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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Victorian Crown Silk Shade Repair, Restore, OHIO
This is one of two Victorian Crown lampshades that are progress. There are many styles and shapes of Victorian Crown Shades. The shape of the lampshade frames are so elegant and shapely. They are so specific in style, as to say, there is nothing “Contemporary” about them. This shade belongs to a couple in which […]