Yesterday, as Adalyn went Godzilla on the bookcase while I was going to the bathroom (note to self: if the kids aren't sharing the privacy of the bathroom with you, they are destroying something) I came across a way to re purpose one of Paul's favorite books that met it's literary end by the hands of a 15 month old. So here is what I did:
Find an old lamp shade or buy an ugly one from Walmart like I did. Grab a book that you normally would throw in the trash cause it's so damaged. All you need is some Mod Podge & a brush.
I ripped the pages and overlapped them cause it looks better that way, in my opinion. This book was a great pick because, not only does it have one of my favorite quotes, it has it displayed in the book in a unique way so it's a nice focal point of the shade. I still think it would look good with just normal pages too! After I finished Mod Podging, I peeled off the ugly trim from the top & the bottom. I wanted to reuse it by painting it black, but if you don't like the trim just pull it off before you Mod Podge and make sure the pages overlap to the edge of the lamp.
I painted my trim black & waited for it to dry. It was easy to replace because it was still sticky on the trim & on the lamp shade. If yours doesn't want to stick, just pull out your good ole hot glue gun. I left a little white showing because our living room accent colors are white, beige & black.
Here's the close up of the quote and how I overlapped the pages. I also need to touch up the black paint but I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. I personally think it looks best without the light on because you can read the pages more clear, but if you got a soft bulb that is daylight rather than white, I think it would help.
Look for more Slaughter House 5 projects coming soon since I have the rest of the book to work with!
