Nothing Better than a Good Scrap Yard, Part 3
The scrap yard, as you know is one of my favorite destinations when I travel. This pair of lamps I have pictured are from a wonderful piece of 19th century fencing with a great silver paint. So, off to the welders they went.
When I got them back from him, I was searching for a great paper to pair them with. As I was looking through my vintage papers, I came across a stack of Topography Maps, dating 1905 that I had purchased years ago. To make it even better, I had some from areas near to where I am located. Saugerties, Ulster and Catskill are some of the towns that are on these maps.
I wonder, these fence pieces came from upstate New York, could they have come from one of the towns that I have pictured.
Check out Good Scrap Yard Part 1 & Part 2 to see what other fabulous finds I created into to lamps. I seem to be drawn to orange as a color to include for the shade making, the rust pairs so nicely with that color.
Have a wonderful weekend.
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. 