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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. Christie says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:50 pm

    MY SHADE IS

    Green. I LOVE green. I think it is such a calm, soothing color. I love that it is a bit Earthy so I always think of the outdoors whenever I see it!

    Reply
  2. brigwork says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:51 pm

    MY SHADE IS…

    blue gray (Uncertain Gray by Sherwin Williams is where its at)

    Reply
  3. jacqueline says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:51 pm

    MY SHADE IS …

    hot pink! i love to wear it. it’s also the color of my phone cover, although i’d never paint a wall that color

    Reply
  4. Steph says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:51 pm

    MY SHADE IS…
    slim shady…. chartreuse or lemon yellow… also can’t go wrong with a light bluish grey as a neutral

    Reply
  5. Candice Brooker says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:51 pm

    MY SHADE IS
    I love silvery blue tones

    Reply
  6. Jon says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:51 pm

    MY SHADE IS

    Red is my favorite color. I used to have a red car that I loved.

    Reply
  7. Kelly says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:52 pm

    MY SHADE IS…

    sea glass turquoise

    Reply
  8. Ashlee says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:52 pm

    “My Shade is…
    Cozumel by Behr!!

    Reply
  9. Elle Sees says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:53 pm

    My shade is…
    aubergine!

    Reply
  10. kathryn says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:53 pm

    MY SHADE IS…

    white! I know. Boooring, but oh so fresh for summer time.

    Reply
  11. Christy says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:53 pm

    My shade is green. I love most shades of green. I recently painted my little boy’s bedroom a pear green and we love it.

    Reply
  12. Meg says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:53 pm

    MY SHADE IS…sage green! But I’m also into the grayish aquamarine blue these days.

    Reply
  13. Kari says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:53 pm

    MY SHADE IS…

    Shady gray…seriously. Gray is my favorite color at the moment. I can’t get enough of it. I almost bought an entire set of Mikasa dishes last week just because they were gray…it’s such a moody color, but when you pair it up with some fun colors it makes for the greatest statement!

    Reply
  14. Kelsey D says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:53 pm

    MY SHADE IS
    I have been drawn to bright turquoise and corrals lately. They both just scream summer time fun in the sun to me!

    Reply
  15. Becky says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:53 pm

    My shade is a pale gray blue!

    Reply
  16. Melanie S says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:53 pm

    MY SHADE IS….all greens….cucumber, melon, lime, grass…all of it! :)I just painted my dining room Geico! :)

    Reply
  17. Stacy says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:53 pm

    MY SHADE IS…I have several “favorite” colors but the one that has outstood the test of time is bubble gum pink…guess I haven’t quite grown up yet. :)

    Reply
  18. JulieA says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:54 pm

    MY SHADE IS…chocolate brown if I’m wearing it. On the walls – gotta love taupe!

    Reply
  19. Alison says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:54 pm

    MY SHADE IS…aqua blue. I am currently obsessed. I would love an aqua blue imperial trellis lamp shade!

    Reply
  20. Meghan says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:54 pm

    MY SHADE IS…
    Seaglass

    Reply
  21. Sarah says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:54 pm

    MY SHADE IS…

    happy yellow!

    Reply
  22. Gina Warren says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:54 pm

    MY SHADE IS
    Oatmeal

    Reply
  23. Michelle says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:54 pm

    MY SHADE IS… sage green. Anything close to that shade of green.

    Reply
  24. KVB says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:54 pm

    MY SHADE IS……black.

    Reply
  25. Lindsey says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:54 pm

    MY SHADE IS

    tiger eye (it’s the name of the Shermin Williams paint in my family room).

    Reply
  26. Jess says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:54 pm

    MY SHADE IS…

    While I’m usually drawn to blues and greens, I’m currently loving coral! It’s such a warm beachy color!

    Jess

    http://www.ourlifeinhisgrace.tumblr.com

    Reply
  27. Jennie says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:55 pm

    MY SHADE IS

    blue. A slightly-teal, robin’s egg pale blue.

    Reply
  28. Meghan says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:55 pm

    MY SHADE IS…

    AWESOME! Just kidding. My shade is classic yet contemporary, unique yet breathtaking. I’ll go with a fabulous cream color. =)

    Reply
  29. whitney says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:56 pm

    my shade is…turquoise! i try not to go too crazy with it in the house – it’s a little too bright to paint anything that shade, but i love adding small pieces of it and then setting it off with neutrals and bright orange accents.

    Reply
  30. Caitlin says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:56 pm

    MY SHADE IS…sapphire blue

    Reply
  31. Beylah says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:56 pm

    MY SHADE IS…

    I love light greens, sage green, blue greys, anything earthy and muted that leaves a calming feel. :)

    Reply
  32. Jen says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:57 pm

    MY SHADE IS…

    Marsh Weed by Porter Paints (similiar to Cattail at Lowes). It’s an earthy green-brown that’s in my hall and stairway. I love the color so much I painted it in my kitchen just five days ago!

    Reply
  33. Caitlin says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:57 pm

    MY SHADE IS…
    daffodil yellow!

    Reply
  34. Marisa says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:57 pm

    My Shade is…

    Anything with cheerful color and patterns!

    Reply
  35. jamie says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:57 pm

    MY SHADE IS the light green you find in plant leaves.

    Reply
  36. Amy B. says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:57 pm

    My shade is…nearly any shade of green. Lime first, followed by celery, kelley…anything but forest. I don’t like that one.

    Reply
  37. C.C. says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:57 pm

    MY SHADE IS…
    pink, powerful pink, bright fuchsia pink!

    Reply
  38. kim says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:57 pm

    “MY SHADE IS”

    Kelly green.

    Reply
  39. Sarah says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:58 pm

    MY SHADE IS…
    Lately I am loving charcoal — but I love brights too — royal, coral, and teal are some of my faves these days…

    Reply
  40. Alicia says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:58 pm

    MY SHADE IS ….

    A rich buttery yellow! or
    bright caribbean turquoise!

    Reply
  41. Jarrod says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:58 pm

    MY SHADE IS…

    blue. Cerulean, to be exact.

    Reply
  42. Jen T says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:59 pm

    Spa Blue – the Benjamin Moore color we painted our bedroom!

    Reply
  43. Natalie G says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:59 pm

    My Shade Is…
    eggplant

    Reply
  44. Paige says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:59 pm

    MY SHADE IS…
    A lovely grass green.

    Reply
  45. Jenn VonD says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:59 pm

    MY SHADE IS…

    robin’s egg blue

    Reply
  46. Amy D. says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:59 pm

    My SHADE IS…
    Soft aquas and fresh corals, with touches of sunny yellow. Perfect combo.

    Reply
  47. Ashley says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:59 pm

    MY SHADE IS…watermelon

    Reply
  48. Liz says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:59 pm

    My shade is….

    A mustard-gold colour! It’s bright in the summer and yet perfect for the holidays.

    Reply
  49. Nikki F. says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:59 pm

    MY SHADE IS…

    Aqua Blue…but it’s SO hard to choose because I love so many colors! :)

    Reply
  50. Kristin Johnson says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:00 pm

    “MY SHADE IS”….pink! It may be typical but I love it!

    Reply
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