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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. Shunta says

    May 25, 2010 at 3:54 pm

    MY SHADE IS green!! I keep trying to get away from it, but I just like so many shades of green!! (which is one of the reasons I really like your new sleeper sofa!! However, lately I’ve also been dabbling with gray and yellow in house decor. Gray on bathroom walls and a creamy yellow in dining room.

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  2. Ashley M says

    May 25, 2010 at 3:55 pm

    MY SHADE IS — Cerulean! I love the brightness of the blue, plus it was always the first crayon I wore down in elementary school :)

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  3. Ashley says

    May 25, 2010 at 3:55 pm

    MY SHADE IS — melon or crisp white — I love the way they go together in the summer

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  4. Kim says

    May 25, 2010 at 3:56 pm

    My Shade Is bright green… like crayon green.

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  5. Kimberly says

    May 25, 2010 at 4:03 pm

    MY SHADE IS – the color of the ocean in Maui… a beautiful blue :-)

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  6. Ashley Profitt says

    May 25, 2010 at 4:04 pm

    MY SHADE IS–a spring grass green, one that looks perfect with a lemonade yellow.

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  7. anne marie says

    May 25, 2010 at 4:04 pm

    MY SHADE IS… covered with earthy grey and brown and green tones and features a nice organic-but-geometric print (think Eames or a Frank Lloyd Wright leaf design)!

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  8. Sharon Roland says

    May 25, 2010 at 4:11 pm

    MY SHADE IS – Carolina Blue!

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  9. Jessica F. says

    May 25, 2010 at 4:28 pm

    A Whiter Shade of Pale

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  10. Mellisa says

    May 25, 2010 at 4:29 pm

    MY SHADE IS… sage green. There’s just something about the gray-in-green tone that makes my heart go pitter-pat. Maybe it’s my love of the desert and its colors…

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  11. Ashleigh says

    May 25, 2010 at 4:29 pm

    MY SHADE IS….a sage green! It’s always been my favorite color! And I need a new lampshade to accent my bedroom!

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  12. Claudia Köhler says

    May 25, 2010 at 4:31 pm

    My shade is: dreamy blue! It fits perfectly into my master bed room and will shurely help me having good dreams about my future make-over ideas!

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  13. rachel p says

    May 25, 2010 at 4:37 pm

    MY SHADE IS … I love pops of color like aqua blue, apple green, lemon yellow, and fuschia. Fun!!

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  14. Emily says

    May 25, 2010 at 4:42 pm

    MY SHADE IS. . .

    these days, my favorites are steely gray-blue and ivory.

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  15. Gary says

    May 25, 2010 at 4:43 pm

    MY SHADE IS. . .

    My wife and I both like the tan/blue/ivory palette in our living room.

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  16. Cristy says

    May 25, 2010 at 4:45 pm

    My shade is – celedon and teal.

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  17. Jake says

    May 25, 2010 at 4:48 pm

    My shade is – Ocean deep blue.

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  18. Sarah W. says

    May 25, 2010 at 4:52 pm

    MY SHADE IS…

    Robin’s egg blue…or a nice textural linen or burlap neutral.

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  19. Karen says

    May 25, 2010 at 4:59 pm

    MY SHADE IS…

    Pale blue, simple and clean.

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  20. jeanfrances says

    May 25, 2010 at 5:09 pm

    MY SHADE IS…WHITE.

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  21. Courtney says

    May 25, 2010 at 5:10 pm

    My shade is…turquoise with green. To coordinate with the curtains I just made using your DIY no-sew instructions. I can’t stop looking at the windows I did!

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  22. M J says

    May 25, 2010 at 5:15 pm

    My shade is… Oregon green with chocolate brown.

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  23. rich says

    May 25, 2010 at 5:21 pm

    MY SHADE IS… Peacock blue!

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  24. Monica says

    May 25, 2010 at 5:23 pm

    MY SHADE IS…sea glass aqua and punmpkin.

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  25. Jamie says

    May 25, 2010 at 5:33 pm

    MY SHADE IS . . .

    aqua and tangerine

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  26. sarah says

    May 25, 2010 at 5:42 pm

    MY SHADE IS…
    nautical blue/grey

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  27. Candi says

    May 25, 2010 at 5:44 pm

    MY SHADE IS….yellow and green stripey to match my couch pillows!!

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  28. Ria says

    May 25, 2010 at 5:50 pm

    MY SHADE IS…. classic tan or ORANGE!!!

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  29. Katie Gallagher says

    May 25, 2010 at 5:59 pm

    MY SHADE IS West Elm gray – that kind of medium, soft, linen-looking gray.

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  30. Michelle S. says

    May 25, 2010 at 6:03 pm

    MY SHADE IS AQUAMARINE! I love the tealish, but not too dark color.

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  31. Rebecca says

    May 25, 2010 at 6:11 pm

    My shade is…sea salt (from Sherwin Williams)! Oh please pick me! I even chose May 14th as the baby’s arrival date and I still didn’t win! A custom shade would look great in my new house (set to be finished June 30th).

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  32. Lora says

    May 25, 2010 at 6:19 pm

    MY SHADE IS ice blue!

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  33. Alina says

    May 25, 2010 at 6:23 pm

    MY SHADE IS… pink!, though I have a soft spot for robin’s egg and dark yellow.

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  34. Merideth says

    May 25, 2010 at 6:25 pm

    MY SHADE IS….cricket green with black trim.

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  35. JoDi says

    May 25, 2010 at 6:34 pm

    MY SHADE IS green! A nice subdued mossy green, but really I love all greens, bright ones, soft ones, light, dark, I love them all!

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  36. Autumn Tao says

    May 25, 2010 at 6:38 pm

    MY SHADE IS… currenlty I love Sage Green, but my heart really belongs to Pumpkin Orange.

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  37. Carrie Hogan says

    May 25, 2010 at 6:42 pm

    MY SHADE IS….WHITE.

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  38. Denise says

    May 25, 2010 at 6:43 pm

    MY SHADE IS….bright blue!

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  39. Beverly says

    May 25, 2010 at 6:49 pm

    My shade is … how can I pick?
    apple green probably

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  40. Laurie M says

    May 25, 2010 at 7:03 pm

    MY SHADE IS….I am currently loving spring green. It is the new accent color in my living room.

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  41. Ana says

    May 25, 2010 at 7:04 pm

    My shade is … beach glass blue.

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  42. Jill W says

    May 25, 2010 at 7:23 pm

    MY SHADE IS….Something fun and bright.

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  43. Sarah K. says

    May 25, 2010 at 7:24 pm

    My shade (of the week… tehe) is kelly green!

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  44. Heather says

    May 25, 2010 at 7:39 pm

    MY SHADE IS… a clear and refreshing light blue.

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  45. Cat@BudgetBlonde says

    May 25, 2010 at 7:39 pm

    My shade is lime green!

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  46. Jon says

    May 25, 2010 at 7:39 pm

    My shade is blue!

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  47. Laura says

    May 25, 2010 at 7:39 pm

    MY SHADE IS… cobalt blue.

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  48. Jorge J says

    May 25, 2010 at 7:43 pm

    My shade is

    White. Works with everything.

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  49. DaneileB says

    May 25, 2010 at 7:46 pm

    MY SHADE IS……….. I love a crisp white.

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  50. ali says

    May 25, 2010 at 7:47 pm

    MY SHADE IS…mustard yellow

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