Another Lampshade Make Over

I think our little lamp is already due for another make-over, whaddya think?

I know my first try at a DIY lampshade wasn’t 100% successful, as you could see from the weird linings at the top and bottom.   While the cloth was colorful and the print beautiful, it needs to blend with the over-all color motif of our apartment which is mainly in shades of brown and light yellow.

Now that I know a little better, I feel I’m ready to re-do it and come up with a cleaner output hehe.

Here are some of my pegs for the new lampshade:

A damask print fabric in green is really nice.

This cityscape design really cool and would make a good conversation piece:

A vintage doiley lampshade injects a shabby chic look in your home.

I love the last one so much I think I’m going to try it but using paper doilies instead.

Here’s another similar project, this time using paper doilies as stencil pattern for the lamp shade.

I am really getting interested in this project!   Do you have other ideas on how to transform paper doilies into a nice lampshade?