Tag Archives: silk
1920’s Lampshade Restore
The jar that was turned into a lamp has markings on the bottom 1890 and 1915. The lampshade was created in 1920 for the jar. The original shade was a deep coral shantung silk, lined with white silk. The original shade was completely hand sewn as well as the restored shade. One of the most […]
Stan Hywet Music Room Lampshade Restore, Fabric
The Stan Hywet Project! The following is the fabric information for the sconce / candlelight lampshades being restored for the Music Room. The fabric and color has been decided upon with help from a team of professionals in the industry. It is impossible to get an exact match to historic fabric, color and pleat but […]
Victorian Crown Restored for a Capodimonte Lamp
My client found this lamp stored in a basement. The Capodimonte Lamp and Victorian Crown shade were in remarkable condition considering the storage location. It must have been a dry basement as there was no rust damage to the wire frame. The shade had something spilled on it. It looks like rust, […]
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. Naromi Land Trust. Forever. Sherman. http://naromi.org Of the two shades, the gooseneck was the oldest. The wire frame […]
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. […]
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!” This […]
Florida Lampshade Restored for Vintage Swing-Arm Lamp
Vintage swing arm lamps are particularly nice beside a chair. They typically sit on a globe and have an arm extension that is adjustable. The original cover was shredding. The wire was also rusting and needed treated and painted before even starting the fabric restoration. If you do not treat a rusting wire, […]
GREAT LAKES LIGHTING RESTORATION, LAMPSHADE RESTORATION
GREAT LAKES RESTORATION is a lighting restoration service. They restore vintage chandeliers, sconce lights and floor lamps just to mention a few. We worked together on this vintage floor lamp. The vintage ivory and gold floor lamp base has been completely tore down, cleaned and rewired. The detail in this lamp base is beautiful. […]
Bell Lampshade Complete Restore, Recover
This shade looks like a simple repair, but actually, the arc of the shade can be difficult, but not as troublesome as the aluminum lampshade frame! The liner of this lampshade was completely intact, but the cover was falling apart panel by panel. Most unusual. The lampshade wire was aluminum, which I thought was […]