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Oval Lampshade Restored with Black Linen Styrene
The blackout black oval lampshade has been restored with black linen styrene. Black out shades only allow light through the top and bottom of the shade. It is very minimal light. High watt bulbs damaged the shade. The linen also allows quite a bit of light through the shade. The […]
Ceiling Hanging Light Restored with Ivory Linen
The shade for this ceiling hanging wood light was restored with styrene backed ivory linen. Styrene is plastic with fabric laminated to the plastic. Some people call them hard backed lampshades or hard shelled lampshades. The original shade was aging and getting weak from the concentrated heat of light bulbs. The wood hanging […]
CONTEMPORARY LAMPSHADE REPAIR / RESTORE
Two very large (4″ x 25″ x 14 5/8″) contemporary lampshades restored. The original lampshade had a standard linen fabric laminated styrene shade. After 20 years, the lampshades discolored but their lamp bases are a beautiful accent to their room. They could not find new lampshades to fit and could not find new lamps they […]
PLEATED LAMPSHADE RESTORATION, LINER REPAIR
This pleated lampshade has been repaired using charmeuse silk for the liner. The silk cover was in excellent condition, but the liner was shredding. Many people think their silk lampshade has a silk liner. The shade has a beautiful silk cover, but the liners seem to be acetone or a manufactured fabric. Acetone fabric […]
LINEN LAMPSHADE RESTORED AND SCOTCH GUARDED
Just to make it clear, DO NOT SCOTCH GUARD A COMPLETED LAMPSHADE. I was restoring the entire cover and liner for this lampshade. When restoring an entire sewn shade, the cover is the first application and there is no other fabric on the frame of the shade. The decor of this home is transitioning […]
Pleated Lamp Shade Restored for Pineapple Ceramic Base
I was able to get a great picture of the pleated fabric shade on the original base. People do not always know where the lamp is going to be placed when they purchase it, so I don’t get to know what the actual surroundings will be. I would do accents different if I knew ahead […]
Lamp Shade, Charmeuse Pleated Shade
This restored small shade is for a pineapple ceramic lamp base. It has a styrene (plastic) liner with an ivory fortuny pleated charmeuse cover. “Fortuny” is a specific name for a pinched rolled pleat and “Charmeuse” is a term for a lustrous satin looking finish. Fortuny charmeuse is an elegant pleated fabric finish. It […]
A Much Brighter Lampshade
This is the restored Beige Homespun Linen drum lampshade. As I mentioned, it really does not look different, other than it is not cracked and the light is brighter. I made a mistake when quoting this shade. Even though the shade measures 14″ top x 16″ bottom x 16.5″ high, it still took nearly 2/3 of […]
Large Floor Lamp Drum Shade Restored
This shade sits on a floor lamp with a 3 bulb cluster. One of the spider wires was detached from the frame. The cover was stapled onto the frame. The fabric drum lampshade is completely repaired. The scroll braid is trimmed with old gold soutache to pull in a mirror and other accent pieces near […]