You use lamps throughout your house, and regardless of which room they are in, lamps are an important accessory. If you put a plain lampshade on your lamp it offers a neutral accent to the room, but you can also add a finishing touch to the style of any room by adding a little embellishment to your lampshades.

Adding style accents to your lampshades does not need to be an expensive proposition, as a matter of fact it may not cost you anything at all. Take a minute to consider the lamps in your home and think of how they can enhance the style of any given room.

Ornate and Classy – Adding crystals to anything immediately gives it an elegant and ornate look. Cut crystal enhances the light and its many facets set off specks of light that dance around the room. You can add an elegant touch to your lampshade by trimming with a strand of glass beads or glass bead fringe. The trim can be sewn on or attached with glue to the top and bottom edges of the lampshade.

Quick and Simple – You can embellish a lampshade with just about anything like seashells, buttons or even colored paperclips. Add buttons to your craft room lampshade, and add seashells to the shade in your tropical theme bathroom. The paperclip shade will be a fun touch in your home office.

Clean and Modern – If you take a single pattern and repeat it throughout a room it adds a cohesive look to the room. Make your lampshade add to the design of your room by adding your chosen design to your lampshade. Whether it is paisley, polka dots, stripes or checks, adding the design to your lampshade by gluing on shapes or using fabric paint will let your lamp add to the ambiance of the room.

Cute and Precious – If you want to adorn the lampshade in a baby girl's bedroom, think in terms of delicate lace and sweet pastels. For example, adding a piece of lace trim to the bottom edge of the lampshade is very feminine, or adding a larger piece of lace to the lampshade itself is also very sweet. Trimming the shade with a satin, pink ribbon can be easy if you simply use a hole-punch to add holes along the bottom edge of the shade, thread the ribbon throughout and finish with a pretty bow.

Comfortable and Cozy – Adding fabric with a lot of texture helps give a lampshade a cozy feel. Adding a felt or velvet border to a lampshade adds a warm tactile quality to the shade.

Easy and Organic – If you want to add a natural quality to the room, you can embellish your lampshade with pressed flowers or dried leaves. Both look attractive on any lampshade and they add a natural quality to the shade. To give the shade even more interest, add a layer of translucent rice paper over the dried leaves and flowers and connect with diluted glue. The effect will be three dimensional and beautiful.

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