Family Photos

• To add a personalized touch to your family room or living room, decoupage a lampshade with family photos. However, when decoupaging with photos, make photocopies, so you don’t have to cut up the family photo album or scrapbook. If you are using photos of your great-grandparents or grandparents, consider making sepia-toned copies to give them an antiqued look. Get your children involved in the project by having them pick out their favorite photos and helping plan the placement on the lampshade.
  
  

Wrapping Paper

• When you want to add a custom look to a bedroom, living room or dining room lamp, hunt through your wrapping paper supply for decoupage material. Wrapping paper is available in a wide array of colors, patterns and designs, so you may be able to find a style that is the ideal match for your home’s décor. For a cute look in a child’s room, a polka dot pattern may be fun. If you are decorating a lamp for a master bedroom, a delicate floral design can add a touch of elegance. Combine patterns from two different wrapping papers to create a one-of-a-kind lampshade.
  
  

Postcards

• For a funky lampshade that works well in a teen’s bedroom or bohemian-style living room, decoupage a lampshade with brightly colored postcards. Use cards from trips that you’ve taken to create a fun souvenir, or collect cards that friends and family have sent you from their vacations. Search for vintage postcards at flea markets and antique shops to create an antique-style lampshade.
  
  

Ticket Stubs

• Decoupage is an ideal decorative technique for personalizing items, so use keepsakes to create a lampshade that has personal meaning. Ticket stubs are wonderful mementos of events that you’ve attended, but instead of keeping them hidden in a scrapbook, use them to decoupage a lampshade for your bedroom, den or living room. If you are a sports fan, collect stubs from memorable games that you’ve attended over the years and decorate a lampshade for a sports-themed room. For a teenager who enjoys music, decoupage a lampshade with concert ticket stubs for her room. Movie and play tickets are also options. Use boarding passes from your plane trips to create a lampshade that tracks your travels.