January 19, 2007, Newsletter Issue #47: Mix and Match Lamp Shades

Tip of the Week

Lamp Shade Guide: While you can't put a square lampshade in a round hole, you can have fun mixing and matching lampshades and bases. Some suggestions before we leave you to your imagination: Traditional slender iron base with curlicues and cheetah print beaded shade Twist buffet table lamp base with cheetah print beaded shade Bronze adjustable table lamp base with black bell gold-dotted lampshade Crystal chandelier base with faux leather, eyelash trim or cream chandelier lamp shades Black iron or gold chandelier base with mica hexagon chandelier lamp shades Ivory ceramic table lamp base with hardback drum raffia fabric lampshadeOff-white doughnut gourd sculpture table lamp base with round softback lampshade in Sausalito sand fabric Metal scroll bronze lamp base with round softback lampshade in Sausalito sand fabric Swingarm brass finish floor lamp base with metal bead-trimmed Dupioni silk bell shade Black finish bronze accents table lamp base with Victorian-style red lampshade

If you paint your lamp base with a new finish, you can have the fun of mix and match all over again.

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