The Lamp Shade Book: 80 Traditional & Innovative Projects To Create Exciting Lighting Effects [Paperback]

Dawn Cusick (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 31, 1998

Bring the distinction of a stylish, finely crafted lamp into your home or office. The more than 80 lampshades featured here will inspire you to experiment. Whether you want to create from scratch or transform an old favorite into something new and beautiful, here is all the information you need. Start with assessing your décor, then follow the tips for selecting materials, construction techniques, and finishing touches. If you want to carry through a specific room design, make custom fabric shades for a unified motif. If you want to create special nighttime moods through lighting, try designs with interior shapes that are invisible during the day. Today's top interior accessory designers are showcased in a comprehensive four-color gallery, while 15 projects show you how to adapt the basics in imaginative ways. Choose from exotic origami shades, elegant Victorian styles, painted silk, raffia, crochet, and painted-glass lampshades; paper mâché and stained-glass wall lights; mosaic bases; and dozens of other fabulous styles. 128 pages (all in color), 8 1/2 x 10.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Sterling (December 31, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806987006
• ISBN-13: 978-0806987002
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,269,985 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Dissapointed, October 18, 2001

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"natasha_g" (LA, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Lamp Shade Book: 80 Traditional & Innovative Projects To Create Exciting Lighting Effects (Paperback)

I bought this book hoping to find inspiration and instructions on how to create a lampshade, but now I'm returnitg it. There is no instructions what so ever and most of the designs I found to be not useful if you want to decorate your house simple but tastefull. I was very dissapointed!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Dissapointing, October 25, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Lamp Shade Book: 80 Traditional & Innovative Projects To Create Exciting Lighting Effects (Paperback)

I'm returning this book. The book doesn't contain any instructions not even for basic fabric or paper lampshade. At first I thought that maybe I can get a good design idea for a lampshade I want to make, but there is no good ideas in the book if you are like me looking for simle or classic look. I don't see any reasons for me to keep this book.

3 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars very useful book, June 17, 2001

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sharon Patterson (Portland, OR United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Lamp Shade Book: 80 Traditional & Innovative Projects To Create Exciting Lighting Effects (Paperback)

this book has a lot of really good ideas for projects that are functional as well as manageable for just about anyone. It is very well illustrated and reader friendly. The author has taken a rather obscure subject and breathed life into it. She shows one how to accomplish charming effects with very little economic output and not a huge investment of time or materials. I think the writer is very creative and expresses her enthusiasm well. I wish the book were longer with a bit more information.