Coming together

Do you remember the old lampshade which came in for a facelift? Well, well it is soon becoming a new lampshade again. We are nearly there....

Proper French design boo boo

Last week we recovered similar lampshades on this photo below.  I did not know that these lampshades are still so popular!  Well, well, to tell you a little secret - we had a boo-boo. When we stripped it, the top and bottom was 2 separate pieces.  When we recovered it, we forgot about the "crown" at the top.  Luckily the owner told us a piece was missing and we could trace the "crown" the rightful lampshade!  Small mistakes happen.  Luckily we could sort it out and deliver a stunning new lampshade (all in one piece), to a very happy client!

These lampshades remind me of kings and queens.......

Lovely old one's

These beautiful little lampshades came in for recovering.  We have to show you how beautiful the finishing of the lampshades are, before we demolish the paper.  Tiny golden threads,  tiny gold band on the outside and it is hold together with tiny cross stitches.  So so pretty, we can't hardly torn it apart to refurbish it.  It must be at least 50 to 60 years old.....

Swivel head lampshade

We recovered these lampshades. The main reason why the client kept the shades,  is because of the swivel head. You can turn the shade up to allow more light for reading. These lampshade fittings are rare, so if you still have old one's, have it recovered as the factory which made it, has closed down looooong ago

Restore a Square Bell

One of the most beautiful lampshade shapes, is the Square Bell.  As we hardly see or find it to buy in South Africa, clients often ask me to recover and restore these shades.  Herewith pics of a recent restored shade:

This is the old shade:

Here, we have stripped the old fabric, cover the outside with a cinamon colour silk, and lined it with an off-white lining:

We have finished off the shade with a self-fold trim in the same fabric:

And this is the final product!

For years to come

I was left in the Alley

just as a Frame and no belly

But has just been repainted

and gained.....

to go to a new home

For the years to come