Lampshade Liners Replaced, Restored Shades

Lampshade Liners Replaced.  Liners shred from age and heat, but the covers are still in great shape.  Just replace the liner!   Keep the original lampshade wire, cover and trim.

This oval deco celestial lampshade cover is in great shape.  

 

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Celestial Oval Lampshade

 

This oval lampshade cover is in great shape, but the liner started deteriorating and splitting.

 

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Oval Lampshade Liner Splitting

 

The new liner is silk.  Silk is the best liner fabric when restoring a dark colored lampshade.

 

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Silk Liner on an Oval Dark Colored Lampshade

 

Shredding liners are a danger.   Replace the shade or restore the original shade with a new liner and use LED Light bulbs.  The LED bulbs do not get hot!  They can be on for hours and still be cool to the touch!

 

My client was kind enough to send a picture of the restored lampshade in its’ living space.

 

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Oval Floor Lampshade Restored and Home

Lampshade, Gold Deco Fabric LampShade Restore, Accent Lighting

Deco Lamp, gold fabric lampshade with copper accents, complete restore.  Replacing a deco fabric cover on a lampshade is one of the most challenging tasks.  It is very difficult to match vintage fabric when trying to preserve and match the original trim fabric.   Most often, I have to find a fabric that will blend since the original fabric is no longer in existence.

 

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Original Gold Fabric Lampshade Cover

 

Interesting fact:  most important to my clientele is to preserve the lighting color of the original lampshade.

This lampshade was splitting where the decorative vertical bias trim was adhered to the lampshade.  This vertical bias trim is only decorative and is applied with an adhesive.

 

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Deco Lampshade Cover Splitting where Vertical Bias Seams are Applied with an Adhesive

 

I never know what I am going to find underneath the trim and fabric.  On this particular shade, the adhesive weakened the fabric and also was damaging the wire frame.  The frame had to be cleaned as well as restored back to good condition.

 

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Lampshade Wire Damaged from Trim Applied with Adhesive

 

The metal frame had many varying degrees of color.  The only option was to prime, paint and wax the metal frame back to a uniform color.

 

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Restored Lampshade Wire Frame

 

After a multitude of fabric color samples, I did find a golden fabric that blended and coordinated with the original pleated cuff and top bias trim.    No Vertical Bias Trim!

 

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Restored Golden Deco Lampshade with Original Cuff and Trims, Accent Lighting

 

A special “Thanks” to my client for sharing pics of this beautiful restored Golden Lampshade with the original lamp base.  Accent Lighting!

 

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Restored Golden Lampshade on Deco Lamp, Accent Lighting

 

Thank you for your time and interest!

Vintage Lampshade Found in Crawl Space of Historic Home

This beautiful lampshade was found in the crawl space of a Home on the Historic Register in Centerville, Utah.  The crawl space was dry but had no protective wrap and was under other objects.

 

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Historic Home in Centerville, Utah

 

The was covered with dust.  All the panels had been hand painted.  The center “cameo” is a picture of a bird, maybe a dove.  The lampshade cover was sealed with a clear hardening finish.

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Historic Lampshade found in crawl space of Centerville, Utah Home

 

I swept the historic lampshade using a computer vac and various brush and crevice fittings.

 

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Vintage Shade in Crawl Space of Historic Home

 

I was able to remove the cover in one piece.  My client is using the historic cover in a framed display.

 

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Vintage Lampshade Cover Removed From Historic Frame

 

Attached is a link to a “Page” with more information and pictures.

http://www.lampshaderestoration.com/vintage-lampshade-found-in-crawl-space-of-historic-home-in-centerville-utah/

Thank you for your time and interest!

 

Lampshade Restoration Rescue Shades

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I have recently opened a Shop: “Lampshade Rescue, Paws 4 Flaws”   Restored  Replacement Lampshades.   Accent Lighting Lamps.

To save some of these higher end vintage lampshades, PAWS have been applied to the FLAWS!   Not all shades have the “signature paws” but all sales are a partial contribution to our local pet rescue organizations.

My favorite is Accent Lighting.  I have been working on a collection of Accent Lighting.   The collection will consist of Rescued Lamps with Custom Accent Shades.   I will be adding  a new Rescue each month.

I am so passionate about our animal planet,

Pets and Wildlife.

Pause for moment and visit          http://shop.lampshaderestoration.com/?p=105

 

Thank you for your time and interest.

Historic Lampshades Restored for NAROMI LAND TRUST EVENT, Connecticut

Two “Keepsake” lamps with restored shades will be featured in a home of the NAROMI LAND TRUST Festival of Dinners!  The room is gorgeous!  Such an honor.

 

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Home hosting a dinner for the Naromi Land Trust Event, Restored Historic Shades

 

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Restored Historic Gooseneck

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Restored Vintage Bell Lampshade with Original Fringe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Naromi Land Trust.  Forever.  Sherman.

http://naromi.org

 

Of the two shades, the gooseneck was the oldest.  The wire frame of this lampshade has the vertical wires hooked to the horizontal frame.  The craftsmanship of the wire frame was amazing!

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Historic Gooseneck Lampshade Wire Frame

 

The gooseneck was restored with gold charmeuse silk and the cover is an ivory silk.  When the light is not on, it looks to be a creme colored shade!  When the light is on, it is a golden glow.  The shade wire is completely wrapped to protect the silk fabric from laying on the wire.  Fabric and trim are custom hand sewn.

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Historic Gooseneck Lampshade to be Restored

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Historic lampshade wire frame craftsmanship

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Restored Historic Gooseneck Lampshade

 

The vintage bell looked to be a creme color but when for down, it was actually a metallic gold.  We restored this bell with beige silk charmeuse and lined with old gold silk charmeuse.  This lampshade wire was also wrapped and hand sewn in its entirety.

 

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Vintage Bell Lampshade with Fringe

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Vintage Bell Lampshade restored with Original Fringe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It gives me great pleasure to restore for a community in which “preservation” is their commitment.

Raw Silk Lampshade Restored, Recovered

Raw silk is a very rustic loose woven fabric.  Raw silk was used on vintage shades.  Not too many around today.  The fabric gets nubby as it ages.  The fabric looks very different when the light is on!  Shockingly different.

The original vintage raw silk drum shade was damaged while my client was relocating.

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Original Vintage Raw Silk Lampshade

 

This is the restored lampshade.  The cover looks rustic but rather a light color.

 

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Restored Vintage Raw Silk Drum Lampshade

 

As you can see, with the light on, the lampshade is dark, textured and very rustic!

 

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Restored Raw Silk Shade on Original Lamp Base

 

The lamp as whole is a beautiful piece!

Many “Thanks” to my Client for Sharing

Golden Crown Victorian Lampshade, Missouri

Vintage Custom Restore.  Lampshade Restore.  Vintage Frame.  Vintage Trim.  The original fabric was so unusual.  The original cover was a gold fine fabric like hosiery.  Beautiful finish.  I could not find anything even close to texture, but I was able to restore the “vintage golden glow!”

 

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Vintage Gold Cover Lampshade Original

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Restored Gold Victorian Crown Lampshade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This lampshade project was a “keepsake” from my clients’ “Mother.”  The lamp as a whole is gorgeous!

 

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Original Vintage Victorian Shade

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Restored Vintage Victorian Crown, Silk Restore

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The liner of this lampshade was shredding.

 

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Liner of Vintage Victorian Crown

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Restored Silk Liner of Vintage Victorian Crown Lampshade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When working on vintage projects, it is a challenge to live up to the original craftsmanship.  The detail and custom work is an art.  The stitches are clearly done by a skilled tailor.

 

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Lampshade Liner, Custom Silk Liner and Cover

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Ceramic with Gold Accents, Vintage Lamp Base

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All the wires have been cleaned, waxed and wrapped!    The liner in this shade is ivory charmeuse silk.  The cover is an old gold silk charmeuse as well.  The vintage black and gold trim has been replaced.  Original Technical Re-Construction Custom Restore.

 

 

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Golden Silk Victorian Crown Restore

 

 

F. Cooper Pleated Lampshade Liner Repair

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The small pleated F. Cooper forest green lampshade cover still going strong, but the liner and trim was disintegrating.  We replaced the liner but the trim was beyond repair.

 

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F. Cooper Pleated Green Lampshade Liner Repair

 

As you can see, the pleated cover was backed with a grey underlay.  Some fabrics are transparent and need to backed so the light bulb does not show through when the light is on.  This is standard for most dark fabric covered shades.

The trim was beyond repair.  We tried, with a vengeance, to restore the trim because matching the vintage green cover was not going to be an easy task.  With no success at saving the trim, we dyed trim with multiple colors repeatedly to match the green shade cover.

You can see how small the actual shade is.  The petite shades are my favorites!

 

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F. Cooper Small Pleated Lampshade with Liner Replaced

 

CUT CORNER LAMPSHADE LINER REPAIR, REPLACE, RESTORE

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Contemporary Cut Corner Lampshade LINER REPAIR.  The small cut corner lampshade has been restored with a new lamp shade liner.  Not particularly a vintage shade, just small and needs candlelight eco friendly lighting.

 

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Cut Corner Lamp Shade Liner Shredding

 

The small lampshade cover is in mint condition.  The shade has soft pleated corners.  The cover is a thin cover fabric.  In order to not see the lighting fixture when the shade is light, I have to use a heavier liner.

 

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Cut Corner Lamp Shade with Restored Liner

 

Please use eco friendly candlelight bulbs in small fabric shades.  They are only accent lighting.  The dimmer the light, the softer and warmer the atmosphere.

Vintage Lamp Shade Restore, Silk and Chennille Trim

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Restored Small Drum Vintage Contemporary Lampshade.  The new cover is Ivory Charmeuse Silk with coordinatingIvory Chennile trim.  Cleaned wire; Replaced Cover;  Line & New Trim

This vintage shade cover was stapled.  I have seen this many times and cannot imagine actually getting a clean finish stapling the material onto the frame!   I am just guessing, but I believe the stapling technique to be a manufacturers technique in the 50’s.  That is my guess.

The liner was removed years prior.  Most likely due to dry rot from lighting.  The liners shred and turn to dust.  It is the best idea to remove the liners when they get brittle.  It really can be a hazardous situation if not removed.

 

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Vintage Drum Shade Before Restoration

 

The cover fabric was also getting brittle and started to tear.  It only takes slight, next to nothing, pressure to split the fabric when it gets this weak.

 

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Original Vintage Drum Shade Cover in for Restoration

 

The original trim was a ruffled fabric woven in with a braid trim.  The fabric in the trim was dry rotted as well.  I could not reuse the trim.

 

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Original Vintage Trim on Drum Lampshade

 

I used Ivory Charmeuse Silk for the new cover.  The Charmeuse Silk is a beautiful, elegant, rich finish.  The silk cover does not absorb dust and dirt making it easy to maintain.  It only takes a soft cloth to brush the dust off.  The fabric ages with grace!

Since I was not able to restore the vintage trim, I used a Chenille ivory trim on the restored shade.  It was a perfect match.  The trim complimented the cover fabric.

 

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Restored Vintage Drum Lampshade with Charmeuse Silk and Chenille Trim.

 

My client was kind enough to send a picture of the lamp in its entirety. 

Thank You for Sharing!

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Vintage Restored Drum Lampshade on Original Lampbase