DIY Ruffled Shade: The Spin-off

May was such a crazy month for us and somehow in the middle of everything going on, I decided to redecorate my kids' rooms.  Yeah, and now you no longer have to wonder why I disappeared from blogland for the entire month!

Anyhoo, I'm not ready for any big reveals quite yet, but I did want to share my daughter's lamp with you. 

Olivia has had a white pig lamp in her bedroom for a decade or so. I have tried many times over the years to eliminate the pig, but no deal.  She was adamant about it then, and at 15 years old, she is adamant still. The pig has to stay.

The pig sported a pink & white gingham shade from Pottery Barn.   It was cute, but certainly would not match with her new bedding now.

Once my pig elimination attempts were thwarted, I knew I had to do something about the lamp shade at least.  I stated aloud, "I don't know what to do with that shade.  I don't think I have the skill to recover it."

And then it happened.  That sage offspring of mine came out with it...

"Well, you are the creator of the lampshade, aren't you?"

Stunned, I looked at her and replied, "Yes, yes, I guess I am."

The lampshade that she spoke of is this one:

 

What I thought at the time was a no big deal "look what I made" lamp shade moment,  has turned into my biggest achievement.  It's been pinned & repinned.  Blog page views are approaching 80,000.  Crazy, right?

So,  with a little ruffled trim & my trusty glue gun, I made this:

 

Here it is donned by the pig:

 

Cute, right?   

 

Somehow, in a way that I can't comprehend, I have now come to adore the pig.   Could it be that he was just in need of a more stylish "hat" to make him acceptable to me?  Hmmm.  I wonder. 

 

I do have to tell you, that sunny yellow lamp shade is just what I needed.  It seems as though we may not get a Summer this year.  The weather has been truly awful.  Chilly, rainy & gloomy.  It's so depressing.   

 

I hope you are having a great week and that the sun is shining brightly for you!  Talk to you soon!

 

Linking to:

 

Work It Wednesday at The Blissful Bee

Tutorials, Tips & Tidbits at Stone Gable

Create it Thursday at Lambert's Lately

Weekend Wrap Up Party at Tatertots & Jello

 

 

 

Teen Room Refresh

As you know, it all started with an innocent piece of subway art.

Then a consignment shop desk got painted.

A necklace hanger was made.

A headboard was purchased at an estate sale & painted.

Somewhere, somehow, without really meaning to, my daughter's bedroom got refreshed.

It went from this: (this is actually a year or two old, I never intended this refresh to happen so I didn't get a current before picture)



To this:



While she was away at Nike Softball Camp, I did some work. She knew I was refreshing, and after several texts, there were some things she wouldn't part with.

She insisted on keeping the paint color. (ok, I'll try to work with it)
She wanted to keep the sweet dreams decal over her bed. (ugh!)
She had to keep the dart board & her cork board. (double ugh!)
She had to have the pig lamp on her bedside table. (why, oh why?)
I was instructed not to touch her beloved books. (this was a given)

Details:





The day after she returned from camp, she made her own bed & look who she added to the mix, Kurt from Glee.







We still may remove her cork board & use those cork squares instead. I think we could make it bigger & give her more room for all her stuff. And yes, the board has some Twilight & Harry Potter, Yankees baseball, Lady Gaga & holy heck Batman, it's Barbra Streisand! lol What can I say? My daughter has eclectic taste.



I stole this ribbon chandy idea from Pottery Barn teen. It was crazy simple to make. She loved it & when my 2 nieces were visiting, they went crazy for it as well.

So that's my refresh. I do still need to tweak things here & there. Stay tuned though. There's a 9 year old younger brother who was not at all happy by this refresh. Beginning his room next week!