In no more than 60 minutes, you can use one of these 22 ingenious lamp-shade-decorating ideas!

Liz Kamarul, a muralist and interior decorator, created this stunning lampshade out of leftover paint from various home improvement projects. She sketched out her shapes lightly with a pencil, then painted them with a 2-inch angled brush in thin, even coats, letting each coat dry in between. Liz's tip for neat lines: take your time. She says, "I didn't use any type for this design; I just took my time and painted slowly and carefully to achieve a straight line."

DIYer Rachel Mae Smith of The Crafted Life used RIT All-Purpose Dye in two colors to achieve this dip-dye effect: rose quartz and royal blue.

• Check the temperature of the water in the tub by filling it halfway with hot water and placing the shade in it.
• Affix the colorant and mix gently.
• To check the color, dip a small piece of paper towel into the dye and see if any changes are necessary. Put some shade over the tub and soak for ten to fifteen minutes.
• You can change colors by draining the water, turning the lamp over, and starting over. The windows between the first and second dye baths should be very small.
• Delay drying for a full day.

Beth Diana Smith, an interior designer, used a piece of African wax print fabric she already had on hand to cover a linen shade in a pleated design. Using the shade's top and bottom circumferences as guides, she measured, added an inch for the seam, ironed, and glued together the fabric pieces. Smith made eight 1-inch pleats to compensate for the fact that the top was 8 inches shorter than the bottom. She used binder clips to keep them in place. She ironed the pleats and then glued the ends and the tops to keep them in place. Fabric glue was used to secure the pleats, seams, and fringe after she sprayed the interior with glue.

Illustrator Mat Sanders whipped up his own batch of watercolors using a Happy Hooligans recipe that called for food coloring. He combined two tones of green, one of which he dulled with coffee. Corn starch is called for in the recipe; make sure to whisk it in thoroughly to prevent lumps. Use a natural-bristle brush that is damp, but not wet, to avoid drips.

His ingenuity Sanders: "I was quarantined in Tucson, and the pattern of the Saguaro cacti there really inspired me." I had the brilliant idea of making a design with the trunks and branches of the stately plants. I'd like to use this fabric to cover a couch. "

This do-it-yourself lampshade was painted with Angelus Leather Paint by artist Inslee Fariss. As she puts it, "it is so easy to work with, adheres well to whatever you put it on, and dries fast." It has the ideal viscosity and doesn't need to be thinned with water. Various flowers and insects were part of Inslee's original plan for this botanical composition, but the artist ultimately settled on a green and white color scheme to unify the whole. You can practice painting plant shapes by tracing them with a pencil if you're not yet comfortable painting them freehand. And keep in mind that there are no such things as mistakes, says Fariss: "It can always turn into an intentional leaf or bumblebee." "

Make a one-of-a-kind shade for a lamp with some fabric and decoupage. The floral patterns on this watercolor drum were cut from scrap material. The combination of decoupage medium and bias tape results in a professionally finished product. For a garden-fresh collage effect, don't be afraid to mix patterns or overlap large cutouts.

This chic black and gold DIY lampshade is easy to make by following these steps:

• Begin with a standard white drum shade.
• Put painters tape along the top and bottom of the shade.
• Apply two coats of gold spray paint carefully to the shade's interior.
• Remove the tape and apply multiple coats of black fabric paint to the outside of the shade.

Hang to dry, then pair with a modern lamp base, like this bubble design from industry.

We're accepting that ombre patterns are here to stay by giving our lampshades a stylish makeover. In order to create the pattern, paint the exterior fabric in a gradient from light to dark. Use a wet foam brush to blend the colors as you add them from the top down. It's important to move quickly while painting, as it's challenging to blend further once the paint has dried.

Dress up the interior of a standard white lampshade for a new look. For this do-it-yourself lampshade makeover, we covered the inside with a fun, colorful wallpaper. Cut the wallpaper to the correct dimensions so that it fits inside the roller shade. (It's better to make the cut a little bigger and then trim it down to perfection.) Place the wallpaper inside the lamp shade and adhere the seams with Mod Podge or glue.

Adding cord to the rim of a linen-covered lampshade gives it a nautical update. Wrap it up to look the part. wrap a cord with a diameter of 28 inches around the bottom, gluing each end in place It's best to alternate between cream, white, and gold after a few passes.

There are many more uses for embroidery floss than just making friendship bracelets. Put it to work as a decorative accent for common household items. Gather some floss and a needle, and decorate a plain lamp shade with fashionable geometric designs. All ends must be kept inside the lamp shade. The bright colors stand out against the white background, and the newly painted lamp base completes the polished look.

Examine the simplicity with which a sample of your preferred fabric can be rolled onto a lampshade. In case you have any leftover curtain material or linens from another part of the room, feel free to use them! There is no need to have any experience with sewing for this undertaking.

From a distance, this lamp shade appears to be embroidered all over with French knots. But if you look closely, you'll see that they're not knots at all. These are the same three-dimensional fabric paint you used to collect to decorate t-shirts, only in dot form. Improving a lamp shade is a project that can be done by anyone, regardless of experience. Put dots where our pattern tells you to on the shade, and then draw lines

Fast and simple color addition to staple accessories can be achieved with fabric dye. The lampshade can be dip-dyed by combining powdered dye in a large container. Take the entire lamp and soak it in the mixture for three to four minutes. To achieve a deeper color, release your grip and lift the shade up a few inches. Iterate until desired darkness is achieved. Relax and wait until it dries before using

This floral-patterned lamp shade will do just that. Scalloped circles in sizes of 1 and 1-and-a-half inches can be punched from a rainbow of pastel cardstock colors. Use a paint pen to draw curving stems and branches onto the lampshade; then, hot-glue the punched papers to the tips of the drawn stems and branches. Make a pattern and tape it to the inside of the shade to trace if you're nervous about drawing freehand.

Repurpose a worn-out T-shirt by turning it into a lamp shade. To begin, hot-glue the hem around the shade's base. The remaining dress is gathered and folded around the shade. When you've achieved the look you want, cut the dress an inch above the top edge and hot-glue the raw edge to the inside of the lamp shade. Keep in mind that a small-sized, stretchy dress is ideal for this task.

We came up with the best plan for a lovely bit of fabric scraps: a lampshade!

• Take the shade's height and deduct two inches.
• Take a measurement around the shade, an inch in from the top and bottom, and two inches in from each end to get the total size.
• Fringe the fabric by cutting it to size and pulling strings along the long edge.
• Apply some hot glue to the band and then wrap it around the edge.
• In order to hide the overlap, we embellished it with a strip of fabric that had long raw edges and adhesive pearls.

This spray paint trick is the simplest way to update a lamp shade yourself. You can create a geometric pattern on the shade by taping it off and then wrapping the tape ends around the top and bottom edges. Use a sweeping motion and spray paint the shade in an area with plenty of ventilation. It's important to paint until you get the coverage you want. Let dry Remove the tape and embellish the edges with a gold paint pen.

Felt swatches give a plain lamp shade some much-needed flair.

For that style:

• Cut strips of felt 1 inch longer than the height of your lamp shade and 2 inches wide.
• Half-fold the strips along their lengths.
• To attach the strips to the lampshade, use hot glue and leave a half-inch tail both above and below the rim.
• Adhere the strips closely, alternating the colors at regular intervals, to make a striped pattern.

This expensive-looking lampshade won't break the bank. You don't need to spend a lot of money on a new shade when you use copper foil tape to make something eye-catching. It's a minor adjustment, but it'll add a touch of sophisticated metallic sparkle to your space. Simply stick the foil down like you would a sticker, smoothing out any wrinkles or air bubbles with your finger as you go.

Even up close, you can't tell that this ombre lamp shade is covered in paper. To make:

• Cut a variety of geometric shapes, such as hexagons or squares, from varying shades of blue cardstock.
• You'll need to cut five lengths of cotton cord to wrap the shade twice.
• Use hot glue to attach each cord 2 to 2-1/2 inches apart.
• Using the point-to-point method, fold each hexagon in half.
• Fold in half lengthwise, then place a dot of hot glue in the fold's center, and adhere to the cord in a vertical position.
• Repeat the process with more hexagons, making sure their ends will touch when the pattern is unfolded.
• Use varying shades of paper in alternating rows to create an ombre effect.

Paint chips from the hardware store can be used in place of cardstock as suggested by the editor.

This ingenious silhouette trick will have you looking for solutions within the lamp's oculus. Use stencil adhesive to attach a stencil (ours looked like a cherry branch) to the inside of a lamp shade. Let dry Next, use a tiny brush to dab black paint into the spaces left by the stencil. Take down the stencil and wait for it to dry Move the stencil around and use it again to cover the desired area of shade.