Sleek, modern, simple and elegant.
August 20, 2009 by susan
Filed under Uncategorized, lamp shades, lamps
I could not think of just one description for these lamps, so sleek, modern, simple and elegant it is.
A wonderful source I have that makes wood veneer pliable and sturdy for lampshades. Cherry wood is my favorite, the glow is so beautiful, amazing that it is real wood.
I was making a large pair of square shades, cutting the cherry wood from the sheets I get and there was scrap pieces left. I just cannot toss scrap of any kind, you never know what I can make with them. Then I was cutting a pair of tall slender lampshades for a customer and the pattern fit the cherry wood scrap perfectly.
If you are in the area stop by and see what I have created with the scraps I save or visit my online store.
Cherry and copper
February 1, 2009 by susan
Filed under lamp shades
One would not think that you could
make a lampshade from real wood that is durable and pretty. I have found a great source here in the USA that makes sheets of different wood veneers coated in a patented process, allowing me to make lampshades from them. The one pictured here is a cherry wood lampshade that I trim in real copper. The wood and the copper, like wine will color with age and use. The shade gives off a wonderful glow adding a warmth to any style.
Peace,
Susan
Shandell's is the creative home of me, Susan Schneider, a longtime collector of things vintage with a passion for recycling them into things that make you smile. Shandell's, a working lampshade and vintage lighting studio, is located at the corner of Route 22 and Route 44, at 5916 North Elm Avenue, Millerton, New York, 12546, housed in a newly renovated century-old building. I draw on a collection of thousands of unique handmade papers, antique wallpapers and other very special materials in my work. We are open Thursday through Saturday, 11 to 5, and by chance or appointment. (518) 789-6603. 