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Color, Style and Self Expression in the New Decade
Color, Style and Self Expression in the New Decade at Elegance Lamps
Sourcing Antique Textiles in England and Wales!
Elegance Lamps is headed to England and Wales in search o antique textiles for creation of beautiful handmade lamps!
Sourcing Antique Textiles in Spain and Portugal
Headed to Spain and Portugal for beautiful antique textiles!
Antique Lamps - Beauty Meets Functionality
Beauty meets functionality at Elegance Lamps, where handmade silk lampshades are adorned with up-cycled antique textiles and antique lamp bases from a time when products were made to last.
Victorian Lampshades are Better in Pairs
Antique lamps with Victorian lampshades are better in pairs.
Chinoiserie Antique Lamp & Victorian Lampshade
A favorite among antique connoisseurs is the chinoiserie style of adornments. Literally translating to “Chinese,” objects decorated in this manner tend to depict scenes of nature, florals, and pictorial scenes of leisure. Chinoiserie blends well with Rococo styling due to the elaborate maximalist characteristics of each style.