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Creatively Crafted Custom Shades are Magical on Aladdin Lamps

Friday, June 12th, 2009

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For many of you who regularly read my blog, you know on Friday’s post I like to share photos of recently completed projects. It’s not often that I work with collectible lamps but my clients truly are lamp collectors. They travel to special shows looking for specific ones made during the 1930’s.

The ones I feature in this post are from Aladdin. Electric Aladdin lamps were sold beginning in 1930. Unique deco designs made Aladdin electric lamps popular in major cities during the 1930s and 1940s.

My clients and I worked with Laurel Ann Studios in Seattle, WA. After carefully selecting the custom form for the shade, the next decisions involved fabric, colors, trims and other customization. Aren’t they beautiful?

Rose Cumming fabric

The Derby shade-my title

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