Lampshade Restoration

Square Pleated Shade Needing Recovered

This is the current lampshade project I am working on.  It is a square pleated shade that goes on a glass floor lamp.

This pleated shade cover is a fabric strip that is wrapped from the top of the shade frame to the bottom, inside and out, to look like a pleat.  It is actually a strip of fabric.

The floor lamp has two bulbs that go sideways.  There is not much room  between the shade and bulb, so I believe the wrap for the shade was appropriate.

I will wrap the wire frame with binding and work outside the frame to keep the shade and lamp orientation safe.

Glass Floor Lamp

I will be using a fabric pleat called “Fortuny”.  The fabric is a poly charmeuse.   It will look very different from the structured uniform pleat that is on the original shade but will be a very elegant finish for the glass floor lamp.

I am anxious to work with the Fortuny Charmeuse.  It is a beautiful fabric pleated by “Tom and Son’s International Pleating” in New York.

Fortuny Ploy Charmeuse Pleated Fabric

A very special “Thanks” to “Lighting By Design” in N. Canton, Ohio for the customer referral.