{"id":19839,"date":"2021-06-16T05:00:16","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T09:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sincerelymariedesigns.com\/?p=19839"},"modified":"2021-06-16T07:03:38","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T11:03:38","slug":"diy-pleated-lamp-shade-how-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sincerelymariedesigns.com\/diy-pleated-lamp-shade-how-to\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY Pleated Lamp Shade How-To"},"content":{"rendered":"

Custom lamp shades are one of my favorite details to use in a space. While they’re often found in cottages, they can be incorporated in many design styles. Here is our affordable, no-sew pleated lamp shade how-to! <\/i><\/h4>\n

One of my favorite details that is often found in English cottages would have to be custom made lamp shades. While gathered and pleated shades they have been around for quite some time, they’ve really become quite trendy in the last year or so. I have always purchased them in past years and spent more than I probably should have. They can be quite expensive but there’s no arguing their charm! I just knew there had to be a cheaper way to get a custom shade and I I’ve figured it out. I think these DIY pleated lamp shades will have you hooked! <\/p>\n

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Last fall, I was finishing up my guest bedroom renovation<\/a><\/strong> and I made custom curtains from a vintage fabric I purchased on Etsy. It just so happened that I had enough fabric left over to make a lamp shade as well. I was crossing my fingers there would be! The only problem, I had never made a lamp shade before. I discovered that there are classes you can take to learn how to make pleated shades, none in my area of course. It usually involves some sewing and fancy tools. One could say it’s a bit of an art. After searching Pinterest and You Tube for some kind of starting point, I was only able to find directions for a ribbon covered shade<\/a>. I took that similar method and opted for fabric in place of ribbon and decided to glue the strips of fabric in place instead of wrapping the shade in order to cut back on fabric. <\/p>\n

Here’s a photo of our guest room and the shade that I made using the drapery fabric that I had left over. <\/p>\n

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At the time I made the first shade, I took a couple snap shots of the process on for my IG stories<\/a> and I had a number of people asking for me to share the how-to here on the blog. As usual, things got a bit busy and I never got around to sharing. I know, I know, so without further ado, here’s the tutorial! <\/p>\n

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DIY Pleated Lamp Shade How-To <\/h3>\n

For this tutorial I covered the small shade from the lamp in our foyer. The shade measures 5″ across the top, 9″ across the bottom and 5 1\/2″ tall.<\/p>\n

Materials and tools needed:<\/h5>\n