How to Update Your Lighting Fixtures in a Snap Spray Paint the Base. Maybe you have a perfectly well functioning lamp, but it just isn't doing much for you aesthetically any longer. ... Use Contact Paper. ... Swap Out the Shade. ... DIY a New Shade. ... Change Your Bulbs. ... Add "Age" to Your Base. ... Or Incorporate a Pattern. ... Change the Finial. More items... Mar 2, 2022