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Young House Love » Giveaways » Fab Freebie: Your Perfect Shade

| By John Petersik | May 24, 2010 | 2,085 Comments

Fab Freebie: Your Perfect Shade

*** This giveaway is no longer accepting entries***

Time to break out your inner product designer again folks, because this week you’re designing your very own lamp shade.

Lamps Plus Design It2

Lamps Plus is the nation’s largest specialty lighting retailer (you West Coasties may know them in person, while us East Coasters can peruse their wares online) and they’ve got a great new “Design It” tool on their site so you can design your own drum shade for a whole slew of lamps and fixture styles. And this week one of you can win a Brushed Steel Contemporary Table Lamp with a shade in the pattern, color and trim of your choice.

Here are just a few of the designs that we played around with (so many patterns, so few empty side tables):

Lamps Plus Our Designs

If you’ve already created a design that you love and can’t bear to wait ’til Thursday’s winner announcement, Lamps Plus is giving YHL readers a special discount (click for more details). Oh and you can take a screenshot of your design and submit it on Lamps Plus’ Facebook page to remember- and share- your masterpiece with others. Who knew lamps could be so interactive? Now for this week’s entry deets:

  • PRIZE: A Brushed Steel Contemporary Table Lamp with your very own custom shade thanks to the Lamps Plus’ Design It tool
  • TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “MY SHADE IS” and…
  • BONUS QUESTION: …tell us your favorite color (we’re going back to basics this week). But since we’ve all grown up a bit past simple “green” or “red,” we’d love a bit more of a description (glowing amber? muted gray-blue? ruby red? celery green?).
  • GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, May 26th at 8pm EST
  • NUMBER OF WINNERS: ONE
  • PRIZE SHIPS: The 50 nifty United States
  • USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday. Good luck!

Find more freebie info on our Giveaway FAQs page. Pics courtesy of Lamps Plus

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Comments

  1. Amber says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:21 pm

    My shade is… cool cucumber green!

    Reply
  2. Jennifer - PrettynPreppy says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:21 pm

    MY SHADE IS … bay blue. Makes me calmer just thinking about it.

    Reply
  3. E says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:22 pm

    My shade is…one of every color/pattern/etc

    Reply
  4. Sheri says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:23 pm

    MY SHADE IS … blue. No, black. WAIT–gray! Color me indecisive!

    Reply
  5. Katie says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:23 pm

    MY SHADE IS…”beachy” colors, blues, greens, tans…colors that remind me of beautiful water and sandy beaches.

    Reply
  6. Jes says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:23 pm

    My shade is pure pure white. I find it so inspiring.

    Reply
  7. Aimee @ In THIS Life says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:24 pm

    MY SHADE IS…
    green! Almost any hue of it. Especially different shades mixed together. (LOVING that striped green lamp shade!)

    Reply
  8. dana says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:24 pm

    “MY SHADE IS”

    I love color combos…like, persimmon and dark teal!

    Reply
  9. Kelley says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:24 pm

    MY SHADE IS – River Rock – Behr paints….GORGEOUS!!!

    Reply
  10. Sarah F says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:24 pm

    My Shade Is…

    Green! Any shade and especially a mix of greens!

    Reply
  11. beabee says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:25 pm

    My shade is… ruby red. I didn’t think I liked to decorate with the color until I found some great Ikea bedding in that color, and it just snowballed from there!

    Reply
  12. Jenn V. says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:25 pm

    My shade is…

    goldenrod yellow! It makes every day sunny and cheery =)

    Reply
  13. Leigh says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:25 pm

    My shade is… citrusy-make-your-lips-pucker green

    Reply
  14. April in CT says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:25 pm

    My shade is…. I’ve gotta go old school and just say RED! Although I love a nice turquoise or aqua too. So many pretty colors, how am I to choose just one?

    Reply
  15. Melissa says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:25 pm

    MY SHADE IS…amethyst purple! Such a lamp would fit perfectly in my home office.

    Reply
  16. Alison says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:25 pm

    My shade is

    leaf green, right now. It will be different tomorrow.

    Reply
  17. Emily says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:26 pm

    MY SHADE IS…changing. For years I’ve loved many shades of red, but lately I feel like I’m not so much of a red gal. And I can’t quite place what I am now as of yet.

    Reply
  18. RD Shugart says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:26 pm

    MY SHADE IS …

    any type of green color with a geometric pattern.

    Reply
  19. Laura says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:27 pm

    MY SHADE IS….I love anything in red- so classic but can also be new a fun!

    Reply
  20. amy says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:27 pm

    My shade is….bold Yellow! Something to bring color into our great room.

    Reply
  21. Lauren says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:28 pm

    My shade is… Tiffany Blue!

    Reply
  22. Melissa says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:28 pm

    MY SHADE IS…sandstone.

    Reply
  23. marta says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:28 pm

    My shade is…………………yellow :)

    Reply
  24. Christine says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:28 pm

    My shade is…slate gray. Paired with deep blues and crisp whites =).

    Reply
  25. Holly says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:28 pm

    MY SHADE IS…
    Burnt Sienna! I just inherited a beautiful bed spread with the subtlest of deep orange-ish/red and would really like to bring that out with some accents of the same color.

    Reply
  26. Kelsey B says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:28 pm

    MY SHADE IS…

    burnt sienna! that’s right, I went with a good flashback from my crayola days, but I love a rich orangey-red color and I always remember that one being my favorite.

    Reply
  27. Amanda H. says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:29 pm

    My shade is…sunflower yellow! I LOVE yellow, and I like it as bright as I can get it! :)

    Reply
  28. Gloria says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:29 pm

    My shade is a sweet Summer orange.

    Reply
  29. Melissa says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:29 pm

    MY SHADE IS

    grapefruit! (the inside)

    Reply
  30. Tara says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:29 pm

    My shade is…mint green and aqua

    Reply
  31. Katie says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:31 pm

    My Shade is….Muted Blue – to go with my bedroom!

    Reply
  32. Parvy says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:31 pm

    MY SHADE IS….

    A sunny yellow with an asymmetric pattern, or a muted green with black print on it!

    Reply
  33. sue olson says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:31 pm

    My shade is … grape and I also love the stripe lamp!!

    Reply
  34. Maggie says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:31 pm

    My shade is a deep sea blue. Or more specifically, for this week’s home improvement project, Van Deusen Blue by Benjamin Moore. I love the way it translates from classic prep-nautical to jewel-toned bohemian to Medieval Spanish royalty as easily as my moods do.

    Reply
  35. Anna says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:31 pm

    My Shade is…
    Greenhouse Green

    Reply
  36. Laura says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:31 pm

    My Shade is…. dusty gray.

    Reply
  37. Sunny says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:32 pm

    MY SHADE IS … a fun light-but-bright blue… actually somewhat similar to the shade you have in the picture above! :)

    Reply
  38. Blair R says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:32 pm

    MY SHADE IS…
    I am currently drooling over peacock blue!

    Reply
  39. Erin says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:33 pm

    MY SHADE IS…olive green!

    Reply
  40. Blair says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:33 pm

    MY SHADE IS…

    blue. any shade of blue. It really doesn’t matter!

    Reply
  41. Nikki says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:33 pm

    MY SHADE IS…

    A toss-up between most shades of purple and fuschia!

    Reply
  42. Jessica says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:33 pm

    My shade is… peacock blue. Or cerulean. Or aubergine!

    Reply
  43. Amy L says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:33 pm

    MY SHADE IS rustic orange! What a fun, bold, unique color to spice up a room! Its the color at my wedding this summer!

    Reply
  44. Jennifer says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:34 pm

    My shade is…. all shades of blue – my bedroom is all blues and whites, and I’m loving the coral shade….

    Reply
  45. Lo says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:35 pm

    MY SHADE IS… candy pink!

    Reply
  46. Kristin says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:35 pm

    My shade is aqua! Aquamarine is my birthstone, so I come by it naturally.

    Reply
  47. Mary L says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:35 pm

    “MY SHADE IS” Pear Green!

    Reply
  48. Hannah says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:36 pm

    MY SHADE IS… A bright celery green!

    Reply
  49. Nell says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:36 pm

    MY SHADE IS… buttercup yellow!

    Reply
  50. Juli D. says

    May 24, 2010 at 4:36 pm

    My shade is TURQUOISE!

    Reply
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