It's Not Just A Lampshade...

 not anymore! 

Don't toss those old lampshade frames 

out... they're a new craze in upscale 

decor these days.

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The white frames on white lamps look  

so tres chic with these old books. 

What do you bet they spray painted 

the lamps and the shades... 

the rainbow is at your fingertips! 

Skona Hem Magazine - Sweden

This is so adorable! 

Who'd a thunk??  
Some place for all those faux birdies 
to lite that have been nesting 
in your drawer!

Mathieu Challieres

And why is it MY mind can't contrive 

such great ideas with such simple things? 
A lampshade frame and a candle... 
I hate when my mouth gapes open in 
pure disbelief and awe!  

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Look how they've just added some 

silky fringe to the bottom edge of 

these shades and used a large round bulb.  
I'd love to eat in this darling bistro... 
wonder what's on the menu. 
French? Italian?

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Here they've sewn on whatever was in 

the scrap pile it looks like and it turned 

out quite interesting. 

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Look what Antropologie has to 

offer. All kinds of shapes. 

Anthropologie

You can wrap the wire frame with ribbon 

or fabric if you want a special look. 

SimplyStated.com

This is a nice inspiration of what I 

wanted to try to do in my Studio...  

Pinterest 

so I dug out an old lampshade with a 

dry rotted fabric on it and did some surgery!

The demo work was quite enjoyable
I must say.  

I hung the "naked" shade from a plant

hook in the ceiling with some lightweight 

chain and "S" hooks.  Easy enough.

Marie had made me a darling fru-fru ball 

from vintage pattern tissue and peacock 

feathers that fit perfectly up in 
the top of the shade.

I needed a place to display the 

gorgeous Marie Antoinette shoe that 

Marie made for me so it's spotlighted 

in the center of the shade. 

Then I put leftover drapery rings w/clips 

on each of the shoes from the 

Marie Antoinette Shoe Swap 

and hung them around the edge with 

ribbons and such. 

It will be a great place to put those 

snippets of ribbons we can't bear 

to toss and sparkly Christmas 
ornaments too pretty to pack away.

Now I have a wonderful place to hang those 

darling little items that I love to see in 

my Studio. I had some tiny crystals 

that I hung from fishing line too.  
The cost: $0.00!
WOO-HOO!!

My friend "Kitty" found three incredible 

old lampshades in her attic and now has 

a new hanging chic decor in the corner 

of her awesome front porch. 

She had a problem with glue that wouldn't 

come off on one so she just spray painted 

all of them to give them a unifying effect. 
Cost: $0.00! 
(I'm seeing a pattern here)

Kitty

I found lots of ideas on Pinterest. 

(yes I LOVE Pinterest - too much) 

Here's a photo holder... 

a photo/memo holder using a drum 

shade on a lazy susan... 

a table... 

a plant stand... 

a planter made from a 

shade covered in chicken wire... 

a hanging planter, 

just add chain, chicken wire and moss... 

a shade with strands of buttons... 

crocheted pieces for a Boho look... 

and even different laces stretched 

around and sewn together - 

so cute for a dressing table or 

a little girls room. 

I even found this hanging 

lamp idea from Ikea on Pinterest 

that would be so easy to recreate 

with the right lampshade frame. 

Hope we put a new "light" on that old 

tattered lampshade you've got 

stashed in the back of your closet!! 

Get it out and start creating!

Well back to my studio in the "attic" -
blessings til next time... 


"Edie" & Marie
xoxo