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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. Ana says

    May 25, 2010 at 11:19 am

    MY SHADE is.. cerulean! It’s the prettiest crayon in the box :)

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  2. Tawny B says

    May 25, 2010 at 11:20 am

    MY SHADE IS…light french grey, the color I recently painted our bedroom.

    Reply
  3. Heather Jastrzemski says

    May 25, 2010 at 11:22 am

    My shade is some sort of turquoise or thyme color. And has a geometric pattern on it. Trying to give some modern love to my dining room, which, though full of fun items, feels a bit too old-lady-ish! This would help!

    Reply
  4. katie says

    May 25, 2010 at 11:22 am

    my shade is green. emerald, apple, sage or forest, i love me some green. =) congrats on the kiddo!

    Reply
  5. Casey says

    May 25, 2010 at 11:24 am

    My shade is lemon yellow. There is just something so happy and summery about it…and who couldn’t love a little summer all year round?!

    Reply
  6. Meredith K A says

    May 25, 2010 at 11:25 am

    MY SHADE IS deep teal right now – I can’t stop buying shirts that color, but I would probably pick something different for a lamp shade, since my living room doesn’t exactly include deep teal. I think if I won this one, I would fine something nature-inspired and unisex to coordinate with my planned nursery!

    Reply
  7. Katie says

    May 25, 2010 at 11:25 am

    My favorite is a dark turquoise silk shade I got from Pier 1 a few years ago. It is the only thing in my living room that is not green, red or brown and I love the splash of color it gives the room!

    Reply
  8. Allison H says

    May 25, 2010 at 11:26 am

    MY SHADE IS robin’s egg blue!

    Reply
  9. Jenn says

    May 25, 2010 at 11:27 am

    My shade is plum. I would use this in my bedroom!

    Reply
  10. Mama Mongoose says

    May 25, 2010 at 11:27 am

    My shade is… Green!

    Reply
  11. Leslie says

    May 25, 2010 at 11:33 am

    MY SHADE IS Nebraska Husker victorious champion scarlet red! :) Go Big Red!

    Reply
  12. teresa says

    May 25, 2010 at 11:33 am

    MY SHADE IS…

    I find it impossible to pick a favorite color!

    Reply
  13. Ashley says

    May 25, 2010 at 11:34 am

    My lamp is yellow!!

    Reply
  14. No Biggie Kerry says

    May 25, 2010 at 11:36 am

    MY SHADE IS … a sea-glass/icey/Tiffany blue/green. Makes me feel serene, fresh, and regal at the same time!

    Reply
  15. Lindsay says

    May 25, 2010 at 11:36 am

    MY SHADE IS grey! I have been loving all shades of grey lately. A great neutral, but not the tan that’s so common.

    Reply
  16. Kristen says

    May 25, 2010 at 11:36 am

    MY SHADE IS…. Green! (To be more specific, Green Tea from Behr!)

    Reply
  17. Ashley says

    May 25, 2010 at 11:36 am

    oops I meant

    MY SHADE IS… yellow. Please disregard the previous comment :)

    Reply
  18. Jillian says

    May 25, 2010 at 11:37 am

    MY SHADE IS … blue and green. They have always been my favorite, so I can say that teal is what I love best.

    Reply
  19. Sarah Mc says

    May 25, 2010 at 11:37 am

    My Shade Is… blue!

    Reply
  20. Christina says

    May 25, 2010 at 11:37 am

    My shade is Nantucket Fog.

    Reply
  21. Jennifer MacBride says

    May 25, 2010 at 11:38 am

    MY SHADE IS….grey, greenish, blue..great beachy color

    Reply
  22. Wendy H. says

    May 25, 2010 at 11:38 am

    My shade is…

    sage green. My, oh my, how I love sage green.

    Reply
  23. Lauren Davison says

    May 25, 2010 at 11:39 am

    MY SHADE IS a fabulous neutralized deep teal. De.Lish.

    Reply
  24. Kristen says

    May 25, 2010 at 11:39 am

    MY SHADE IS…Bohemian Turquoise with accents of Cherry Red. My living room has a modern theme of black, white, and that vibrant cherry red. I’d like to give my bedroom (currently a conglomerate of browns) a bohemian feel but still tie the living room and bedroom together with (vibrant cherry!) red accents. The lamp would be the perfect beginning to my DIY project. Thanks YHL!

    Reply
  25. Emily says

    May 25, 2010 at 11:41 am

    MY SHADE IS… orange, slightly rust, not too bright, not too dark, Pantone 716 C.

    Reply
  26. Michelle Z says

    May 25, 2010 at 11:41 am

    My shade is… black and white! A simple accent for my new aqua, black and white bathroom.

    Reply
  27. Sarah says

    May 25, 2010 at 11:42 am

    MY SHADE IS…

    Cloudy Day Gray!

    Reply
  28. Lone says

    May 25, 2010 at 11:45 am

    MY SHADE IS…..white, I just love white!! Clean simple white!

    Reply
  29. Erin says

    May 25, 2010 at 11:45 am

    MY SHADE IS

    Turquoise…I love damask patterns, too!

    Reply
  30. Emily says

    May 25, 2010 at 11:47 am

    My shade is pale turquoise! I am loving all shades of turquoise, bright & muted.

    Reply
  31. Kimberly Kaiser says

    May 25, 2010 at 11:48 am

    My Shade is “H & R Block” Green! HAHA

    Reply
  32. jenny says

    May 25, 2010 at 11:50 am

    My shade is kelly green (and orange)!

    Reply
  33. Shannon says

    May 25, 2010 at 11:50 am

    My Shade Is. . .

    Dark Chocolate Brown, for sure!

    Reply
  34. Jackie says

    May 25, 2010 at 11:52 am

    My shade is apple red

    Reply
  35. Leslie says

    May 25, 2010 at 11:53 am

    My shade is… CARRIBEAN CORAL!

    We recently moved into a new home and I’m trying to tackle on one room at a time, this would be for our office!

    Reply
  36. matt says

    May 25, 2010 at 11:53 am

    My shade is…teal/blue. Recently bought our first house and the living room is still bare! We have some accent pillows but that’s it!

    Reply
  37. Sara says

    May 25, 2010 at 11:54 am

    My Shade is

    It changes all the time, right now it’s soft greenish, blueish, gray. I call it greblay.

    Reply
  38. meagan says

    May 25, 2010 at 11:54 am

    My shade is…blues and yellows

    Reply
  39. Cara says

    May 25, 2010 at 11:56 am

    My shade is…. burgandy! All sorts of values of burgandy can add a rich element to a somewhat dull color palette

    Reply
  40. Staci Zohlen says

    May 25, 2010 at 11:58 am

    my shade is soft pink for my daughter!

    Reply
  41. Lisa A says

    May 25, 2010 at 11:59 am

    My Shade Is
    black and white

    Reply
  42. Stephanie Crisalli says

    May 25, 2010 at 11:59 am

    MY SHADE IS….Cerulean!!!

    Reply
  43. Joy George says

    May 25, 2010 at 11:59 am

    My shade is…either blue or red. I like bold colors! We are about to buy our first house and so this would be a great addition for decorating a new room! :) Joy

    Reply
  44. Jennifer says

    May 25, 2010 at 12:02 pm

    MY SHADE IS…currently an icy greyish blue. It’s the new black!

    Reply
  45. Steph says

    May 25, 2010 at 12:03 pm

    My shade Is-
    Windsor Green!

    Reply
  46. Theresa S. says

    May 25, 2010 at 12:04 pm

    MY SHADE IS pink ….Let’s hear it for the gilrs!!!

    Reply
  47. Fran says

    May 25, 2010 at 12:09 pm

    MY SHADE IS

    clean and white

    Reply
  48. Beth says

    May 25, 2010 at 12:09 pm

    My shade is… caramel latte!

    Reply
  49. Amy says

    May 25, 2010 at 12:10 pm

    My shade is… aqua!

    Reply
  50. Dannielle says

    May 25, 2010 at 12:13 pm

    My shade is… GLASS SAPPHIRE. It’s a Behr paint color, this is the color I’m HOPING will be in our office :)

    Reply
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