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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. Stacy A. says

    May 26, 2010 at 2:23 pm

    MY SHADE IS

    Green green green!

    Reply
  2. Camilla says

    May 26, 2010 at 2:30 pm

    MY SHADE IS … green.

    Reply
  3. Linda says

    May 26, 2010 at 2:31 pm

    MY SHADE IS…

    baby robin in the sky blue.

    Reply
  4. Amanda Brook says

    May 26, 2010 at 2:34 pm

    My favorite shade is the color of scarlet begonias!

    Reply
  5. Dana H says

    May 26, 2010 at 2:34 pm

    MY SHADE IS….mustard yellow for the guest bedroom or creamy ivory or flax for the master bedroom!

    Reply
  6. marybeth @ www.babygoodbuys.com says

    May 26, 2010 at 2:39 pm

    My shade is paisely or stripes in an unexpected color. Or damask…I love all your choices!

    Reply
  7. marybeth @ www.babygoodbuys.com says

    May 26, 2010 at 2:40 pm

    My favorite color is a light, sunshine yellow

    Reply
  8. Toni @ Hemp & High Heels says

    May 26, 2010 at 2:55 pm

    My shade is green. And red. Sometimes blue. I’m sorta a multi-toned gal. =)

    Reply
  9. Stacey says

    May 26, 2010 at 3:18 pm

    My favorite color is a muted blue/sea green.

    Reply
  10. Sarah Richardson says

    May 26, 2010 at 3:22 pm

    My Shade Is…

    I love a bright lime green for pops of color in a neutral room.

    Reply
  11. tiffany says

    May 26, 2010 at 3:28 pm

    my shade is teal/aqua…at Maine Cottage they call it Porch.

    Reply
  12. Jlyn says

    May 26, 2010 at 3:31 pm

    My shade is a deep vixen red.

    Reply
  13. Marelis says

    May 26, 2010 at 3:31 pm

    MY SHADE IS…..sage green or patterned turqouise blue. That’s the color scheme in my family room :)

    Reply
  14. Maya says

    May 26, 2010 at 3:52 pm

    My shade is black, lined with something metallic that lets the glow peak out from the top and the bottom. I love how unexpected it is.

    Reply
  15. Carrie says

    May 26, 2010 at 4:10 pm

    Aquamarine! It makes a room feel so relaxing. Plus its my birthstone color!

    Reply
  16. Ruby Showalter says

    May 26, 2010 at 4:12 pm

    My shade is blue/green and brown!

    Reply
  17. stefanie says

    May 26, 2010 at 4:33 pm

    My shade is….. Wine red! Delicious and beautiful! :)

    Reply
  18. Sarah Elizabeth says

    May 26, 2010 at 4:36 pm

    My shade is.. Carolina Blue for my alma mater!

    Reply
  19. Jennifer says

    May 26, 2010 at 5:00 pm

    MY SHADE IS…

    Yellow. Blue. No yellow. Maybe blue…

    Reply
  20. rachael says

    May 26, 2010 at 5:02 pm

    My shade is a charcoal-y grey!!
    Thanks :)

    Reply
  21. Megs says

    May 26, 2010 at 5:22 pm

    MY SHADE IS avocado green!!

    Reply
  22. Molly says

    May 26, 2010 at 5:28 pm

    My shade is hot pink!

    Reply
  23. Crystal says

    May 26, 2010 at 5:28 pm

    Ah…my shade is the lovely color of the desert right before the sun sets…golden orange and red…fading into the blue of the sky!

    Reply
  24. Becca S. says

    May 26, 2010 at 5:37 pm

    My shade is blue. Or green… really anything! I love color! :)

    Reply
  25. Kate says

    May 26, 2010 at 5:48 pm

    MY SHADE IS tiffany’s blue

    Reply
  26. Kimberly says

    May 26, 2010 at 5:56 pm

    My shade is fresh-lime green to use as a decorating accent color. My favorite color though is pink. I have two sons so I haven’t had a chance to use pink in my decorating. I’m expecting in July so I could possibly get the chance to use pink and lime-green in one room.

    Reply
  27. Kimberly Jane says

    May 26, 2010 at 6:47 pm

    My shade is… the perfect hue of pinK (:

    Reply
  28. Martha says

    May 26, 2010 at 6:50 pm

    My Shade is…..saphire blue

    Reply
  29. Julie says

    May 26, 2010 at 6:52 pm

    MY SHADE IS…peacock blue. I love how this color can be serious or fun depending on its surroundings.

    Reply
  30. Cara says

    May 26, 2010 at 7:18 pm

    My shade is . . PINK!! Any shade, any intensity, anything; I just love me some girly pink.

    Reply
  31. Katie says

    May 26, 2010 at 7:31 pm

    My Shade Is…Aqua!!!!!!!!

    Reply
  32. Danielle says

    May 26, 2010 at 7:44 pm

    My shade is blue bayou. It’s the most cheerful and bright, but not too bright blue I’ve ever seen. People tell us it makes them instantly happy. :)

    Reply
  33. stephanie says

    May 26, 2010 at 7:53 pm

    MY SHADE IS…Kate Moss Green

    Reply
  34. Megan says

    June 1, 2010 at 6:35 pm

    MY SHADE IS…the exact color blue as Carrie Bradshaw’s redecorated apartment in the 1st Sex and the City movie.

    Reply
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