Remember when I told you that I am letting Honey think that our Southern Gentleman’s Home Office Update is all about him?

Goodness knows he probably thinks it is since his most loved Rufus {the deer head} is hanging and I gathered a collection of his prized flasks on the bookcase but we all know who all this hard work is really for: Little Ole’ Me!

So I just had to add a little touch of femininity to the space with this fabulous DIY Lamp Shade with a Sweater to my desk area! Keep reading and I will tell you all about how this thrift store find totally updated an ugly lamp. This post may contain affiliate links marked with an asterisk. Click here to read my full disclosure policy.

DIY Lamp Shade with a Sweater: Materials Needed

• Small Lamp Shade
• Old Sweater
• Round Chiffon Flower Trim*
• Hot Glue Gun and Gun
• Scissors

DIY Lamp Shade with Sweater: Instructions

Before you begin double check to make sure the sweater you have chosen will wrap around the lamp shade in one piece. No one wants to cut apart a perfectly good sweater only to discover it is too small. My thrift store sweater was an XL.

Using sharp scissors cut off the top section of the sweater right below the arms. Make another cut straight up one side seam. This will give you a large piece of fabric to cover the lamp shade.

Lay the lamp shade on the fabric and begin to glue it in place by carefully running a bead of hot glue on the bottom of the frame then fold over the hem to create a finished seam.  Do the same at the top of the lampshade.

Need more in depth instructions on covering a lampshade? Click here to follow this tutorial. 

Even though our Southern Gentleman’s Home Office is definitely on the manly side this little lamp needed some sweetness. After all it is going on my desk in the room.

A few rows of pretty yellow chiffon roses around the bottom of the lampshade is the perfect feminine touch. The flower ribbon I used is similar to this Round Chiffon Flower Trim*.

Oh! I almost forgot to tell you about the paint job the base of the lamp got. It was once a lovely burgundy and gold combo. Straight from the 90’s!

Thanks to my favorite Brass Metallic Spray Paint from Krylon* this lamp is a lovely shade of brass. The Krylon spray paint covered the lamp base wonderfully and gave me the smooth satin finish I was looking for. Plus there were NO drips!

It is the same paint that transformed a cheapy plastic pineapple into a fabulous accessory for the Home Office. Click here to see the DIY Brass Pineapple project!

Such a pretty little lamp for my desk area! I love the color and that it is a DIY lamp shade from a castoff sweater.

Because I had many of the supplies on hand this entire project cost less than $5!

If you love this DIY Lamp Shade with a Sweater tutorial then you must see how I upcycled these 40 year old lamps. You won’t believe what I did to these lamp shades!

Fabulous window treatments don’t have to cost a fortune! Click here to see how I made my own DIY Window Curtains for our Home Office.

Want to catch up on all of the Southern Gentleman’s Home Office Update? Here’s links to all the DIY home decor…

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