{"id":351,"date":"2012-02-03T20:05:00","date_gmt":"2012-02-03T16:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ladyslittleloves.com\/2012\/02\/diy-chevron-lamp.html"},"modified":"2012-02-03T20:05:00","modified_gmt":"2012-02-03T16:05:00","slug":"diy-chevron-lamp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livingwithlady.com\/2012\/02\/diy-chevron-lamp.html","title":{"rendered":"DIY Chevron Lamp"},"content":{"rendered":"

I knew I wanted to put a lamp in Baby Boy’s room for those late nights when the overhead light is just too bright, but finding the right one that would coordinate with his room took a little searching.<\/p>\n

I found some nice ones online, but fell in love with the thought of a Chevron lampshade when I came across some pictures I saw on Etsy. The only problem was, they were selling for a minimum of $60. Ummm…. no? That’s when I thought… “Pff, I’ll do it myself!”<\/p>\n

So, I found a link with some tips on\u00a0how to achieve the desired look<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0and went from there.<\/p>\n

I first went to Walmart and bought the following supplies and only spent about $15.00:<\/p>\n

Painters tape
\nA small, cream lamp shade
\nCheap paintbrushes
\nPaint (I just bought a small bottle of the sample paint that is under the paint sample swatches)<\/p>\n

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I then began taping the lamp shade. This was a little difficult to figure out, as the shade I bought is smaller than the example I was looking at, so it just took some trial and error time. This took about two hours to do.<\/p>\n

My first attempt seemed to be going well. I thought I’d tape the entire lamp and could then peel off every other strip so that the lines would be the same thinkness, but as I worked around the lamp I was only able to get two complete “upside down peaks” and the third would just not match up. So, I knew I needed to get smart here.<\/p>\n

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My second attempt started with taping a “plus” across the top….<\/p>\n

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and then I used those four points to tape my upside down peaks from.<\/p>\n

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I then trimmed off the extra.<\/p>\n

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and added a little upside down triange of tape to achieve the “Chevron stripes” at the top.<\/p>\n

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But, as you can see, this method gave me very steep (and skinny) Chevron peaks, and was not what I was looking for.<\/p>\n

It was in the third and final attempt that I found success. I ended up with four upside down peaks, not too steep, and just kind of eyeballed it as I went around the shade.<\/p>\n

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Once around I just kept adding tape, as evenly spaced as I could, until I reached the bottom.<\/p>\n

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Oh, and I also used a razor blade to cut the excess tape off as I wasn’t getting very clean edges with scissors.<\/p>\n

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I then added itty bitty upside-down triangles at the very top. I also made sure my tape was very firmly pressed down onto the lamp, ensuring there were no air bubbles or holes where paint could seep through.<\/p>\n

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I then poured my paint into a bowl, and this is when I got nervous as I thought the paint looked a little purple. So, I tested it on a similar color piece of paper and concluded that it should be fine.<\/p>\n

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Next, I very lightly painted around the seems of the tape and let this dry. This helped to create a barrier for the paint so there was less of a chance of it seeping under the tape.<\/p>\n

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Gave it one more heavier coat of paint…<\/p>\n

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and this is when the Hubby told me to pull the tape off. I thought I should wait until it was dry, but he’s been watching a lot of \u00a0“Holmes on Homes” lately, and apparently it’s better to pull off when wet, so I gave it a shot.<\/p>\n

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Hooray! It worked!! Although it is not perfect, I am very pleased with the outcome!<\/p>\n

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Once I plugged in the lamp to test it out, I could really see areas that didn’t have as much paint as others. \u00a0So, I painted one more coat, and had to do this very carefully since the tape had already been removed.\u00a0You can kind of see what I mean in the picture below, as the top two lines have not been repainted, and the bottom two have.<\/div>\n
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All of the lines now have two coats of paint…<\/p>\n

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And it looks so much better, in my opinion!<\/p>\n

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The final product, all dry!<\/p>\n

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Happy Friday!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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