wood. For this, reuse a wooden pallet for cutting the 4*4 woodblock lampstand. Shape the metal wire hexagon using pliers. All you need to do is adjusting the end of each wire plier in the woodblock whole. Add some more glitter and glam by painting the wiring straws with rustic gold paint spray. instructables
25. Fabric Covered Lampshade
Get a fresh start in this Summer season with a little bit of redo of your room. Customize or reshape your old lampshade with thrift store supplies and fabric. You can decorate the old shade with colorful printed fabric with ribbons. The whole thing you need to do is gluing the cloth with the same color adhesive as the print. Ribbons will offer a smooth finishing look to your custom fabricated lampshade. hgtv
26. Printed Heart Motif Lampshade
On this Valentine’s Day, celebrate love and your creativity at the same time by creating this heart motif lampshade. For this DIY lampshade craft, you don’t need to draw and sketch by yourself. Get the heart motif on the fabric. To get an accurate measurement, specify the shade ring’s size before printing the heart motif and cutting the fabric. Paint the heart motif on the textile material with white paint using a printable. Revamp an old lamp with this fabricated heart motif lampshade. dannells
27. Handmade String Lampshade
Create this string pattern for a lampshade on a piece of fabric or hard paper. With this string lampshade, you can get a classy overall look of your room in no time. Use acrylic paints for making strings of different colors on the cover or cloth. Give the lampshade a more fluffy and real look using embroidery floss for lines instead of paints. themerrythought
28. Inexpensive DIY Lamp Shade
Instead of using a piece of embroidered fabric for designing the lampshade, use a styrene sheet for printing or sketching the formats. Get the index format printable and paint it on styrene paper. Cut and trim the excess parts after painting the pattern. All you need to do is gluing the printed styrene under the fabric to get an inexpensive and hidden design lampshade. domesticimperfection
29. Hanging Drum Lamp Shade
Use bling roles, metal wires, an upcycled piece of fabric, and macrame yarn for creating a drum lampshade. Assemble all the supplies in a drum shape using wires and rolls. Customize the drum shade with denim or linen cloth using thread and needle. Once you have sewed the fabric on the drum, hang it on the LED light bulb using macrame yarns. darice
30. DIY Lampshade from Scratch
Making a lampshade from scratch is easier than you think. You can make the shade even using the thrift store supplies and items without raiding a craft store. Start creating the shade frame using wires and pliers, but after appropriate measurement of your lamp. Decorate the customized wired shade using a printed fabric or styrene. Once you have done creating and decorating the lampshade, cut all the excessive cloth to get a smooth finishing. cleanipedia
31. Pendant Lampshade from Grocery Bag
Reuse an origami grocery bag for creating a perfect size lampshade for LED light or bulb. All you need to do is a little crumbling and folding the paper. If you are not familiar with origami, you can crumble the bag in your desired design and format. Use a tree branch for hanging the light cord and adjusting the paper lampshade on the light. apieceofrainbow
