Builder Grade Light Fixture Revamp

TGIF!!

For some reason I have felt like this week would never end it has been a long week between taking Tino to his therapy and trying to declutter and organize the house i've been a busy bee.

So in the rent house we are at now the light fixture in the dining room is far from anything amazing….. although it could be a lot worse! We are dealing with a brushed nickel finished builder grade 5 shade light fixture Blah! 

 Look At me Now! So what do You think?

Now believe it or not I revamp'd this fixture for $13 all it takes is a little time here is how I did it!

SUPPLY LIST

Glue Gun

Hot Glue Sticks

Scissors

    Left over Material or Material of your choice

Upholstery Trimming (I bought 6 1/4 yards)-had a lot left over

Small Lamp Shades (I used 5 total and I bought mine at a thrift store for $1 each)

Pencil (optional but recommended)

Start out with your light fixture and figure out how to remove the glass globes mine was fairly easy set the light bulbs and bolts that held the glass globes to the side.

I prepped my Area with a cheap plastic mat and set everything that I would need out I also precut my fabric into strips the length and size I wanted them to be on my lampshade now I did not mind if my fabric frayed I wanted that look but if you want a more clean look I would suggest using fray check or trimming out the edges once glued down.

Step 1: I started out by unwrapping all of my $1 lampshades and making sure to bend those rods on the inside of the shade to fit my fixture and go around my bulb! 

I then took my plain shade and found the seam

Step 2: I started just pre laying my strips of fabric out around the shade figuring out how I wanted them and how many I was going to end up using on one shade before gluing them down placing pencil marks at where I wanted each strip of fabric. Once I had that figured out I began gluing my first strip down I started at the seam but you can start where ever you would like. I just found the seam to be easier I then put a little dab of hot glue one the inside of my shade and glued down the end of my fabric.

I then worked my way around the shade one piece of fabric at a time I continued to do this to all the rest of the shades till I was done ( I used only 4 pieces of fabric to each shade) but depending on the size of the shade and what you like you can use more.

Now that all your shades should have the strips of fabric on them lets move on to step 3!

You can find this upholstery trimming at nearly any Fabric or Craft store

I bought mine at Hobby Lobby with a 40% off coupon!

Step 3: Take the upholstery trimming of your choice I chose red because of my dining room and kitchen colors. Take the trim and measure around the bottom and top part of your shade with it and cut the size you need both top and bottom. Do this to all your shades (note: you do not have to do the top if you don't want to I liked the way it looked it is personal preference) once you have all your pieces cut set the bottom in one separate pile and the top in another pile. 

I then started pre placing my trimming around the bottom and top before gluing down

Now once you have you have a general idea of how you want your trimming placed I started on the bottom once again at the seam with a dab of hot glue I worked my way around the shade do so to all the shades once you are done with the bottom take the same concept and do so to the top part of the shade (If you decided to fix the top also).

Once your Done with gluing the trimming to all your shades you should have something like this!

Last Step: Last but not least check out all your shades and see if you need to follow up on any spots with some hot glue.

You Are Finished!!!!!!

Now all that's left is attaching them to your light fixture and you should have something similar to this:

Not Bad considering it did at one point look like this!

It's not as hard as it seems it just takes a little time and patience 

Sorry for the long tutorial I just didn't want to leave anything out!

If you have any questions i'll be more than happy to answer them hope you enjoyed my tutorial!

Thank You For Stopping By!