If you don't have sconces and want to light up your mantle, all you need is a pair of lamps!


 
Mantles are not usually very deep, so you'll need to come up with half shades instead of full size lamp shades. Custom half lamp shades can be ridiculously expensive so I'll show you how to make a couple.


 
I happened to have an extra lamp shade that I used for this project. You can usually pick up an inexpensive shade at Target, Cost Plus, or Lamps Plus.


 
First cut the shade in half using either bolt cu...
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