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Dannells Library, Resources and Lampshade Courses
Whether you’re making your first or your fiftieth lampshade, our new Dannells Library is packed with learning resources to support your...
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- Jul 26
- 4 min
3 Pleated Lampshade Styles to Make Yourself
Soft or rigid, pleated lampshades are the interior design order of the day! Rather than spending money on this must-have home accessory,...
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- Jun 14
- 5 min
DIY Tutorial - How to Make a Bespoke Freestanding Table Lamp
Supporting you to make bespoke lampshades is our business and today we want to shout loud about an often overlooked style of DIY lighting...
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- Mar 16
- 3 min
Play with DIY Paper Lampshades
Making lampshades from paper is the equivalent of opening a Pandora’s box of creative opportunities! Paper's versatility and durability...
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- Jan 10
- 4 min
How to Choose the Perfect Sized Lampshade
If you’ve discovered our Lampshade Making Kits but are struggling to work out what size of lampshade you need, this post has ALL the...
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- Jan 5
- 3 min
2022 Blog Review - A Year of Lampshade Making
Another year of fabulously creative lampshade making is nearly over and it’s time to look back on how the Dannells Lampshade Making blog...
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- Sep 23, 2022
- 3 min
Lampshade Kit Hack #10 - Natural Table Lamp Kit
With natural materials and tones firmly rooted in today’s interior trends, we thought we’d give a natural make-over to one of our...
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- Aug 30, 2022
- 3 min
Lampshade Style Guide - Paper Lampshades
While fabric is an excellent covering for making lampshades, the possibilities of using paper are endless, whether you're starting with a...
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- Aug 3, 2022
- 4 min
Lampshade Style Guide - Loose Cover Lampshades
Following the trend for whimsical, country cottage interior design, the loose lampshade cover has made a comeback in the last couple of...
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- Jul 14, 2022
- 3 min
Lampshade Kit Hack #9 – Retro Flower Silhouette Lampshade
Using the silhouette lampshade concept as the basis for our latest Lampshade Making Kit #hack, we've transformed a drum lampshade, by...
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- Jul 6, 2022
- 3 min
Lampshade Style Guide - Silhouette Lampshades
Unique and striking, Silhouette lampshades have a fabulous element of surprise that springs to life when the light turns on! Increasingly...
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- Jun 14, 2022
- 4 min
Lampshade Style Guide - Candle Clip Lampshades
Wall lights can be a beautiful source of subtle lighting in your home, but can also be overlooked as a focal feature or being shown off...
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- May 10, 2022
- 6 min
Lampshade Style Guide: Velvet Shades
Velvet, it seems, is never out of fashion. Its opulent qualities lend a touch of luxury to our interiors and for lampshades, it’s no...
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- Apr 6, 2022
- 4 min
Lampshade Style Guide - Pleated shades
A lampshade style that’s hit the limelight in recent years, or should that be the spotlight, is the ‘hard’ pleated lampshade, defined by...
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- Mar 8, 2022
- 4 min
Lampshade Style Guide - Empire Lampshades
Welcome to our new Lampshade Style Guide! In our new monthly series, we’ll be looking at one particular style of lampshade and each month...
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- Jan 5, 2022
- 4 min
BEAM – 5 ways to grow your lampshade making business
Happy 2022! With a new year ahead and after a couple of weeks of essential rest and relaxation, now is a great time to reassess where...
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- Dec 23, 2021
- 3 min
Blog highlights and Top Posts of 2021
It’s been a busy year on the Dannells blog and with many people trying their hand at lampshade making in the lockdowns of 2020 and 2021,...
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- Dec 14, 2021
- 3 min
Lampshade Inspiration - Different Shade Shapes
As fond as we are of the super versatile drum lampshades, that are seen everywhere from our homes to hotels to the high street,...
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- Dec 8, 2021
- 3 min
Lampshade Inspiration – Stick It Metallic Lampshade Making PVC
Make your next lampshade a metallic one! Easier than you think to achieve, try making a glowing, sumptuous and expensive shade inner...
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- Nov 25, 2021
- 5 min
Meet the Maker - Detola and Geek
This month's Meet the Maker, Detola of Detola & Geek came to lampshade making later in life, using her passion for African textiles as...
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