Drum shade for ceiling fan
Drum shade on a ceiling fan! Whomever came up with idea first, I think you are pretty smart. I have seen it many times, and thought I really need to try that. For one, it is less costly than replacing the ceiling fan and for two, I believe our ceilings fan serve a purpose.
We need to circulate that air on occasion.
I started with a simple Better homes and gardens lampshade purchased at Walmart for around $10.00. I liked the color, texture and trim. I, however knew it had to be the Debbiedoodized with some stenciling and embellishments.
Easy to stencil on fabric...told you that time and time again, really little room for error on fabric.
I used picture wire hanger to add to the center of the lampshade, and then lightly hung it on the screws of the fan where the lights shades were.
I whipped this out pretty fast, so I do have to tweak it some to center it. But no big deal, when I get out the ladder again, I will adjust that.
In each center of the flower I added a different color button to compliment with the room.
HA, in this picture you can really see how off center I am...I am going down now to fix that:)
What a great impact this made!
You may recall I just showed you Alex's room, and used an existing drum shade from his floor lamp.
I used the same method..
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posted by Debbiedoos @ 7:16 AM
54 Comments:
Oh isn't that a Nifty idea... I LOVE how you personalized yours and made it to compliment your room.... VERY cute indeed!!! :)
I love this idea! Thanks for sharing how you did it. I am redoing my master bedroom and have been tryimg to figure out what to do with the ceiling fan.
Debbie I so want to do this in Mackenzie's room. How did you hang it? Did you take the old light fixture down first? LOVE the look!!
You did a great job on that shade. That is a cute idea.
Looks awesome Debbie. I love how that really changes up the ceiling fan while keeping it functional. Great job!
I think it is a brilliant way to update a fan! ~ Maureen
Wow - that is definitely a look I haven't seen before. Do you get enough light from that? Or is more just for decoration?
Well,that is cute, Debbie. It does dress it up. I know how much you need ceiling fans in the South- xo Diana
Debbiedoodized! I love it!
~Tami
It looks nice and really allows the light to spread around the room, too! Great idea! ♥
What a cute idea! Thanks for sharing.
Hope you are having a good week.
I think it looks great and its nice to have an option to ceiling fans when you really can't afford to change the light fixture portion. I like ceiling fans, too, Debbie. We put ours on in the bedroom at night all year long. "Debbiedoodized" ~ will that come up in Spellcheck? : )
What a clever idea!! It looks great....I have just the ceiling fan to add a shade to! Can't wait to try it!
~Des
Now, how cute is that!
Love it Debbie! Wonderful idea.
I just did the same thing to the last "boob" light in our house and love it! Yours looks fantastic and I love how you Debbiedoodized it. LOL!
Vanessa
Wow ! I love it! Thanks for sharing! Joann I will do it!
Looks great! and I like the way you gave it some bling:)
How cute! I never, ever would have thought to do that!
Allyson
http://cupcakescandycanes.blogspot.com
One of your best project yet. It's perfect and finishes the look off nicely.
What a great way to make over a fan. I like how you stenciled the shade to give it some personality.
Ok, that is just about the best thing I've seen in ages!
I was going to ask how you had done it in your son's room. Such a cute idea. We have 5 ceiling fans at last count, so I'm always looking for a way to make them a little more stylish.
I have seriously got to try this!
Debbie- I LOVE this!! I am going to have to give it a try myself! :)
I'm on the prowl for the perfect shade for our room and our little guy's room now. Thanks for sharing!
Debbie, this is one of THE BEST ideas I have seen in avery long time..... :D I love yours!!!
xo,
RJ
Drum shades are so "in" right now and this is a great idea!
Very cute, Debbie!
Too COOL for school Debbie..Hugs and smiles Gloria
I was wondering how you did that! LOL The ceiling fan in the kitchen and the room off the kitchen need a complete makeover, I mean taken down and the brass painted with nickel! The lights are three bulbs, just wondering if yours was like that or did it have just one single bulb?
Love the lampshade Deb, how neat!
I had seen a similar one like this but with a chandi underneath it and I loved it then. This is perfect Debbie, I love it! I have always hated those lights on ceiling fans, this is so much prettier! Thanks for sharing!
Looks great Debbie ... glad to see it Debbiedodized. This may be what I need in the living room. I hate the lights in there. We have fans in every room and use all of them almost all the time. Thanks for sharing your idea. I like the one in your son's room too.
Blessings, Audrey Z
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I love this idea! We have a 2 story home with no central air, so ceiling fans are a must in the upstairs bedrooms. I'm glad there's something I can do to pretty them up a bit.
Such a clever girl! This looks great, Debbie. ~ sarah
You get craftier and craftier by the second, Debbie! Oh and I LOVE your new layout and all the yellow!!! :)
Love it Debb... such a cute , nice and simple way and the end result is so gorgeous...so much thanks for sharing the idea... you are such an inspiration for me always...
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With love
Farah
Looks great Debbie! You are on a creative roll. Have a wonderful day, Gail
What a wonderful idea! I really love the way yours turned out. I also love the inspiration you give for turning a simple Walmart shade into something really stylish.
I also wanted to tell you that I love the color your shouted out in your previous post. I'm besotted with a similar shade lately and am putting it in my powder room in accents. What a happy difference it made over the old greens in there.
GREAT re-do Debbie! I love the cool breeze my ceiling fans give but they are nothing to look at!
It looks great, we have several fans that need Debbiedooized! Love it!
Debbie
That is such a great idea. I agree about a ceiling fan being necessary. You just made it look that much better.
Love this idea! Gives the ceiling fan a whole updated look:-) I love that you "Debbied" the lamp shade too-. You should start you tubing your projects.:-)
I love the lamp shade it came out really nice. Great job it changes the whole fan.
Wonderful idea, wonderful finished project...just great!!
oh thanks for telling us when i seen alexs room i said to myself how she do that.I hate the lights on fans.i actully took mine apart and tried to do it but of coarse i did notuse the wire lol This is just adorable what you did .if you dont hear from me in a few days look for me on the dinning room floor i fell off the lader lol:)
That is such a cute and clever idea. I love that you "Debbiedoorized" it.....lol. You are so cute!
CAS
Thanks Debbie for sharing this neat looking idea...I have never thought about adding a drum shade and I love the look of it.
Blessings,
Linda
wow, it's beautiful - I need to update my fan.
this is so neat. I love the idea. Hugs, Ginger
What a great idea! I also love the burlap and embellishments, your design is so pretty! I have a party going on now...I'd love to have you share!
Debbie, what a great idea!! It dresses up a fan and adds a punch of interest. Super cute.
Mary Alice
This is a great idea! Living in Arizona, we have ceiling fans in practically every room. This is a great way to dress them up.
this is seriously one of my favorite shades...I didn't know you could put shades on the fans..good to know because we have to have fans in the desert....I love those stencils and the buttons are so perfect!
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