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The Lampshade Lady's Guide to Lighting Up Your Life: 50 Custom Lampshades and Lamps [Hardcover]

Judy Lake , Kathleen Hackett
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)

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Book Description

August 18, 2009
They Call Her The Lampshade Lady

When Judy Lake turns on a lamp, she doesn’t just light up a room, she brings it to life. And with her help, you can too. Turn those boring old lampshades into perfect accents for your home decor. If you can cut and glue, you can renew and revive old shades, dress up flea market fabrics, and transform inexpensive basic frames into inspired designs that complement your home, style, and personality. From nightlights to table and floor lamps, sconces, and even chandeliers, The Lampshade Lady's Guide to Lighting Up Your Life will forever change the way you look at lampshades.

The Lampshade Lady shows you the basics of construction and gives you the skills and confidence necessary to let your imagination run wild. Materials like vintage postcards, classic children’s books, baseball cards, heirloom photos, fabric, trim, and even simple embroidery thread produce surprising and delightful opportunities for creativity. From the stately Antique Map Shade to the charming Mama’s Pretty Apron Shade to the To-Die-For French Fabric Shade, these fifty projects are sure to make you look at every lampshade in your home as a chance to create and re-create–all without breaking your budget. Plus, you’ll learn how to make your own lamps out of even more thrifty finds like candlesticks, kerosene lamps, cowboy boots, and just about anything you can run a wire through. Discover how the Lampshade Lady’s designs and ideas really will light up your life.

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Editorial Reviews

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"With an approachable style and easy-to-follow instructions, Judy Lake makes lampshades fun. She got me, a beginner crafter, to make a shade that looks like a custom creation. If you can’t take a trip to Vermont to visit her, this book is the second best thing."
—Frances Bailey, Country Living

About the Author

JUDY SAWYER LAKE, a.k.a. The Lampshade Lady, has been making lampshades for more than 20 years, and turning out distinctive handmade lampshades from her Vermont shop for more than 11 years.

KATHLEEN HACKET is a freelance writer and editor who covers a range of lifestyle subjects including home design and cooking.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Potter Craft (August 18, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0307452328
  • ISBN-13: 978-0307452320
  • Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 0.6 x 10.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #203,382 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

www.lakeslampshades.com

Judy Lake has been a lampshade maker/designer for over 20 years. She is the owner of Lake's Lampshades in Pawlet, Vermont. She specializes in decorative lampshades working with many unusual vintage fabrics, embroideries and bright contemporary fabrics. Judy studied Studio Art at The University of Vermont. She has always been a Rag Picker... known to dumpster dive for a pretty piece of fabric. Judy shares her many tricks of the trade in her book, The Lampshade Lady's Guide to Lighting Up Your Life. She has seasonal Hard Back Fabric Lampshade Workshops in her shop in Pawlet Village, Vermont. WWW.lakeslampshades.com and don't forget to hit the blog button for current schedule of workshops and new work.

Customer Reviews

The photographs are beautiful and inspiring, and the instructions are clear and easy to follow. Leslie Fehling  |  10 reviewers made a similar statement
I was very impressed with Judy's book on making lampshades. Judith A. Caccioli  |  6 reviewers made a similar statement
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellently Presented September 24, 2009
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I was very impressed with Judy's book on making lampshades. She was very thorough, down to the smallest detail. The difference between "homemade" and "custom" is HUGE, and Judy guides you through the entire process for a real professional look. I highly recommend this book for anyone who has a real desire to make custom lampshades and put a designer's touch on their total decorating.

A satisfied customer,
Judy Caccioli, from Cape Cod.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars I'm Lighting Up My Life!! September 2, 2009
Format:Hardcover
I'm lighting up my life with Judy Lake's fabulous book! It's absolutely wonderful! Judy is a Vermont artist who incorporates her upbeat personality and natural talent to turn out the most amazing lampshades! What a fabulous way to enhance the ambiance of any room. It's a must have for everyone!
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Lighten up! September 17, 2009
Format:Hardcover
I know you really want a whole new style. But don't let the same old look of your home bring you down. With this easy to follow and incredibly beautiful illustrated guide, you will give it a completely new style or accent stylishly what you have already accomplished.I just wish I had more time to make more of these funky and stylish lampshades Judy describes in her book.All these fabric pieces that I have collected ,because they were just too precious to be passed by, would finally find there purpose.
Judy Lake has achieved to fabricate a craftbook in the real original sense ,a book about a craft that she has perfected to an art.The love for her art shows in every detail and on every page.Even if you can restrain (which is hard !) yourself from having a go at one of the described lampshade projects, this book is so gorgeous ,that it will make the perfect coffee table book for everyone to enjoy.
I have given this book as a present to my german mother in law and even though her friends do not speak english they just love it and keep bugging me to translate parts so they can start "lampshading" too.
Oh, before I forget, I really do like the incredibly helpful source guide in the back of the book with all the links you may need to buy materials and fabrics to successfully complete you lampshade projects.
Get the book,fall in love with it and you will see, in no time there will be art,where before there was only light.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Very clever ideas.
You can make some adorable lampshades for family and friends. Any teenage girl would love to have one of these for her bedroom. Great ideas.
Published 3 months ago by Jayne
1.0 out of 5 stars Good ideas- but where do you get the supplies???
I am very frustrated with this book- sure it is chuck full of great ideas- but the one main ingredient to make all the how-tos work is a piece of plastic called Styrene that is... Read more
Published 9 months ago by GrittyPrettyPR
5.0 out of 5 stars Inspirational!
A thoroughly inspirational and creative guide! So tired of the overpriced and boring lampshades to be found in stores and am thrilled to now be able to make my own. Read more
Published 16 months ago by S. B.
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic book!
I absolutely love this book. I checked out 5 lampshade making books from the library. This one was by far the best so I purchased it. No regrets. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Sheri
3.0 out of 5 stars Good information about custom lampshades
I really think, if you are looking to create a custom lampshade, this book is a great resource.

As a industry professional, custom colors, styles are not readily... Read more
Published on September 11, 2010 by brownslampshades
5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiration and practical instruction in a beautiful little book!
I put this book on my Christmas wish list last year, and I'm glad Santa was so good to me! The book gives practical step-by-step directions for how to make styrene backed... Read more
Published on June 4, 2010 by Leslie Fehling
5.0 out of 5 stars kylady
I was very pleased with this book. There are excellent pictures and directions as well as sources to buy supplies. Read more
Published on March 20, 2010 by Kylady
5.0 out of 5 stars Clear instructions, Endless possibilities!
I have taken two classes with Judy at her shop. This book is like getting 50 classes for a tiny price! Read more
Published on January 3, 2010 by P. Tarbell
4.0 out of 5 stars Very beautiful photography of sample projects
These lampshade designs are incredibly gorgeous. Every single page had beautiful photographs of the gorgeous sample projects. Read more
Published on December 6, 2009 by BOOK REVIEW
5.0 out of 5 stars Lampshade Lady is also a very Creative Lady
I found this book to be filled with many creative and new ideas. Instructions were clearly written and the pictures were magnificent. Read more
Published on November 28, 2009 by Mary V.
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