The Home is A Stage

Whether you are planning to sell your home or just want a facelift without spending much if anything at all, staging is for you.  Designer and Staging Pro, Tanya Griffin, shares smart and innovative ways to re-think what you have and how to re-purpose your furniture, furnishings and other goodies in other rooms and ways!

Here’s a tip from Tanya for your lamp shade:

-Take your plain lamp shade a little fabric glue and hot glue to add these decorative touches, any or all of the following: (Ribbons, Artificial Flowers, Rhinestones, Stencils, Fabric Paint, Tassels, Buttons, Shells, Charms, and Beads)

- Line the top and or bottom rims of the lampshade with glue, then create a border with one of your decorative pieces. You could simply glue colored ribbon smoothly around the circumference of the lamp for a simple border, or you could create a border of tiny sea shells, rhinestones, or tassels for an elegant effect.

- Using stencils (the shapes of your choice like Polk a dots or vines), you can paint designs onto the shade. Tape on the stencil, use a sponge to apply the fabric paint over the stencil. Using a sponge will prevent dripping, and it also creates a textured look. 

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NOTE:

Tanya is giving free one-on-one design tips at the Kirkland’s store at Verona Marketplace, 6333 Pat’s Ranch Road, Mira Loma, from 3-6 p.m. April 17^th.

The next day, April 18^th,  she’ll be out in the desert, at Kirkland’s at Pavilion at LaQuinta, 79-070 Highway 111 LaQuinta, Ca. 92263 – same time, 1-4 p.m.