Make your own fabric lamps and save some money in the process. Just follow the instructions at this post on instructables and show your creative side.

Materials:

1. Fabric – 1/2 yard will be plenty
2. Fusible Interfacing – Optional. If you use a heavy fabric you don’t need this. I used a thin cotton.
3. Matching Thread
4. Polyfill
5. Lampshade (not pictured)
6. Light bulb (not pictured)
7. (1) Fence Post Cap – This will be the base of the lamp.
8. (1) All Thread Lamp Pipe Kit , 12″ – This kit will include the 2 washers and 2 nuts you will need.
9. (1) 8′ Lamp Cord Set
10. (1) Lighting Fixture Socket
11. (4) Adhesive Feet – For base of lamp to allow for cord clearance

Tools:

1. Pattern, which you can download here
2. Sewing Machine or Needle
3. Straight Pins
4. Scissors
5. Screwdriver
6. Wrench
7. Iron (not pictured)
8. Ironing Board (not pictured)

DIY: Make Your Own Fabric Lamp

The Joseph Polo Day Bed would fit right in a sprawling Southern home, don’t you think? This classically styled wooden day bed sports a Whitewash finish and includes a slatted base for additional support. The daybed is available in underbed storage or as a trundle bed with mattress.

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Based on a survey, it seems apparent that most people have other use for bedrooms today. There are a lot of factors to consider. Apparently we all lack the proper knowledge to understand what it really is.

A national survey of home life by Ikea found that besides sleeping, the most popular activities in bed are watching TV, having sex and reading. But almost half of Americans (44 percent) said they spend more time working than sleeping on their beds, and more men than women are likely to work while in bed.

The bed is also not a spot for catching up: More than three times as many people – 30 percent – watch TV in bed, rather than talk to their significant other (9 percent).

(Source) Sunherald.com

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Offices in large cities these days tend toward design schemes that are simple yet striking. They like straight lines and dark, deep colors. If you like the look of offices with that modern touch, then the Barbados Daybed is the perfect bed for you. This bed is unlike any other daybed that the Lifestyle Solutions Furniture company makes.

Known for simple and sleek designs, the Lifestyle Solutions Furniture company is always the first place to look when you are searching for a solid and clean design. The Barbados Daybed, however, goes above and beyond anything that they’ve made before. This bed, unlike most daybeds, has no back. When you are sitting and relaxing on a daybed, the back often becomes a problem, especially if you do not have hundreds of pillows. This bed, however, allows you to push it directly up against the wall for support, or it can be used to give more of a duvet feel. If you choose to add the mattress and bolster pillows, you will have a beautiful, modern daybed that will work easily in any bedroom, living room, or even in an office, matching your other décor perfectly.

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The Venice platform bed design was inspired by the latest design of Italy. The beautiful Venice platform bed has a charisma of simplicity that will let your hair down by the time you take a glimpse at it. The cream colored leather headboard with the contrast of black dark cappuccino finish signifies the bed with class and full of luxury.

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LifeStyle Solutions Venice Platform Bed

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