Darling Daly Design: Chevron Lamp {Cupcakes and Cashmere}

Hello all! I hope you are all enjoying the weekend so far! I wanted to share with you another GoingOutChic collaboration for the Cupcakes and Cashmere themed tutorials I did. I showed you the Cupcakes, Cashmere and Cutlery tutorial about a month ago. Check out my Chevron lamp tutorial!

I wanted a cute, soft yet fun lamp that reflected my style and would add a nice "pop" to a space. Chevron is so popular right now, but I wanted to give the sharp geometric lines a softer side.

Here are the materials I used for this project:

-Krylon Indoor/Outdoor spray paint in Ballet Slipper

-Frog Tape

-Tape measure

-Xacto Knife

-Stenciling brush/sponge

I used a drum shade from Target (size medium)

I found this great base from Target as well (size medium)

First step was to tape a strip the whole way around the shade to use as a guide for where I wanted my chevron points to be. This kept everything nice and even. I measure my line about 2.5" from the base. I measured this strip the whole way around to make sure everything was lined up equally.

I then started to tape my chevron stripes. I overlapped the pieces of tape, and gently cut the excess with an Xacto knife. I used that strip from the first step to make sure everything was even.

Whew! This took me awhile...a lot of taping and re-taping, but I finally got everything lined up and looking sharp.

Then I started painting. I decided to use the spray paint with a stenciling brush. I thought the watery wet spray paint, used with the stenciling brush would give the chevron stripes a softer look.

I sprayed the paint onto the plate, then dabbed the stencil brush lightly into the paint. I then dabbed the brush in between the lines, making sure to keep the paint light around the tape lines so it wouldn't bleed too much.