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| Wonderfully creative use of old lampshades at Brixton Village Market. Image by Re-Design for Life. |
For over two years now, I have been living with a bare lightbulb in the ceiling light at the top of my stairs. Having searched high and low considering various options, I am still totally in-the-dark as to how to shade the naked glare.
Perhaps something mid-century modern? Something reclaimed from a victorian school? Something Scandinavian? Something tongue-in-cheek chintz?
This morning my light-bulb of inspiration shone at Brixton Village Market, where one of the 'Avenues' has the most wonderfully adorned lights hanging from it's 1930's ceiling. Each light has a unique shade created from a combination of chintz damasks, retro wooden and plastic lanterns, English country florals, 1960's patterns, scallop edges and fringing.
So there hangs the answer of how to dress my bare light-bulb. I'll combine all of my ideas to create one unique piece. The search for each individual shade begins...
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| Image by Re-Design for Life |
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| Image by Re-Design for Life |
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| Image by Re-Design for Life |
