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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. Elise says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:53 pm

    MY SHADE IS…kelly green. I can’t get enough of it!

    Reply
  2. Kelly says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:53 pm

    MY SHADE IS… grey-blue, definitely. can’t get enough of it!

    Reply
  3. Amanda H. says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:53 pm

    MY SHADE IS… green? Maybe? I’m not sure… I like almost every color :)

    Reply
  4. Lindsay says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:53 pm

    “MY SHADE IS”

    silver

    Reply
  5. Rachael says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:53 pm

    My shade is… tantalizing teal

    Reply
  6. WindyLou says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:53 pm

    MY SHADE IS …

    the kimono pattern in pale blues, dusty green and buttery yellow

    Reply
  7. Tracy says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:53 pm

    My Shade Is…
    Lime Green

    Reply
  8. Nichole@40daysof says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:53 pm

    My shade is…
    probably black and white

    Reply
  9. Valerie says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:53 pm

    My shade is…

    For my home, warmer, darker colors (I call my house the food house since the walls all have colors like velvety chocolate brown, peanut butter beige, funpark mustard, etc. My husband manages a paint store here in the RVA, so he makes custom colors for us all the time, and he thought it would be hilarious to name them after food. Go figure…) But for me, I love a vibrant, rich emerald green. I think I heard in some old tv show or movie that green is the favorite color for geniuses. So of course I started loving green because in my mind (as kid) liking green made you a genius….hahaha!

    Reply
  10. Kari Shepherd says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:54 pm

    it’s so hard to just pick one favorite color, but I guess for now, MY SHADE IS a lovely ocean blue-green.

    Reply
  11. Jody says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:54 pm

    My shade is icy blue like the color of the shade you posted! Love that color!

    However for clothing it’s definately black!

    Reply
  12. Suzy says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:54 pm

    My shade is light blue… The master bedroom has tan walls, a light blue quilt with navy stitching… I think it would be light blue…

    Reply
  13. Wehaf says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:54 pm

    MY SHADE IS a beautiful muted celadon.

    Reply
  14. Jordan says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:54 pm

    MY SHADE IS…

    Sage green.

    Reply
  15. Jill G says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:55 pm

    MY SHADE IS…

    loving teals, corals, and lime greens

    Reply
  16. Corey says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:55 pm

    My shade is… a beautiful buttery YELLOW! I’ve been searching for the perfect yellow accessory to jump start my living room’s transformation, but I haven’t had any luck yet. What better way to solve the problem than just making one myself!

    Reply
  17. Lacey says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:55 pm

    My shade is …

    Glidden’s “spring cactus” green (the color I just painted the inside of my white cabinets)

    Reply
  18. Izzy says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:55 pm

    My shade is
    creme brulee
    Or some other edible flavor!

    Reply
  19. Laura says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:56 pm

    My shade is earthy.

    My favorite color is brown.

    Reply
  20. Aimee says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:56 pm

    “MY SHADE IS”

    Absolutely no way to pick just one favorite colore!!!

    Reply
  21. Emily says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:56 pm

    my shade is…. luscious green!

    Reply
  22. Jill says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:56 pm

    MY SHADE IS…
    Whatever matches my new guest room/office I am transforming this weekend!

    Reply
  23. Sherry says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:57 pm

    MY SHADE IS…

    Mustard yellow

    Reply
  24. Vonda says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:57 pm

    MY SHADE IS…
    Purple, but that’s not too conducive to decorating with!

    Reply
  25. Alisha says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:57 pm

    MY SHADE IS: over the top Oklahoma State Orange! =) I’m also really into “greige” right now too…in the house that is.

    Reply
  26. Chloe says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:57 pm

    MY SHADE IS…..

    GREEN! I love green, and think it may be because that’s the color of my eyes. In the winter I love sage and evergreen colors and in the summer I’m all about the kelly green. What a great giveaway!

    Reply
  27. Lauren R. says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:57 pm

    MY SHADE IS…

    Reply
  28. Carrie says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:58 pm

    MY SHADE IS

    I’d have to say one of my favorite colors is WHITE!! I know…sounds so boring, but I LOVE IT!!

    Reply
  29. Lauren R. says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:58 pm

    MY SHADE IS…
    as of late, I’m really into seal gray :)

    Reply
  30. Michelle says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:58 pm

    My shade is…. the coral shade but change the colors to blues!

    Reply
  31. Sarah says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:58 pm

    MY SHADE IS…terracotta red. :)

    Reply
  32. Jenn says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:58 pm

    MY SHADE IS…

    sunny yellow or sea glass blue.

    Reply
  33. Katie says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:58 pm

    MY SHADE IS

    A rich slate blue-grey, like the north Atlantic where I grew up.

    Reply
  34. Samantha Smith says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:59 pm

    My Shade Is:
    Pink!
    (Well, actually my daughter’s shade is pink… this would be for her room.)

    Reply
  35. jenni says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:59 pm

    Teal. I don’t decorate with it, but I’m pretty much always drawn to it. My friends have started mocking me… not nice!!

    Reply
  36. Jessaca says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:59 pm

    MY SHADE IS…

    rained washed. The color I just painted my master bedroom. It’s a soft oceany blue.

    Reply
  37. Kathy B says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:59 pm

    MY SHADE IS

    blue.. Of all sorts of blue. periwinkle. smokey blue.

    Reply
  38. Sara D says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:59 pm

    MY SHADE IS….PINK!!! I love this giveaway! I would have such a hard time choosing but would probably inevitably choose something in a light pink or fun summer yellow!

    Reply
  39. Melissa G says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:59 pm

    MY SHADE IS….. Green! I love decorating with all shades of green.

    Reply
  40. Sharon S says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:59 pm

    MY SHADE IS Navy. It’s the most flattering color to wear and looks very sharp when paired with white

    Reply
  41. Paige Cotney says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:00 pm

    My Shade Is…

    I love gray….all shades of gray..it’s a neutral that goes with everything!!

    Reply
  42. L says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:01 pm

    My shade is…
    Right now, my favorite paint color is Benjamin Moore’s Wickham Gray–we painted our kitchen and den last weekend, and we continue to be happily shocked by the transformation from wood paneling (and a bit of wallpaper) to an almost beach cottage look! (The beach cottage part wasn’t really intentional, but we’re enjoying it nonetheless!)

    Reply
  43. Erin R says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:01 pm

    MY SHADE IS…

    I painted my kichen last night Glacier from Restoration Hardware. It’s a light silvery blue, which is my fave color today. My favorite color really depends on what paint/pillow/bedding/etc I’m currently in love with!

    Reply
  44. Andrea says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:01 pm

    MY SHADE IS…Restoration Hardware’s Silver Sage.

    Reply
  45. Katie says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:01 pm

    MY SHADE IS…
    Moss green, or fern green! Love green.

    Reply
  46. Jaimie says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:01 pm

    MY SHADE IS…

    Teal blue. That isn’t my all time favorite color, but right now, I am just LOVING the color of a pool or the lake as it glistens in the sun.

    Reply
  47. Sarah says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:01 pm

    MY SHADE IS shamrock green.

    Reply
  48. Jen G says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:02 pm

    My SHADE IS…..

    Cherry Red!

    I have always loved red, too bad I went to a college with the colors purple & gold! Red is so vibrant to me. To me, it means passion and love. I also think I look best in this color :) Ha!!

    Reply
  49. Suzanne says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:03 pm

    A subtle baby pink.

    Reply
  50. Kelley says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:03 pm

    MY SHADE IS

    White — believe it or not. I’ve always loved it for both clothes and decorating. So clean and pure. Goes with everything!

    Reply
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