Cheap and Easy Lamp Revamp

I have a simple and inexpensive lamp spruce-up today. 

I bought this little metal lamp base a LONG time ago at a thrift store for a dollar. It has worn many shades over the years, but this gold shiny brocade-like one is probably the one most ill suited for it yet! How did it end up on here anyway?!

So when I found this nice quality linen shade at (you guessed it) the thrift store, I couldn't pass it up for .50 cents. I put it on the little black lamp, but it just seemed a little too "boxy" with the curves of the base. 

  
I thought I'd try giving it a softer look by adding some feminine details. I had some of this trim left from my daughter's wedding. 

And some handmade fabric flowers left over from another project. (I'll show you how to make these sometime!)



I attached the trim to the bottom of the shade using the hot glue gun. I started at the back of the shade near the seem in the linen on the corner.
 

Continuing around, and finally tucked the end of the trim under itself for a neat finish. 

Then I simply hot glued the fabric flowers to the front of the shade.

Mini-makeover complete!

50 cents spent and a few minutes to glue. I'm happy : ) 
Sometimes, it's just the little things, ya know? 



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