We own a couple of table lampshades whose lining had been coming down for months, and then we had a period a week or two ago when the wind was really howling through the louvers, and that finished one of them entirely. It was the one I have in my bedroom that got wrecked, so replacing it was imperative if I wanted to read at night. The shade had a very big bell shape; it was 19" tall. Finding a ready-made shade of that height proved to be impossible online, and there turned out to be only one place in town that could provide one that came close. It's the classic hole-in-the-wall shop: aisles no wider than my hips, shades piled 12-high and teetering above your head. In fact, when Mom and I went down there they had to bring the shades out to the driveway for us to look at; if you bring your own lamp to test possible replacements, there's simply no room to fully display the shade inside.
Anyway, there we were. The shop didn't have any 19" shades either, but we managed to find one that we like. After trying to read using a spare lamp with a beige shade, this is a welcome fix.
Posted by Linkmeister at February 14, 2007 10:59 AM | TrackBackBelieve it or not I have the same shade on a lamp in my bedroom -- or close enoug to it -- and it's too short for what I originally needed. Have it for years now and have just been too lazy to track down a proper one of the lamp.
Posted by: Faith at February 15, 2007 08:21 PMLink,
Get back down to that store with your camera. Places like that are becoming as rare and wonderful as condors. I want to see it and I don't think I'll be getting out your way any time soon.
Posted by: Lance Mannion at February 16, 2007 03:58 AM