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How To: Turn a Hula Hoop into a Barrel Shade

by on Apr 22, 2013

Burlap & Denim What’s that old saying? Necessity is the mother of all invention? In this case, the necessity was ‘erasing’ a chandelier that had fallen out of favor with its owner, Amanda. Ultimately, she embraced her inner inventor and turned a hula-hoop into a barrel shade to cleverly hide the chandelier. Besides the hoop and her sewing machine, Amanda used a section of burlap, some wire and ribbon to create the new shade. A great way to camouflage a multitude of chandelier sins. To see how to she did it, visit Burlap and Denim to see the entire tutorial. 

Barrel shade light lamp hanging to ceiling.Burlap & Denim

Barrel shade light on ceiling brighten the house.Burlap & Denim

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