Funky Lamp Shade

My daughter thought her old lamp was too boring to go in her funky bedroom, so instead of purchasing a new lamp, we improvised. First, we spray painted the base lime green to match her decor.


Then, we used mod podge to attach the tissue paper to the lamp shade. We just happened to find some tissue paper that had the exact colors of her room.



As you can see, this has already changed the lamp to a whole new look. We could have stopped at this step and been happy. But, we took it a step further because my daughter couldn't decide between stripes or polka dots, so we did both. So we then put on another layer of tissue paper with the mod podge.




Then, we just added some fun trim to the bottom.





I have used tissue paper for several other projects as well. I have done a garbage can, picture frame, and a tissue box. I had a friend even do a whole wall in her family room with maroon tissue paper. It gives it a textured look. There are some really fun prints to choose from, but also solid colors as well.