Tag Archives: shade
Estate Lampshade Restore, Stan Hywet Music Room, Akron, Ohio
Estate sconce / candlelight historic lampshade restoration project for the Stan Hywet Estate. This is an ongoing blog in real time of the restoration project. Currently, I am restoring the wire frames for the sconce / candlelight shades. There has been a lot of work going on. Dismantling the fabric from the lampshade wires has […]
Vintage Lampshade Found in Crawl Space of Historic Home
This beautiful lampshade was found in the crawl space of a Home on the Historic Register in Centerville, Utah. The crawl space was dry but had no protective wrap and was under other objects. The was covered with dust. All the panels had been hand painted. The center “cameo” is a picture of […]
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. […]
F. Cooper Pleated Lampshade Liner Repair
The small pleated F. Cooper forest green lampshade cover still going strong, but the liner and trim was disintegrating. We replaced the liner but the trim was beyond repair. As you can see, the pleated cover was backed with a grey underlay. Some fabrics are transparent and need to backed so the light […]
F. Cooper Lampshade Liners Repaired, Replaced
Lampshade liner repairs, liners replaced, original trim re-attached. Beautiful pair of F Cooper shades with covers in mint condition. Vintage lampshade liners split, crack, deteriorate over time. Replace shredding liners at the first signs of the liner fabric becoming brittle and cracking. Original F Cooper Shades with shredding liners: Liners replaced:
Small Miniature Lamp with Shade Liner Replaced, Restored
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 […]
FABRIC LAMPSHADE LIGHTING SAFETY, CAUTION!
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 […]