April 28, 2014

Geometric lamp shade with tape


After swapping out this dining room light fixture for this one I love, our room got a lot dimmer. We needed extra lighting in a corner, so we bought a shelf floor lamp at Target. It was looking a little Asian, though, which is not part of the plan. So to distract myself from that, and since we're going pattern crazy in this room, I decided to give it a little sumthin' sumthin.' There are more than enough swirly lines in there already, so I made geometric shapes with this 3M 1/8" vinyl tape.


It's repositionable and removable for when I get tired of it.


I'm really pleased with how good it looks. You wouldn't even know it's tape until you put your nose right up there to inspect it.


9 comments:

  1. That's really cool! I like it!

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  2. Very cool! I hope the heat from the bulb(s) doesn't turn it into "permanent". Or do you have fluorescent in there?

    Mum

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  3. I saw a lamp just like this one on craigslist a few weeks ago and thought it was really cool, but I also got the Asian-decor-vibes from it, so I didn't go for it. Now I think I should have!

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  4. You made a right decision. As you thought, the lamp looks Asian as it was, and it wouldn't match to the wall paper. Now it is perfect with the tape!!!

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  5. Looks cool. I like the pot underneath too. Where did you get it?

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  6. The pot was from Sprout Home in Chicago several years ago.

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