Love at first Light

I was browsing on Lampsplus.com the other day, looking for a chandelier for a friend of mine when I stumbled upon this lampshade.  I was immediately drawn to it.  I just love the clean lines of it and the sharp contrast of the black and white.  I figured it would be pretty simple to make one similar to this, so I thought I would give it a try.  I found the lamp shade at good will for $1.99 and got some ribbon for $3.99 at A.C. Moore.  I used hot glue to hold the ribbon in place and that was pretty much it.  It was so easy to make and I think it definitly makes a statement now, where before it just blended in.  Another thing I did to this lampshade to make it stand out, was to paint the inside of it chocolate brown.  I taped off the outside of the shade (to eliminate getting any paint on it) and then just spraypainted the inside.  It makes the shade more opaque too, which I like because it had a yellowish tint to it before when the light came through. 

Here is the lampsplus.com version...

and here is my DIY version...

and this is the inside of it painted chocolate brown...