lampshadelady
Buyers are raving!
This shop got multiple 5-star reviews in the past 7 days.
Announcement
It's a good time to brighten up you living space! I offer FREE Shipping if you purchase 2 or more in-stock lampshades.
I am taking a break again from taking custom orders. Thanks.
I search the world for beautiful vintage textiles and new fabrics for my handmade lampshades. My lampshades are all made by me in my Southern Vermont studio. All lampshades are IN-STOCK and ready to ship.
My lampshades have been featured in Country Living, Country Home, Yankee Magazine, Where Women Create, Romantic Home and many more.
Announcement
It's a good time to brighten up you living space! I offer FREE Shipping if you purchase 2 or more in-stock lampshades.
I am taking a break again from taking custom orders. Thanks.
I search the world for beautiful vintage textiles and new fabrics for my handmade lampshades. My lampshades are all made by me in my Southern Vermont studio. All lampshades are IN-STOCK and ready to ship.
My lampshades have been featured in Country Living, Country Home, Yankee Magazine, Where Women Create, Romantic Home and many more.
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Reviews
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Kathleen McClure on Nov 22, 2020
5 out of 5 starsPerfect in every way! What a WONDERFUL shop! Judy is so talented and brings lamps to life with her charming shades. Thank you!
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Amy on May 17, 2021
5 out of 5 starsI absolutely LOVE this shade...perfect fit for my nantucket basket lamp!!!...I own many of her shades and each one is beyond wonderful!!!...and lightning speed shipping!!!
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Tulsi on May 14, 2021
5 out of 5 starsThis is a beautiful lampshade. It goes perfect with my nice dresden small lamp.
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Ann Frances on May 14, 2021
5 out of 5 starsI am very pleased with my purchase! This lamp shade looks lovely in my bedroom.
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lainey615 on May 14, 2021
5 out of 5 starsJudy was very easy to work with and once I ordered this lampshade, I received it in just a couple of days. Beautiful quality and it looks great on my lamp. I will definitely order from Judy again.
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Tonyia on May 14, 2021
4 out of 5 starsI had many pleasant conversations with Judy. Each lampshade is stunning made BUT look very different. 4.5 rating to be fair. The lampshades look beautiful but don’t look hardly similar with one having more flowers than the other, and the other more leaves. The fabric is so stunning they individually look beautiful. However, these were going into my bedroom on each side of my bed. I even gave her twice the amount of fabric that she requested to accommodate for this issue. She did return to me unused fabric. (This is why 4 stars instead of 5). I had to put the shades on straight lamps. I was measuring for straight frames instead of the cute, curled lamp frames so I need an inch longer or needed a smaller harp on my lamps, which was my my fault in communication. But I am satisfied.
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carolyn on May 11, 2021
5 out of 5 starsVery pretty for my bedroom lamp . Thank you for a well made item.
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Barbie Jo on May 11, 2021
5 out of 5 starsLovely shade, perfect fit for my lamp base, thank you so much!
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BRIAN on Apr 29, 2021
5 out of 5 starsBeautiful shade, great workmanship, and very nice shop with which to do business.
Updates
About lampshadelady
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My shop!
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Me and Odie- many moons ago. photo: G. Bouret
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Outside my shop. Gardening is a good break!
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Inside my shop/studio
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Inside my shop/studio
Handmade Lampshades in Fabulous Vintage Fabrics
I love having my own business. I continue to grow as an artist challenging myself to become a better designer. My grandmother said that I always had a a pair of scissors in my hands!
All lampshades are handmade and designed by me! No outsourcing or light manufacturing, thank goodness!
Blog: http://www.lampshadelady.typepad.com
Website: http://www.lakeslampshades.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Lakes-Lampshades
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/lakeslampshades/
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/lampshadelady/
I studied studio art in college. I was a tapestry weaver. I spun yarn, knit, paper making, batik, lots of collage....anything with fiber. Finding my path after college was a little harder. I dabbled with my weaving and yarns, but never felt there was a business there.
I taught myself to make lampshades at age 26... now... almost 30 years later! I started as a hobby and need for lampshades for our first house. All my friends and family got lampshades! And then the tipping point came and it hit me---maybe this might be a fun business! And ooooh, the hard lessons learned, the marketing lessons in the days way before the internet, the early craft shows- good and bad and terrible! The design evolution in the past 30 years!
I love challenging myself to do better- to go beyond good--- to reach the BEST product I can make. I like to say, LAMPSHADE MAKING is a craft but I take it to an ART!
I started on Etsy Dec. 2012. I'd came to Etsy before my book came out in 2008, but was really too busy to attend to it properly. Before I came to etsy I shopped on it for a year and watched my product category for a year and in the end decided it was the perfect place for my product. There is MUCH more to selling on Etsy than meets the eye. It's been a fun challenge to try to figure it all out!
I have been making handcrafted custom decorative lampshades since 1985! I have chosen to keep my shop small. I can change my styles on a dime. I like to have unusual work that isn't like the run of the mill big catalog home design. One of a kind; OOAK is my specialty. I pride myself on my work. It comes from the heart. I do ALL my work by myself. I love to find all my fabrics, embroideries and wonderful fabrics and lamps. It's a wonderful business and so happy I have fallen into this life!
xo
judy lake
ps if you come to Vermont, stop by and say HI!
802-325-6308 shop
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Shop members
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Judy Lake
Owner, Maker, Designer, Curator
One of the lampshade ladies. I have been making lampshade shades since 1985. I specialize in small to medium lampshades using vintage fabrics, decorative textiles and vintage postcards.
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Molly Irene
Curator, Advertising Assisant
Molly is a big help keeping children busy while their mom's shop!
Production partners
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Crown Publishing
New York, NY
Publishers of my book.
Shop policies
Accepted payment methods
Returns and exchanges
I don't accept returns, exchanges, or cancellations
Returns and exchange details
There are many details when ordering lampshades, please read the size and the manner in which the shade clips or screws onto the lamp.
Payment
visa, mastercard, american express
Pricing for the continental USA.
There are no returns.
Customer is responsible for all custom duties.
Shipping
All lampshades are always insured for shade value. If you are outside of The States, please convo me for international shipping.
Please note: Customer is responsible for all custom duties.
Additional policies and FAQs
NOTE: I can not use silk, poly or any slippery fabrics. They do not laminate well.