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Golden Crown Victorian Lampshade, Missouri

Written by admin on April 3, 2016 — Leave a Comment

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 […]

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CUT CORNER LAMPSHADE LINER REPAIR, REPLACE, RESTORE

Written by admin on January 29, 2016 — Leave a Comment

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.     The small lampshade cover is in mint condition.  The shade has soft pleated corners.  The cover is a thin cover […]

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Vintage Lamp Shade Restore, Silk and Chennille Trim

Written by admin on January 14, 2016 — Leave a Comment

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 […]

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Lamp Shade Liner Repair, Replace, Victorian “Roseart” Lampshade, New York

Written by admin on December 28, 2015 — Leave a Comment

Lampshade:  “Custom Taylored by Roseart, Fifth Avenue, New York”  This 35 year old “Roseart” shade was shredding, tearing and turning to dust.  The liner has been replaced.  The brocade cover is in mint condition. Shredding liner:   Replaced Liner:   The original trim was replaced on this victorian brocade lampshade.  The heat from standard light […]

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Small Miniature Lamp with Shade Liner Replaced, Restored

Written by admin on December 11, 2015 — Leave a Comment

The lampshade liner has been replaced on this very small boudior shade,  The entire lamp is only 18” high.  The ceramic lamp base is a personal lamp and the shade is in-house for a liner repair.   These miniature lamps are the prettiest accent lighting.     The very small lampshade liner was deteriorating from age […]

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FABRIC LAMPSHADE LIGHTING SAFETY, CAUTION!

Written by admin on November 22, 2015 — Leave a Comment

I restore lamp shades of all shapes, sizes and materials.  The following pictures are of a table light lamp with a fabric lampshade that had a 150 watt bulb.  The pictures are frightening!  The elderly seem to be most at risk trying to read by a table light.   A reading light with a metal […]

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VINTAGE LAMPSHADE REPAIR, BALLERINA SHADES

Written by admin on November 16, 2015 — Leave a Comment

Ballerina Lampshades with replaced liners.  The original covers were replaced after the lamp shade liner repair.     There are probably very few of these shades around today.  The ruffled covers were cleaned using a vacuum and lint roller.  The ruffled covers were three times the size of the lamp shade frame.  

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Lampshade Liner Repair, Colonial Ballerina Shades

Written by admin on October 8, 2015 — Leave a Comment

Colonial Lampshade, Ballerina Lampshade, Early American Lampshade;  I have heard this particular style of shade referred to as any of the above.                             These shade are in for liner repairs.  No easy task.  I am not sure exactly how much I will […]

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RECTANGLE LINEN CONTEMPORARY LAMPSHADE RESTORED, REPAIRED

Written by admin on September 8, 2015 — Leave a Comment

Cracked and stained vintage contemporary rectangle lampshade restored with Anna Marie Linen styrene.  The lampshade wire was in great shape but the cover is beyond repair.  The only option is to replace the cover.               The lamp for this shade is unique and unusual. My client was kind enough […]

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Florida Lampshade Restored for Vintage Swing-Arm Lamp

Written by admin on July 12, 2015 — Leave a Comment

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, […]

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