Tag Archives: lampshade

Bell Lampshade Restore with Vintage Ruffled Valance, NE Ohio

It is so fun to see the personalized finish and construction technique of vintage shades.     The ruffled trim finish is personal to the artist that created the shade.  I was glad to just have to clean it and not make it!   The original craftsmanship is awesome.   To my surprise, when I […]

Fox Girl Sport Lampshade

A favorite shirt; a favorite sport;  MX Motocross Fox lampshade.  This small accent lampshade was made for a real Fox Girl.  She lives, races and wears MX Sportswear.  This was one of her favorite shirts, now it’s her favorite lampshade.  At least her favorite lampshade until I get ahold of an old riding jersey!   […]

Gerald Thurston Lightolier Lampshade Repair

The top wire of this Gerald Thurston Lightolier lampshade detached from the shade. I cleaned the wire and reattached it to the lampshade cover.

Lampshade Liner Repairs, Midwestern, USA

These lampshades have been restored with new fabric liners.   The lampshades trims are the original trims.   Antique lampshades, or most any lamp, have lampshades specific to the lamp.  Often the cover fabric is in good condition but the liners are brittle.  These shades can be restored with a liner repair. Often people buy […]

Lampshade Sport Jersey, Thor Motocross Race Jersey

You probably are wondering what Lampshade and Motocross could possibly have in common.  My son raced Motocross since 1997.  Over the years we went through dozens of jerseys.  Besides outgrowing them, they would get stained and torn over night!   A while back I asked him to bring a couple of his old jerseys over.  […]

Vintage Victorian Crown Lampshade Restore, Repair, Akron, OH

This lace / fringed vintage victorian crown lampshade sat in a cold, damp garage for probably years.  The frame is beautiful and the original cover orientation was so well done.  The lace crown and lace drop cuff was so pretty lit, the only right thing to do was to reproduce the original idea.   The […]

Vintage Drum Lampshade Restored, Repaired, Ohio

This vintage red and old gold trim was removed from the original shade and used on the new lampshade cover.  I was able to clean it very delicately with a lint roller.  The old gold trim was in great condition and easily cleaned, but the red velvet part of the trim was fragile and had […]

Quality Pleated Classic Lampshade Repairs! New Jersey

Quality pleated Classic Lampshades.  Stiffel!  I restore lampshades and Stiffle Lampshade Covers are beautiful fabric.  I have restored Stiffel MUSLIN, or SHANTUNG Mushroom Pleated and LINEN Knife Pleated Lampshade LINERS ONLY!   I can appreciated quality fabric covers.  Liners deteriorates due to the intensive light exposure.  I have seen an onslaught of mock fabric pleated […]

Pleated Lampshade Restored with Shantung Flat Finish, Ohio

The Pleated Lampshade was restored with an Ivory Shantung Slub Flat Finish.  The flat finish enhances the contour of the lampshade frame. I used the original trim on the new cover.                     The following pictures show the difference between the pleated restored shade and the flat […]

Vintage Drum Lampshade Repair, Canton Ohio

The lamp base will last forever but lampshades deteriorate over time.  This old, stained, tearing vintage lampshade with beautiful red velvet and old gold trim was a beautiful shade at one time  These large drum shades with a scalloped frame bottom were trimmed to match the lamp base.  The lamp belonged to my customers’ mother. […]