LAMPSHADE SLIPCOVERS Update an old lamp with a custom-pleated paper shade that fits right over the old one. 1. Cut out a strip of slightly transparent lightweight paper as tall as the existing shade plus...
PAPERED SWITCH PLATES Sometimes a switch plate is best when painted to blend with a wall. And sometimes a room gets a lift if you make one stand out: Cover with extra-wide ribbon, wallpaper, sheet music,...
SHELL CANDLES The shells that the ocean cast at your feet this summer—the ones you so fastidiously collected—make lovely remembrances of the season with candles formed inside them. Deep shells like...