No Shady Business- Giving an old ceiling shade a make-over with new fabric
When I started on my DIY journey I was lucky to acquire bags of lovely fabrics for free on r ecycling app Freegle and I wanted to use them as much as possible in my home decoration DIY projects. So, when I found a couple of ceiling shades in a charity shop that were the right size for what I needed but looked drab and tired,I decided to use some of the fabrics I had to give them a new lease of life. (Pic: Discoloured, stained original shade on the left and up-cycled version with a new fabric on the right) You will need: - Fabric of your choice - Lamp or ceiling shade - Fabric glue and a brush to apply the glue ( a cheap paint brush is fine) - Fabric scissors - A pencil and a ruler - A sheet of paper to make your pattern - Sewing pins to attach the pattern to your fabric - Optional: pegs to help you keep the fabric in place as the glue is drying. The process: - Lay your lampshade on its side and on top of your paper (towards the right ed...