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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. Leah says

    May 25, 2010 at 1:27 pm

    My shade is…BLUE – any shade and I love it!

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  2. Brandi says

    May 25, 2010 at 1:27 pm

    My shade is… blue and white!

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  3. Manda says

    May 25, 2010 at 1:27 pm

    My shade is ridiculous, bright, hot, neon pink!

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  4. Cadie says

    May 25, 2010 at 1:27 pm

    My shade is……Tiffany-box blue

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  5. Trish says

    May 25, 2010 at 1:32 pm

    My Shade is sorely lacking. Favorite color – periwinkle.

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  6. CasaCullen says

    May 25, 2010 at 1:33 pm

    my shade is…bluish grey! mmmm, so warm, inviting, tranquil and relaxing! – CC

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  7. Molly says

    May 25, 2010 at 1:36 pm

    I love a dusky blue. Just painted a wall that color and can’t wait throw some pink in front of it!

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  8. Megan says

    May 25, 2010 at 1:37 pm

    Lately, I’ve been loving the ultra-inviting purple-gray color. It has such a chic, cozy and warm feel to it, and its not too purpley. (My husband actually digs it and he’s a total neutral color lover.) SCORE!

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  9. Lynn says

    May 25, 2010 at 1:37 pm

    My shade is Vintage Teal, as in the color of my vintage camera in the spare bedroom that I would love to match it to! I have been looking since August and I can’t find the right shade!

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  10. Katie says

    May 25, 2010 at 1:37 pm

    My shade is … Teal!!!

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  11. Traci says

    May 25, 2010 at 1:41 pm

    MY SHADE IS blue/green— just like your new sofa!!

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  12. Veronica says

    May 25, 2010 at 1:43 pm

    MY SHADE IS…Tiffany Blue (but also love greens and browns too, which is why I love your decor!)

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  13. PawleysIslandPosh says

    May 25, 2010 at 1:48 pm

    MY SHADE IS…lipstick pink v. robin’s egg blue.

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  14. Laura says

    May 25, 2010 at 1:49 pm

    My shade is either dark gray or a kiwi green!

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  15. Brooke says

    May 25, 2010 at 1:51 pm

    MY SHADE IS…

    sea glass blue-green.

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  16. Tuli says

    May 25, 2010 at 1:51 pm

    My shade is…Phoenix Suns Orange. GO SUNS!!!

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  17. davesanngel says

    May 25, 2010 at 1:55 pm

    MY SHADE IS … pale aqua. I just love calming blue colors.

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  18. shelia dulion says

    May 25, 2010 at 1:55 pm

    my shade is ……. black and white floral design

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  19. Kai says

    May 25, 2010 at 1:58 pm

    MY SHADE IS

    Turqoise…it is gender neutral and warm

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  20. Kate says

    May 25, 2010 at 1:59 pm

    My Shade is…Amy Butler sky blue. I have a fabulous quilt i made with her fabrics in my bedroom. I would love to have a shade to go with it! :) PICK ME PLEASE!

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  21. Amber says

    May 25, 2010 at 2:01 pm

    My favorite is a blueish gray. Love it!

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  22. Cheryl says

    May 25, 2010 at 2:01 pm

    My shade is…. Blue-Green!! =)

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  23. Sarah b says

    May 25, 2010 at 2:02 pm

    my shade is…green! the green striped lamp shade – those are the greens that i am in love with right now!

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  24. Cheryl says

    May 25, 2010 at 2:07 pm

    My shade is… MOCHA!

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  25. Anna Denton says

    May 25, 2010 at 2:08 pm

    MY SHADE IS… Yves Klein blue. He’s my all time fave artist, and his patented color of bluish purple is just beyond!

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  26. Jenn says

    May 25, 2010 at 2:09 pm

    My shade is…coral pink! It’s such a bright and happy color.

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  27. Rachel says

    May 25, 2010 at 2:11 pm

    My shade is yellow- love it, so happy & cheery!

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  28. Laura says

    May 25, 2010 at 2:25 pm

    My Shade is…Eggplant! It’s bold without being too much for me.

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  29. Bri says

    May 25, 2010 at 2:26 pm

    MY SHADE IS….magenta pink!

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  30. Rachel says

    May 25, 2010 at 2:38 pm

    MY SHADE IS cool steely blue gray.

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  31. Heather says

    May 25, 2010 at 2:39 pm

    My shade is a muted sophisticated orange.

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  32. Rhiannon says

    May 25, 2010 at 2:47 pm

    My SHADE is…crisp early morning blue. The blue that is part blue, part gray, right before the sun makes everything brighter. If I win the lamp it’ll go in my bedroom that is slowly making the transformation to those soothing blues.

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  33. Holly says

    May 25, 2010 at 2:50 pm

    MY SHADE IS…purple. Specifically, purple with a lot of red undertones.

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  34. NatalieB says

    May 25, 2010 at 2:57 pm

    MY SHADE IS… probably a nuetral – so tan/taupe… Maybe we will see!!!

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  35. Adrianne says

    May 25, 2010 at 3:04 pm

    My shade is…cool blue. Crisp and somewhat pale…it’s my new neutral!

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  36. stacey efthimiou says

    May 25, 2010 at 3:10 pm

    My shade is grey!

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  37. heather says

    May 25, 2010 at 3:12 pm

    i would say my favorite color is purple, but looking at my house you would think it was turquoise! everything is a different shade of turquoise.

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  38. Sherryl says

    May 25, 2010 at 3:14 pm

    My shade is…

    light denim blue

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  39. Erin says

    May 25, 2010 at 3:18 pm

    MY SHADE IS…slate blue with white.

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  40. Anna says

    May 25, 2010 at 3:19 pm

    My shade is…… coral. Its a perfect combo of red, orange and pink. Makes me happy every time I see it!

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  41. Amanda says

    May 25, 2010 at 3:21 pm

    MY SHADE IS… Purple! I love the royal-ish shades of purple, very deep!

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  42. elizabeth says

    May 25, 2010 at 3:25 pm

    “MY SHADE IS” Yellow…like the sun….hmmm dosnt sound so shady!

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  43. Eunice Chou says

    May 25, 2010 at 3:26 pm

    My shade us gray damask!

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  44. Nicole Zoe says

    May 25, 2010 at 3:37 pm

    MY SHADE IS… a soft grass green!

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  45. Allison says

    May 25, 2010 at 3:40 pm

    MY SHADE IS

    a slightly cool gray.

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  46. Jackie says

    May 25, 2010 at 3:42 pm

    My shade is sage (and most green)! Painted my living room an earthy sage color last year and I love it!

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  47. Tracey says

    May 25, 2010 at 3:46 pm

    My shade is watermelon pink. I love the bright vibrant color, it makes me happy. I used it in our wedding.

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  48. Linda says

    May 25, 2010 at 3:47 pm

    My shade is soft pale yellow – what a cheerful color!

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  49. Roxanne Davis says

    May 25, 2010 at 3:50 pm

    MY SHADE IS… probably stormy turquoise (today)

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  50. Meaghan Peters says

    May 25, 2010 at 3:51 pm

    MY SHADE IS — a gold or charcoal gray pattern.

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