Plates mounted; should I paint my lampshades black or replace?
I finally went ahead and mounted my vintage plates. The orchid plates are from my paternal grandma and the deviled egg plate on top, my material grandma.
Now a few questions:
1. Should I add two more plates to either side of the deviled egg plate? If so, what type would go with what I have now?
2. I'd like to change the lampshades on the buffet lamps to black and so echo the black trim on the deviled egg plate. I like the style of the ones I have now so am wondering if it'd be possible to use fabric paint to paint them black (and keep the gold cording). I would appreciate any recommendations for type of paint to use. I generally use a low wattage bulb in the lamps for ambient lighting, but the paint should be able to withstand some heat.
Alternatively, I am considering either of the two styles though the dimensions are slightly different than what I have how. The gold shades are 4x10x9.75
Option 1 (6x11x9.75 )
Option 2 (5.25x10x9.5):
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11 years agoI did the wall touch-ups today, have yet to mount the mirror as it's quite heavy and want to anchor it securely. I plan to rehang the plates, but want to finalize the shade selection first as I may want to adjust the plate/picture placement depending on that.
I wasn't able to find a similar sized shade in black to the ones I have now, though did find a few other sizes in black to get a feel for them. There is one online in a the other size, though. Pls. vote on the options.
Option 1 (what I had before minus the tassles):
Option 2:
Option 3 (6" top width x14" base width x 9.5"H):
side view:
Option 4: (6" top width x11" base width x9.75H) This is similar to Option 3, but the base is 11" wide instead of 14" wide. They did not have this in the store so I would need to order online. The inside lining is gold.
Here is a link that might be useful: Lamps Plus - Option 4
Valerie Noronha
11 years agoOr Option 5:
I'm leaning towards Option 4 or 5.Here is a link that might be useful: Lamps Plus - Option 5
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11 years agoAnnie1971: Yes, I did consider a cranberry color. In fact bought a set of those shades as well. The color seems slightly off (more bluish) than the red I have both in the botanical prints and in the drapes. But here it is for comparision. If others think this is a good direction, I can look around for more options. These particular shades do not use a harp and so the finials on top of the lamps would not be used.
Sorry for the poor picture quality but the photos are not coming out well on my phone. I can retake in the morning though.
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11 years agoWhat about this one from Lowes? It's 8"x10.5"
And here it is on a lamp base:
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11 years agoPirula's photo is much closer to the angle I mean.
If you shorten the harp so that the bottom of the shade lands where your existing one does now, a shade with those proportions will shield people's eyes equally well.
If you don't shorten the harp, a shade like that would sit too high on the lamp anyway.
Here's a rough sketch of your lamp with the kind of proportion I mean:
Valerie Noronha
11 years agoHere is yet another shade I bought to try. I felt it was too small, but notice at 7"H (no harp), I can see the harp base while seated:
Compare that with the red shades which are slightly larger at 8"H (also no harp) and you cannot see the harp base, also taken while seated at the DR table:
Based on that, I don't think a coolie will work for this room.
So I've narrowed down to these two (both of which I think the size would work) and not top heavy. Or just keep what I have:
Laura Ashley Shade
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Height 8 inches
Shade Bottom 11 inches
Shade Top 4ý inchesSquare Cut Shade (what I have now but shorter, black outside, gold inside):
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Height 8 inches
Shade Bottom 10 inches
Shade Top 4ý inchesValerie Noronha
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