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Can you paint a glass lamp shade?
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Yes, you can paint a glass lamp shade. You can use glass paints or acrylic paint to give old glass fixtures an inexpensive makeover. You can also use stencils for added visual appeal. Find a variety of lamp shades on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertAugust 24, 2021
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Small Antique Holophane Frosted Glass Light Shades with Original Brass Fittings
By Holophane
Located in Nottingham, GB
ANTIQUE SMALL HOLOPHANE FROSTED PRISMATIC GLASS PENDANT LIGHTS
PRICE IS PER LIGHT
An attractive
Category
Vintage 1930s English Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Per Lütken for Holmegaard, Art Glass Vase in Light Blue Shades, 1950s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Per Lütken for Holmegaard. Art glass vase in light blue shades, 1950s. Beautiful high quality vase
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass
$560 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Deco Enameled Metal and Glass Chandelier
Located in Bridgeport, CT
a four part openwork standard for the five oval and ribbed frosted glass light shades. With a
Category
20th Century Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Edwardian Fluted Bell Lamp Shade by Gillinder Glass w/ 2 1/4" Fitter , Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Pair of Turn of the 20th-century Edwardian era fluted and scalloped glass light shades with a 2 1/4
Category
Antique 19th Century American Victorian Lanterns
Materials
Glass
$84 Sale Price / set
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Three Antique Aesthetic Acid Etched Gas Light Shades with Floral Design C1870
Located in Big Flats, NY
Three Antique Aesthetic Acid Etched Gas Light Shades with Allover Floral Design C1870
Measures - 3
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Glass
Materials
Glass
$280 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Antique Acid Etched Leaf & Vine Gas Light Shades, Circa 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique pair of gas light shades offer glass construction with ruffled rims and allover leaf and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Glass
Materials
Glass
$440 Sale Price
20% Off