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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. Holly says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:26 pm

    My shade is teal!

    Reply
  2. Carrie L says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:27 pm

    “MY SHADE IS… linen-ish…I am a creature of habit”

    Reply
  3. Jessica Catherine says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:27 pm

    My shade is:
    A minty, tiffany blue.

    But I also love the whole nautical navy and white striped.

    Reply
  4. Linden says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:28 pm

    MY SHADE IS…. pretty in pink! (Although for decorating, I love anything that reminds me of the ocean… calming blues, greens, and teals).

    Reply
  5. Meg says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:28 pm

    MY SHADE IS…

    The tangier pattern! I’d make the main color white and the pattern outline color either light blue or yellow. I’d finish it up with a white trim. Perfection!

    My favorite color is a soft butter yellow. Although I also adore the recent trend of pairing mustard yellow with black or grey.

    Reply
  6. Beth says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:28 pm

    My shade is….
    I pretty much love any shade of blue!

    Reply
  7. Lindsay says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:28 pm

    My shade is olive green!

    Reply
  8. Kelly says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:29 pm

    MY SHADE IS

    kelly green

    Reply
  9. Laura J says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:29 pm

    MY SHADE IS any color / shade of purple!

    Reply
  10. Dayna says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:29 pm

    My Shade Is…

    Granny Smith Apple Green and lighter versions with more white mixed in like a celery green.

    Reply
  11. Meagan Y. says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:29 pm

    “MY SHADE IS”

    I love turquoise!!

    Reply
  12. Sandy says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:29 pm

    MY SHADE IS…..black and cream houndstooth. Or toile. I can’t decide.

    Reply
  13. Di says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:29 pm

    MY SHADE IS…navy blue!

    Reply
  14. Melissa says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:30 pm

    My shade is… yellow.

    Reply
  15. Jen L. says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:30 pm

    My shade is baby blue!

    Reply
  16. Teresa says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:30 pm

    MY SHADE IS…green, with white stripes.

    Reply
  17. Jess says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:30 pm

    My shade is….grass green

    Reply
  18. Suzann R says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:31 pm

    MY SHADE IS……good ole baby blue

    Reply
  19. Allison says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:31 pm

    My Shade is…. Jewel Tone Purple!

    Reply
  20. Amanda says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:31 pm

    MY SHADE IS….orange.

    Reply
  21. ali says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:31 pm

    MY SHADE IS

    moonlight evening

    Reply
  22. E @ Oh! Apostrophe says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:31 pm

    MY SHADE IS:

    pink! just pink. well not bubblegum.

    Reply
  23. Hilary says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:31 pm

    MY SHADE IS… light aqua, currently. I love all colors, though, and usually gravitate towards red!

    Reply
  24. Katie B. says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:31 pm

    MY SHADE IS…. black and white damask– i am just loving that pattern now… maybe a bit too trendy- but what do i care!?

    thanks for the giveaway!
    Katie B.

    Reply
  25. Amanda says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:32 pm

    My shade is…
    different every day! But today, I’ll say my shade is steel gray-blue.

    Reply
  26. Emily R says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:32 pm

    MY SHADE IS…somewhere between light olive green and celery :)

    Reply
  27. Laura in LA says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:32 pm

    My Shade is…I love them all! My house is pretty full of neutrals though.

    Reply
  28. Lindsey says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:32 pm

    “MY SHADE IS…a tough decision! Right now, I am loving coral and heather gray”

    Congrats to both of you!!

    Reply
  29. Ashley says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:32 pm

    My shade is…

    Celery Green or lime green. I just love green!

    Reply
  30. Crystal says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:32 pm

    MY SHADE IS….AQUA….oh how i love the shade aqua.

    Reply
  31. EssEmmBee says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:34 pm

    My Shade is… A soft sunshine yellow and a gun-metal grey <3

    Reply
  32. Kate @ Domesticating Kate says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:34 pm

    MY SHADE IS… Grass Green. Never fails to make me smile. :)

    Reply
  33. Amanda says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:34 pm

    MY SHADE IS… a mellow spring green!

    Reply
  34. Amanda says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:34 pm

    MY SHADE is bright citrus orange. I’m also LOVING the cool stone blues and slate greens of the painting world!

    Reply
  35. Lori B. says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:34 pm

    My Shade is… lavender!

    Reply
  36. Katie Daniel says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:35 pm

    MY SHADE IS….. a deep royal purple! or maybe a sea green….

    Reply
  37. Shana says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:35 pm

    My shade is…probably a floral damask. Or a cool geometric pattern. My favorite colors right now are probably kelly green and a dusty blue.

    Reply
  38. Natalie says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:35 pm

    MY SHADE IS….slate green! I’m not sure if it’s even a color in the crayola box, but I love a muted green. Almost like a sage, but more rustic. My fiance proposed a week ago and I can’t wait to start planning our wedding with this color!

    As far as a lamp shade goes…I adore the Brushed Nickel 16″ Wide Pendant Chandelier with a white-trimmed circle pattern for above our lamp-less kitchen table :)

    Reply
  39. Jen says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:35 pm

    MY SHADE IS…

    Smoky, muted, warm gray! I’m slowly working it into almost every room in my house :)

    Reply
  40. Becky says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:36 pm

    My shade is a gorgeous grey blue!!

    Reply
  41. Angela says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:36 pm

    MY SHADE IS… Yellow. I have grey in my bedroom and would love to bring some yellow in for a little extra pizazz!

    Reply
  42. Kristin says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:37 pm

    My Shade is….moss-y green! or burnt orange! or chocolate brown! As you can tell, I go back and forth a bit :)

    Reply
  43. Jenn says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:38 pm

    My shade is…

    not a solid color! I’d put my own art on it, or some wicked bad typography. Psh. solid color… Right now I’m into greys and creams and neutrals, but I’m sure it could change in a week ;)

    Reply
  44. Brigid says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:38 pm

    MY SHADE IS…peacock blue (you know that really deep turquoise/teal in gorgeous peacock feathers??…) I don’t know how else to describe it!

    Reply
  45. Amanda says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:39 pm

    My shade is…

    Green- Russian Olive Green.

    Reply
  46. Jessica says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:39 pm

    MY SHADE IS…I don’t really love just any one color – I’m in love with all colors! Right now, I’d have to say I’m very big into whites and blues (turquoise/aqua blues)

    Reply
  47. Kelly says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:39 pm

    MY SHADE IS… organic-looking, straw brown.

    Reply
  48. Meg says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:39 pm

    My shade is…..beach colors! caribbean blue, sandy beige, crisp white.

    Reply
  49. Hillary says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:40 pm

    MY SHADE IS. . . kelly green. I love that vibrant bright true green – it’s definitely my fav color.

    Reply
  50. Ashley says

    May 24, 2010 at 3:40 pm

    MY SHADE IS… Lavender! Love some purple :)

    Reply
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