Where to find a shade for my vintage light – a round ceiling fixture?

by pam kueber on February 19, 2009

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vintage-style-ceiling-fixture-diffuser-shadeWhere to find a shade for my vintage ceiling fixture – including those you can set into pulldown fixtures like these vintage Progress lights? A popular question recently – and reader Skyla has found a great resource – mylampparts.com. This place has shades — they actually seem to be called diffusers — in a variety of widths and some pretty groovy designs, too. Price is pretty reasonable. You might also check your local Re-Store/Habitat for Humanity… at mine they often have complete fixtures for as little as $3 – you might want to buy one just for the shade.

Click here for the diffuser page at mylampparts.com… this also seems to be a goldmine for all other … well, lamp parts, as well. Thank you, Skyla, for your ace retro-detective work!


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{ 9 comments… read them below or add one }

Jita February 19, 2009 at 2:29 pm

Oooo I love these! And the top diffuser is mad hot.

Barb Scott February 19, 2009 at 2:45 pm

Don’t forget about local Goodwill and Salvation Army resale shops! And, we found a very good PINK ceiling fixture at an antique mall for a very reasonable price (less than $5.00)!

Elvis (aka) Jane February 19, 2009 at 4:29 pm

Cool! My local re-use store (The Rebuilding Center, in Portland, OR) has pendant lamps without shades. I always passed them over because I thought I’d never find the right shade to fit. This is a great resource!

nancy burton February 19, 2009 at 9:56 pm

This was such a great resource!!! It saved my pulldown light!
I love it!
Thanks!

Robert February 19, 2009 at 11:15 pm

Doesn’t just looking at the top diffuser make you “feel at home and relaxed”?

Robert

Pam Kueber February 20, 2009 at 3:23 pm

Nancy, can you send me a pic of your repaired and installed pulldown light? I’d love to feature it!

Pat February 24, 2009 at 3:27 pm

I was at our local Restore (habitat for humanity) last Saturday and I saw at least 4 of these globes!

Christina March 13, 2009 at 9:59 pm

WAY more upscale, but you might like http://www.TheOldAbove.com

Pam Kueber March 15, 2009 at 5:10 pm

Thanks, Christina, for the tip, I’ll take a longer look!

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