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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, […]
KNOB CREEK ACCORDION PLEATED LAMPSHADE RESTORED, REPLACED PLASTIC LINER
The liner of this Knob Creek accordion pleated lampshade has a plastic liner. These vintage lampshades endure years of light bulb heat. The styrene liner gets brittle and cracks. This shade came to me in a box. These are the pieces! I removed any left over plastic liner from the inside of the shade […]
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. […]
LAMPSHADE LINER REPLACED, SHADE RESTORED, OHIO
This lampshade liner was shredding and falling inside the lampshade near the light bulb. My client removed the lampshade liner just to hold onto her lamp. It was purchased to match her decor and she did not want to replace the lamp, just repair the shade. I replaced the liner and, as always, […]
Rembrandt Vintage Lampshades, Restored
Vintage Rembrandt Lamps have such stature. Lamps of prestige and prominence. The drum lampshades are distinctive and trimmed to accent the lamp bases. The lampshades for these lamps deteriorate. The covers wear and tear. The liners shred over time. Rembrandt lampshade wires are strong and made to rest on glass globes. The vertical […]
OHIO VALLEY SPORTSMAN CLUB RALLEY RIDING JERSEY LAMPSHADE
Theme Lampshade; Keepsake Lampshade; Personalized Lampshade. The ATV, MX riding season is nearly here! This Sinisalo riding jersey has been on countless Sportsman Club Ohio Valley Ralley rides. Powerline Park, Hopedale and Renegade Ridge are just to name a few of the tracks this riding jersey has graced. The jersey has been turned into a lampshade […]
Contemporary Vintage 1950’s Oval Lampshade Restored
This oval lampshade belongs to a vintage 1950’s contemporary lamp base. The oval lampshade was in need of repairs. The original shade was in great condition, but the fabric was starting to get brittle and split. I removed all the fabric from the lampshade frame and there were only 4 vertical wires. There […]