Vintage Wall Paper Lampshade

I come across so many types of Vintage Wall Paper when I am out at yard sales, antique stores, and flea markets. Vintage Wall Paper is perfect to make into a fun and new lampshade for an existing lamp.

You can often find Vintage Wall Paper in pieces rather than by the roll. While they might not look like something you want in your home as is, if you repurpose them into these fun Vintage Wall Paper lampshade covers you will be happily surprised with the results.

You can use any old or damage fabric lampshade as the base for this Vintage Wall Paper project to save money.

To make a Vintage Wall Paper lampshade you will need:

Small Fabric Lamp Shade

Vintage Wall Paper

Ribbon (optional)

Scissors

Hot Glue

Now, you need to completely remove all of the fabric from your damaged or existing lampshade. Start by poking some scissors through the fabric, then cut away. Once you have the body of the fabric removed then start working on the material wrapped onto he wires. This will take some time, but is a great way to save a little money and salvage and exiting lampshade.

Tip: If you don't have a damaged or existing lampshade you want to get rid of you can buy these wire frames of a lampshade at any lampshade store. Some arts and crafts stores will also sell them.

Now, you need to take your lampshade and roll it on a piece of acetate and trace it. This will be the inside of your lampshade after you install the Vintage Wall Paper. It will also be the pattern you use to cut out your Vintage Wall Paper lampshade cover.

This will keep this lamp from being a fire hazard.

Now, take your acetate lampshade pattern cut out. Lay it on the Vintage Wall Paper.

You can also use a photocopy of the Wall Paper.

Tip: If you need to attach two sheets of vintage Wall Paper together use some double-sided tape.

Now, use a marker to trace the pattern.

Cut it out with some scissors.

Now, run a ribbon of hot glue around the top and bottom wire form of the lampshade.

Hold the cut out Vintage Wall Paper in place on the lampshade until the glue cools. You could also use epoxy glue for this easy lampshade craft project.

Wrap the cut covering the entire lampshade.