We love Ikea, and we love this wonderfully done Ikea lamp makeover! This tutorial comes to us from Apartment Therapy's blog, and we can't wait til this weekend when we can hit up Ikea and give this a shot. This looks like a show piece - but for only $12 (including the price of lamp)!
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Ashley let us in on a few of her secrets ....
"After some experimentation I found that the best way to attach
the petals was with 'shiny' scotch tape (the type that looks like
packing tape) rather than the matte scotch 'magic' tape (which gave
obvious seams/shadows that looked less than stellar). The 'petals' were
cut in various lengths (I would cut a sheet of wax paper and fold it
over several times so I was cutting 8 petals at a time) and attached
from the bottom-->up (with shorter petals at the top)...don't be
discouraged if you can see a subtle shadow cast by the tape initially as
lots and lots and lots of layers are key! The petals curved naturally
from the wax paper coming on a roll, and I placed most of them with the
curl flipping out. Also, in lieu of wax paper I might use parchment
paper for the next go-round as it has a more matte appearance when the
light is off."
$1.19 (wax paper)
$0.50 (tape)
$6.00 (23.5" paper lantern from IKEA)
$3.99 (electric cord form IKEA)
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$11.68
$0.50 (tape)
$6.00 (23.5" paper lantern from IKEA)
$3.99 (electric cord form IKEA)
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$11.68
