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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. Leigh says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:14 pm

    MY SHADE IS…
    a beachy blue. It’s been my favorite since I was little.

    Reply
  2. Courtney F. says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:14 pm

    MY SHADE IS lime!

    Reply
  3. r8chel says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:14 pm

    MY SHADE IS… white, but in the unlikely event that I’m selected as the winner, I’d probably go with something greenish.

    Reply
  4. Tara says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:15 pm

    MY SHADE IS….golden yellow.

    Reply
  5. Melissa says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:15 pm

    MY SHADE IS cooking apple green, according to the May issue of Martha Stewart Living. :-)

    Reply
  6. Shonda says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:15 pm

    MY SHADE IS… clarifying gray.

    Reply
  7. Taylor Jo says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:16 pm

    MY SHADE IS…

    all blues :)

    Reply
  8. Laura Barnes says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:18 pm

    My Shade Is that super happy dafodil yellow, the color that just makes me smile everytime!

    Reply
  9. Rebecca says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:18 pm

    MY SHADE IS… golden tan, chocolate brown and french blue. And that blue lamp in the example would look awesome on the desk in my living room.

    Reply
  10. Nicole says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:19 pm

    MY SHADE IS…
    My favorite color is purple, but I tend to decorate with more earth tones: browns, greens, and light blues.

    Reply
  11. avery says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:19 pm

    MY SHADE IS… Icy and sleek!

    Reply
  12. Danielle H says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:20 pm

    MY SHADE IS….Tiffany Blue. It’s classic and girly at the same time!

    Reply
  13. Susan E. says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:21 pm

    My shade is green! A soft, sea foam green.

    Reply
  14. Emily says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:21 pm

    my shade is pink!

    but not for decorating…just in T-shirts.

    Reply
  15. Jamie says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:22 pm

    “MY SHADE IS” …. Red

    Reply
  16. Aimee says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:23 pm

    MY SHADE IS….

    Honestly, I have always loved the crispness and simplicity of white. But otherwise, it’s sea glass. I love the shade of muted greenish/blue.

    Reply
  17. Jennifer says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:27 pm

    MY SHADE IS….

    an iridescent creamy color!

    Reply
  18. Jeania says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:27 pm

    My shade is pale green : )

    Reply
  19. Aimee says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:27 pm

    MYSHADEIS…..Yellow. Mustardy/Goldeny Yellow. If I had to pick just one :) If I could pick another it would be Plum-ish Purple.

    Reply
  20. Kate says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:28 pm

    My shade is Tiffany blue today.

    Reply
  21. Julie L says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:29 pm

    My shade is . . . freshly sprouted green with a hint of robin’s egg blue!

    Reply
  22. Mimi Perez says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:30 pm

    My shade is….CHARCOAL GREY! ;)

    Reply
  23. Shailey says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:30 pm

    My shade is sky blue.

    Reply
  24. tamra S says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:31 pm

    MY SHADE IS . . .
    Aqua!

    Reply
  25. Tiffini S. says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:31 pm

    MY SHADE IS ever changing. My dream color scheme is a nice, buttery yellow/flannel gray with poppy red accents. But for pure, unadulterated color, nothing better than a bright, bold orange!

    Reply
  26. beth says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:32 pm

    MY SHADE IS… slate blue with a subtle white damask print. eee!

    Reply
  27. Angela says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:33 pm

    MY SHADE IS…blue, but not just any blue, the blue of my baby boy’s eyes. Absolutely breathtaking!!!

    Reply
  28. Brooke in WI says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:33 pm

    MY SHADE is RED!!!

    Reply
  29. Karen says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:34 pm

    My shade is thundercloud

    Reply
  30. tasha roe says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:36 pm

    MY SHADE IS
    Peacock Blue or Marine Blue

    those shades have to be the coolest thing ever!!!

    Reply
  31. Bryce says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:36 pm

    My Shade is….
    I love, love oranges in all shades

    Reply
  32. Olivia says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:36 pm

    MY SHADE IS bluestone blue!

    Reply
  33. Nicole says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:37 pm

    My Shade is Grey with touches of black and white!

    Reply
  34. Elise Moore says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:37 pm

    MY SHADE IS ugly, which is why I need a new one! My favorite color is chardonnay bottle green.

    Reply
  35. Colleen says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:37 pm

    My shade is a buttery yellow…

    Reply
  36. Cami says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:39 pm

    MY SHADE IS (are) sage green and gray blue. I love these colors together and have decorated our master bedroom in them. Love this giveaway!!

    Reply
  37. Jan says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:39 pm

    MY SHADE IS going to be striped to match the colors of my dated sofabed, bringing some updated “zing” into my guestroom/study: khaki, sage green, and rust.

    Reply
  38. Jamie S says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:39 pm

    MY SHADE IS dreamy turquoise I can’t get enough of it this year

    Reply
  39. Stacy S. says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:41 pm

    MY SHADE IS…

    burnt orange.

    Reply
  40. Sarah says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:42 pm

    My shade is… I love a creamy white…

    Reply
  41. Melissa says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:42 pm

    MY SHADE IS RED!
    Dark, red delicious apple red

    Reply
  42. Autumn Penz says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:43 pm

    My Shade is Black.. I think it is part of every room in the house.

    Reply
  43. Beth-BTW says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:44 pm

    MY SHADE IS…

    the green of spring. I really have too many favorite colors – love pink, orange, green, yellow, etc. However, the shade that makes me oh-so happy is that new green of trees just having gotten their leaves. Rebirth. Love it!

    Reply
  44. Michelle says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:47 pm

    MY SHADE IS…

    sage green and muted blue-gray.

    Reply
  45. Nicole C. says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:47 pm

    MY SHADE IS…. gray?orange?red?green? I just can’t pick one. Add in all the hues and different tones of colors – forget it! I love them all!

    Reply
  46. Katie says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:48 pm

    My SHADE IS: light gray! I’m loving that it goes with so many other colors.

    Reply
  47. Mason says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:49 pm

    “MY SHADE IS . . . waiting to happen. We are moving in August and so we will have to see what is waiting for us at our new place.

    Reply
  48. gina says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:50 pm

    My shade is… turquoise

    Reply
  49. Grace says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:50 pm

    MY SHADE IS WHITE! it’s so clean and crisp!

    Reply
  50. Melissa says

    May 24, 2010 at 7:51 pm

    MY SHADE IS…. black

    Reply
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