The lighting that you choose to you have in your home is an important part of interior design and if like us you don't want to settle for a regular old lampshade then you have come to the right place. By making your own lampshade you can transform your room with fabrics of your own choice, paper and even old bottles and a few simple materials.

We've been busy pinning inspiring lampshades to our Pinterest, here are our top 3: 1. Sculptural Paper Lampshade  

You could easily recreate this using a paper latern style shade and paper in the colour of your choice. Cut the paper into varying lengths, glue it to your shade and hey presto you have a chic contemporary shade!

2. Giant Yarn Lampshades

We love these giant yarn lampshade, we think they make a real statement. Thankfully Dana from danamadeit.com has put together this easy to follow tutorial for how to make them.

3. Laser cut lampshade

These's laser cut lampshades would make a great feature. We're lucky enough to have a laser studio to try our laser cutting, if you're feeling inspired, head over to our laser studio page.

Take a look at our Lampshape Making Pinterest board for some more inspiration.