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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. Jenny says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:37 pm

    My shade is…. burnt orange!

    Reply
  2. Abbie says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:37 pm

    MY SHADE IS…

    I am really into KELLY GREEN right now. I like the bright green as an accent color with something light and neutral as the base color. I recently renovated my master bathroom and chose a light blue for the walls and added pops of kelly green with towels, rugs, candles and DIY wall art!

    Reply
  3. Nikkilina says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:37 pm

    My shade is …

    Dusty lavendar

    Reply
  4. jody says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:37 pm

    MY SHADE IS…

    anything white or green/blue…calming & beachy colors…

    Reply
  5. Jennypenny says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:37 pm

    My shade is cobalt.

    Reply
  6. Tee says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:37 pm

    MY SHADE IS

    My favorite colors change with my mood lol but If I’d had to choose one I’d say bright magenta-red :)

    Reply
  7. JSu says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:37 pm

    MY SHADE IS…

    Chartreuse! But If I got a shade it’d be something to POP in my brown and blue bedroom.

    Reply
  8. Jessica says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:37 pm

    MY SHADE IS Tiffany Box Blue, it’s the color of my room!

    Reply
  9. Kelli says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:38 pm

    MY SHADE IS…

    PURPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Reply
  10. Paula says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:38 pm

    MY SHADE IS… hex code 3f7f00. Or, dark mossy green.

    I’d love love love one of these drum lamps for the new baby’s room :D

    Paula

    Reply
  11. Ashley says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:38 pm

    My Shade is … Slate gray!

    Reply
  12. Holly says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:38 pm

    MY SHADE IS

    permission. I mean persimmon!

    Reply
  13. Katy says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:38 pm

    My shade is cotton candy pink. I’m such a girly girl…I love pink. I dont’t decorate in it, but I’m always drawn to it. Luckily I have a little 2 year old daughter, so I get all my pink desires met with her little outifts, accessories, and bedroom decor. In fact, I’m really liking that pink lamp there for her room.

    Reply
  14. April Bryan says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:39 pm

    My Shade Is….

    I love robin’s egg blue!! It is truly a beautiful color

    Reply
  15. Sarah says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:39 pm

    MY SHADE IS

    aqua

    Reply
  16. Jill says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:39 pm

    MY SHADE IS

    Sherwin-Williams Interesting Aqua

    Reply
  17. Shannon says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:39 pm

    My Shade Is….deeper rustic tones. I like black, steel grey, deep marroon red, chocolate brown, deep teal blue, and a dark denim.

    Reply
  18. Shayla says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:39 pm

    My shade is chartreuse!

    Reply
  19. Jenny says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:39 pm

    MY SHADE IS . . . .

    I love Tiffany blue!

    Reply
  20. Jennifer B says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:39 pm

    MY SHADE IS

    A clean sleek black and white stripe.

    Reply
  21. Laurie says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:39 pm

    My shade is….
    a warm shade of grey.

    Reply
  22. Thea says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:40 pm

    MY SHADE IS…Snow Pea, the paint I used in our living room. It’s a cool, white-green color.

    Reply
  23. Kristin Eldridge says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:40 pm

    MY SHADE IS icy blue or gray :)

    Reply
  24. Amy says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:40 pm

    MY SHADE IS…

    canary

    Reply
  25. Lindsay says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:40 pm

    My shade is…orange and aqua! And my first runner up would be silvery gray/with yellow. I have seen that quite a bit in stores lately.

    Reply
  26. Mandy says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:40 pm

    MY SHADE IS

    a bright, grape-y purple

    Reply
  27. Kristy says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:40 pm

    MY SHADE IS… a cool greenish-blue. Basically the color of that first lampshade!

    Reply
  28. Kelly H. says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:40 pm

    MY SHADE IS…

    turquoise and orange polka dots! I’m completely obsessed with that color combo right now.

    Reply
  29. Jess B says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:41 pm

    MY SHADE IS…Brown. Anywhere from a light tan brown to a deep black brown, it can be an under-utilized color.

    Reply
  30. Kristy says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:41 pm

    My SHADE is cool blue accented with white!

    Reply
  31. Alexandra says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:41 pm

    MY SHADE IS navy. Such a classic, goes with everything.

    Reply
  32. Christy says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:41 pm

    MY SHADE IS
    Deep teal and ivory

    Reply
  33. Jill says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:42 pm

    My shade is any kind of green except hunter!

    Reply
  34. Laura F. says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:42 pm

    MY SHADE IS…

    a deep teal

    Reply
  35. Amanda says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:42 pm

    my shade is, die your face off blue.

    (it’s oceany)

    Reply
  36. Teresa says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:42 pm

    My Shade Is……

    I am all about a nature inspired palette…all wood tones and natural greens and blues.

    Reply
  37. Mallory says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:42 pm

    My Shade is….

    cornflower blue!

    Reply
  38. danielle says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:43 pm

    MY SHADE IS….marigold! and maybe poppy red to go with it…

    Reply
  39. Abby says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:43 pm

    My Shade is…
    Soft gray-blue.
    But what’s better–combos! I love soft gray-blue and fire engine red, green or yellow and gray… etc.

    Reply
  40. Megan says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:43 pm

    My shade is… a pretty blue gray!

    Reply
  41. Holly G says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:43 pm

    MY SHADE IS Orange!

    Reply
  42. Sara @ It's Good to be Queen says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:43 pm

    MY SHADE IS RED. i’ve always loved red. i love having an airy neutral home with bright pops of red.

    Reply
  43. Trista says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:43 pm

    MY SHADE IS…the color of a light blue Hydrangea. We have some blooming outside our kitchen window, and they make me incredibly happy.

    Reply
  44. Erin R. says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:43 pm

    MY SHADE IS:

    Sage-olive-fern-kiwi-asparagus-dill-sweet pea! ALL things earthy and vegetable green ;)!

    http://www.designinggratitude.blogspot.com

    Reply
  45. Lisa R. says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:44 pm

    My Shade Is…

    GREEN!

    But I would LOVE to win one for the up-coming baby’s room (sex to be determined soon!!).

    Reply
  46. Valerie says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:44 pm

    My shade is…Granny Smith Apple Green :)

    Reply
  47. Lesley says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:44 pm

    My Shade Is…white!

    Reply
  48. Ames says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:45 pm

    My shade is…

    vibrant plum which cool blue and/or green accents!

    Reply
  49. C says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:45 pm

    MY SHADE IS.. Charcoal

    Reply
  50. Maureen says

    May 24, 2010 at 2:45 pm

    MY SHADE IS… Sage green. Really, most greens. Green is taking over my house, help!

    Reply
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