How to care for shades and lights

The silk used for the shades and lights has been steam fixed to make it colourfast and washable therefore your silk pieces can be cared for like all shades.

Give your shade a  regular dusting – a soft clothes brush is ideal for this.

Check the inner white UPVc every  so often and remove any marks. This should be done with a soft cloth and a light touch to avoid denting the plastic inner.

Keep your shade out of direct sunlight.

Handle your shade gently.

Wattage of light bulbs

A major yet often overlooked aspect of lampshade selection is safety—specifically, heat generation in relation to shade size. Higher wattage bulbs generate greater amounts of heat and require more ventilation, which means larger or wider shades must be used.

For example, for a 60-watt bulb, there must be at least 75mm of space between the bulb and the backing of the lampshade. Very simply, the higher the wattage, the larger the shade.

This is less relevant when it comes to LED bulbs which emit negligible heat compared with alternative sources.

Fire safety of your lampshades and home accessories.

I make my firm shades with backing materials that are designed and engineered specifically for lampshade manufacturing,with a range of advanced treatments. They are anti-yellowing, anti-static, UV-stabilized, and fire-resistant, ensuring durability and safety.

All soft shades and furnishings have been treated with fire retardant spray which works by disrupting the burning process & quickly converting natural & synthetic materials to carbon, creating a flame-retardant carbon barrier.

It’s a water-based fireproofing spray. The non-toxic, non-hazardous formulation is safe for use with home accessories. Is non-hygroscopic and non-corrosive to metals which is especially important for metal Lampshade rings.

Produced in an ISO 9001 Quality Assured environment to exacting standards