Tag Archives: vintage
Accordion Liner Repair
A timeless Accordion Lampshade, Liner Repair. Restored Lampshade with new styrene liner
Stan Hywet Music Room Finished Lampshade Project
The Stan Hywet Music Room candlelight / sconce shades have been restored and delivered (several months ago)! What a beautiful room! The restored shades with original color fabric and trim bring ambiance to the room. The following pics are of: Lampshade Workshop Photos Stan Hywet Music Room Sconce Shades Stan […]
Stan Hywet Music Room Lampshade Restore, Fabric
The Stan Hywet Project! The following is the fabric information for the sconce / candlelight lampshades being restored for the Music Room. The fabric and color has been decided upon with help from a team of professionals in the industry. It is impossible to get an exact match to historic fabric, color and pleat but […]
Victorian Crown Restored for a Capodimonte Lamp
My client found this lamp stored in a basement. The Capodimonte Lamp and Victorian Crown shade were in remarkable condition considering the storage location. It must have been a dry basement as there was no rust damage to the wire frame. The shade had something spilled on it. It looks like rust, […]
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 […]
LAMPSHADE RESTORATION PROJECT: STAN HYWET MUSIC ROOM
Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens is located in Akron, Ohio. The “home” is the former American Country Estate of F.A. Seiberling, co-founder of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. Stan Hywet historic estate is restoring the Music Room. I have the honor of restoring all the sconce and chandelier shades in the Music Room. […]
Lampshade, Gold Deco Fabric LampShade Restore, Accent Lighting
Deco Lamp, gold fabric lampshade with copper accents, complete restore. Replacing a deco fabric cover on a lampshade is one of the most challenging tasks. It is very difficult to match vintage fabric when trying to preserve and match the original trim fabric. Most often, I have to find a fabric that will blend since […]
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 […]
Lampshade Restoration Rescue Shades
I have recently opened a Shop: “Lampshade Rescue, Paws 4 Flaws” Restored Replacement Lampshades. Accent Lighting Lamps. To save some of these higher end vintage lampshades, PAWS have been applied to the FLAWS! Not all shades have the “signature paws” but all sales are a partial contribution to our local pet rescue organizations. My favorite […]
Historic Lampshades Restored for NAROMI LAND TRUST EVENT, Connecticut
Two “Keepsake” lamps with restored shades will be featured in a home of the NAROMI LAND TRUST Festival of Dinners! The room is gorgeous! Such an honor. Naromi Land Trust. Forever. Sherman. http://naromi.org Of the two shades, the gooseneck was the oldest. The wire frame […]