Tag Archives: restore

Lampshade Fabric Loose and Sagging? Turn the light ON!

If your lampshade cover is sagging and looks loose during the rainy spring season, Turn The Light ON!  Fabric absorbs moisture.  These Rembrandt lampshades were delivered about 10:00 am for repair.  The covers were drum tight.   As the day went on, the weather turned rainy and damp.  Just a few hours of rain and […]

VINTAGE BELL LAMPSHADE REPAIR, RESTORE, RECOVER

Vintage Bell Floor Lampshade wires rust when stored in a damp basement or garage.  But at least they were not thrown in the trash.  The lampshade wires can be treated and restored. Recently I received a call from a potential customer requesting a price to restore an old bell lampshade.  I did not ask enough […]

LAMPSHADE RECOVER, REPAIR, RESTORE

This small narrow drum lampshade yellowed over time.  The hard shell cover cracked and the trim was falling off.  The rose velvet trim was taking on a new color and the delicate metallic trim lost its glow.   I restored the shade with an Anna Marie Linen.  The hard shell material used to recover these […]

Vintage Valance Burgundy Silk Bell Lampshades Restored, Pennsylvania

Restoration is a challenging service in any industry.  Lampshades are different sizes, shapes, fabrics and finishes.  These bell floor lamp shades were quite challenging and a learning experience.  My patience was challenged from the start all the way to the day of shipping. The rose colored shades are the original shades.  They faded over time.  […]

BELL LAMPSHADE WITH RUFFLE VALANCE RESTORED

Restored vintage bell lampshade for a torch floor lamp. The ruffled valance was a tedious job to restore but well worth the challenge.                      I used ivory silk charmeuse for the cover and replaced the restored original ruffle valance.     A torch floor lamp offers a […]

Vintage Drum Lampshade Restored, Repaired, OHIO

Large fabric laminated drum lampshades were popular in the 50’s and 60’s.  These very large shades have deep recessed top spider wires.  The shades were decorated to coordinate with the lamp bases.  This particular shade was trimmed with a diamond cut gold leaf cardboard trim outlined with turquoise soutache.   The fabric laminated covers dry […]

Antique Floor Lamp Bell Shade Repair, Restore

Antique Red Floor Lampshades:  The valance is indicative of vintage shades.  The red fabric shades faded over time and they look like rose colored shades.  The cover fabric has deteriorating age spots.  The liners are shredding.   This is my current restoration project!           The shades fit on vintage torch floor lamps.  (the […]

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 […]

Contemporary Chandelier Shade Restoration, Repair

The beautiful display chandelier was purchased from a lighting store.  When the chandelier was delivered to the customer, a couple of the styrene shades were damaged.  Even though this is a new purchase, the shades were not available for reorder.  Kindly, the lighting store referred the customer to Lampshade Restoration for repair.   These particular […]