Fill a tub partway with hot water, then dip the shade into the water to test the level. Add dye and stir gently. Dip in a strip of paper towel to test the color, adjusting dye as needed. Add the shade to the water and soak for 10-15 minutes. Drain water, flip the lampshade and repeat with your second color. The first and second dye baths should barely overlap. Let dry for 24 hours.

His inspiration? “I quarantined in Tucson and was so inspired by the pattern of all the Saguaro cacti,” Sanders says. “I thought it would be great to create a pattern out of the trunks and arms of the majestic plants. I want to recover a sofa in this pattern!”

Start with a plain white drum shade.Cover the top and bottom edges of the shade with painters tape.Carefully spray the inside of the shade with two coats of gold spray paint.Once dry, remove the tape and paint the outside of the shade with several coats of black fabric paint.

Let dry and pair with a contemporary lamp base, such as this industrial bubble design.

Measure the height of the shade and subtract two inches. Measure the circumference of the shade, 1 inch from both the top and bottom edges, and add 2 inches to each measurement. Cut the fabric to size and gently pull strings on the long edge to create fringe. Wrap the band around the edge and hot-glue to secure. Embellish as desired; we used a strip of fabric with long, raw edges and adhesive pearls to cover our overlap.

To get the look:

Trim 2-inch-wide strips of felt that are 1 inch longer than the height of your shade. Fold the strips in half lengthwise. Hot-glue the strips to the lampshade, letting them extend 1/2 inch above and below the rim. Glue strips close together, switching colors every now and then to create a striped pattern.

Punch hexagons (or other desired geometric shapes) from light and dark shades of solid blue cardstock. Cut five lengths of cotton cord to fit around the shade, with room for overlapping. Hot-glue each cord 2 to 2-1/2 inches apart. Fold each hexagon in half from point to point. Place a dot of hot glue at the center of the fold, and adhere to the cord with the fold vertical. Continue adding hexagons, spacing them so their ends touch when unfolded. Arrange rows with paper staggering from light to dark for an ombre effect.

Editor’s Tip: In place of cardstock, use paint chips collected from a hardware store.