Yeah, I know a paint chip lampshade has been done before, but I haven't seen one quite like this and I am LOVING it!
I created this project for the Lamps.com Blogger Challenge
They sent me a lampshade and told me to have fun...how fun!
And guess what? If my lampshade wins, I get to give away a $100 Lamps.com gift card to one of my LOVELY readers!
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After receiving a plain white drum shade in the mail, I ran off to Lowes and snagged a bunch of paint chips in neutral grey's and whites. In all honesty, I took WAAAY more than I needed because I wasn't exactly sure how I was going to use them. I decided on cutting each piece into 1 inch by 3 inch pieces and hot gluing them on the shade horizontally.
The entire project took me 2 1/2 hours. That's it! I was banking on a good 4 or so, but it went quickly and smoothly. I pulled up my past episodes of Married to the Army Alaska and the time flew by!
I have to say, I like it even more than when it was just an idea in my head. The colors are soothing and it blends into my bedroom perfectly.
That wall is where I want to build my sliding barn door, sometime this year. It is on my big 2013 to do list,
but for now this lovely little vignette will hold it's place.
Veronica 
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