Lamps And Shades: Beautiful Ideas To Make And Decorate [Paperback]

Juliet Bawden (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 30, 1999

Light up your home with a stunning collection of lamps and shades from today's top designers! They range from sophisticated and classic to ultra-modern--so you'll definitely find a style to suit your own decor. Start from scratch or choose from a myriad of ideas to decorate store-bought shades and bases. "Once again...designer Bawden scores with her do-it-yourself approach, this time to home fashions...15 projects....Some are charmingly primitive...Others could pass for professional....Certainly, there are enough projects to choose from--and there is an abundance of written instructions and step-by-step color photographs....Adding to the reader's delight is a gallery showcasing a variety of possible embellishments...."--Booklist. "...imaginative..."--Better Homes & Gardens Do-It-Yourself. 128 pages (all in color), 9 x 9 1/2. NEW IN PAPERBACK.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Sterling (June 30, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1853687618
• ISBN-13: 978-1853687617
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,696,955 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Enlightening, but not terribly practical, December 12, 2001

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Cville Dad (Catonsville, MD United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Lamps and Shades: Beautiful Ideas to Make and Decorate (Hardcover)

Some really neat ideas here, but most don't seem very simple to execute. I wanted some ideas for punching up my pre-made lampshades or maybe creating simple fabric lampshades, but the projects in this book are a bit more convoluted. There are some inspiring lamps and shades, but to make some of them require special materials and skills that would involve more time and effort than I'm willing to spend.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Revamp those lamps!, September 29, 2001

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Pamela A. Coleman (Long Neck, DE United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lamps And Shades: Beautiful Ideas To Make And Decorate (Paperback)

The cover-art gives you a sampling of the eclectic styles offered in this compendium on lamp and shade making. Inside, you will find a gallery filled with versatile ideas to fit your own style. The projects are all relatively simple, with easy to follow step-by-step photographs. Using a variety of crafting techniques such as papier mache, beading, mosaic, stained glass and decoupage - your options expand far from paper and fabric alone. I also appreciate the list of distributors in the back for those hard-to-find materials.