IKEA - KRUSNING Hanging Paper Lampshade

How to Dye an KRUSNING Paper Lampshade

Boo picked out a $20 Krusning hanging paper lampshade from IKEA for her room.  It only comes in a slightly off white colour.  We decided to try dying it to match her decor.

We started by disassembling the lampshade by removing the plastic circular centre ring.  A screw driver was required to pop it apart.

In a large spray bottle I mixed food colouring, acrylic paint and water until I had the right colour for the finished shade.  Hanging the individual paper sheets from a laundry line in our basement, I saturated each side of the seven paper sheets and let them air dry.  Be prepared, it does leave a mess on your basement floor.

Once dry,  we reassemble the sheets and snapped the ring back in place.  Following the assembly directions that came with the lampshade and we now a beautiful have a cute colour matched lampshade.

Sean says it make the bedroom feel like an underwater Grotto at night.