A bright idea ...

My taste seems to change as often as the seasons.  I wonder if I'll ever get to the point in my life where I say, "... and I'm DONE!"  Who am I trying to kid?  I'll always want to change, paint, or rebuild something.  It's who I am!

A few years ago, I was adding yellows and reds everywhere in my home.  I still love those colors but as you've probably read before, I'm a fan of black and white.
It's a good thing that it's so easy and inexpensive to recover a lampshade!  If you don't already know how, here's how to do it.

Start with a plain white shade, or in this case, pull off the current fabric and trim.  Iron the fabric that you'll be using to get out any creases.
1.  Lay the fabric out and roll the lampshade to make sure that it fits well.  When you're covering a tapered shade like this one, your fabric will need to be cut at an angle.  After you roll the shade, cut the fabric leaving about 1/4" - 1/2" to spare.
2.  Hot glue where the fabric meets in the back.  Make sure that you start and end where the seam is in the back so the new seam stays hidden.
3.  Trim extra fabric.
4.  Hot glue trim on the top and bottom, trying to stay as even as possible.

That's it, it's that easy to create a whole new look!

The lamp was finished but I hate having cords show, especially the long ones that are on cute accent lamps.  I took a cable tie (or you can use a twisty tie, rubberband, etc.) and tied the cord together.

Screw a cup hook into the wall to hook the cord onto so that it can be hidden behind the lamp.

Here it is all black and white.  Until next time ...