Ballad Design’s print and fabric lampshades, $75-$101
Plain silk or linen lampshades are classic and elegant, but those with print fabrics or natural fibers can add visual interest to a room and amp up the style factor on an ordinary lamp. Here’s a roundup of some of our favorites.
Madcap Cottage’s Gingko Leaf pattern shade comes in blue or green. $103; perigold.com
Madcap Cottage’s Rokeby Road Delft pattern. $100; perigold.com
Madcap Cottage’s Gingko Leaf pattern shade comes in blue or green. $103; perigold.com
For its Port 68 Collection, Perigold’s designers use charming prints from Madcap Cottage in sweet lampshades. You’ll find its popular yellow and pink floral, a dainty gingko print or two-tone floral in Delft blue. $100 and up; perigold.com
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Mind the Gap’s Hindustan lamp shade, $342
Mind the Gap’s Heritage lampshade, $162-$247
Mind the Gap’s Mudcloth lampshade, $175-$272
Mind the Gap’s Jardin Tropical drum lamp shade, $192-$295
Mind the Gaps Samothraki lamp shade, $242-$350
If mixing prints is your thing, check out Mind The Gap’s 100 percent linen shades with metallic gold lining. Choose from traditional, Asian and mudcloth patterns. $162-$350; amara.com
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Pleated lampshades with color and pattern are shown in photos from OKA Houston.
OKA, Serigraph Lampshade, $160-$195, oka.com/us.
Pleated lampshades with color and pattern are shown in photos from OKA Houston.
OKA, Serigraph Lampshade, $160-$195, oka.com/us.
Pleated lampshades with color and pattern are shown in photos from OKA Houston.
OKA, Rinca Lampshade, $160-$195, oka.com/us.
OKA, Roa Lampshade, $160-$195, oka.com/us.
Pleated lampshades with color and pattern, OKA Houston.
Pleated lampshades with color and pattern are shown in photos from OKA Houston.
A display of pleated lampshades with color and pattern at OKA Houston.
OKA, 17.5in Pleated Duan Cotton Lampshade - Indigo, $130, oka.com/us.
Pleated lampshades with color and pattern are shown in photos fro OKA Houston.
OKA, Haruku Lampshade, $160-$195, oka.com/us.
Designing with layers of color and pattern has always been a part of British design. U.K.-based OKA’s Houston shop brings a little bit of that flair with lampshades in deep rich colors. $160-$195; OKA Houston, 3461 W. Alabama, OKA.com/Houston
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Amber Lewis for Anthropologie Floral Lamp Shades, $128 each
Embroidered Garden Lamp Shade, $128; Anthropologie stores
Embroidered Larson Lamp Shade, $128; Anthropologie stores
Half Moon Tasseled Lamp Shade, $98; Anthropologie stores
Fringed June Lamp Shade, $118, Anthropologie stores
Amber Lewis for Anthropologie Floral Lamp Shade, $128 each
Amber Lewis for Anthropologie Floral Lamp Shade, $128 each
Thompson found this colorful lamp shade at Anthropologie and thought it would be perfect for the primary bedroom.
Anthropologie is known for its fresh, Bohemian style, and its home goods fill the same need. Its lampshades are embellished, embroidered or made in great colors for the homeowner who wants a finished look that’s out of the ordinary. $98-$148; Anthropologie stores, anthropologie.com
Eva Sonaike’s line for Soho Home, $385; sohohome.com
Eva Sonaike’s line for Soho Home, $385; sohohome.com
Interior designer Eva Sonaike was born in Nigeria and raised near Germany’s Black Forest in a home filled with antique furniture and bright art. She brings a bit of West African culture to her goods for Soho Home, including the Ijoba and Okan lampshades. $385; sohohome.com
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Ballard Designs’ Printed paper lamp shade, $84.15-$101.15.
Ballard Designs’ Leighton pleated lamp shade, $75.65-$92.65.
Ballard Designs’ Rattan lamp shade, $75-$101.
Ballard Designs’ limited edition Lynx pleated lamp shade, $75.65-$92.65.
Ballard Designs’ limited edition Isla block print pleated lamp shade, $75-$93.
Playful animal prints, soft florals and classic block prints in Ballard Designs’ lampshades can give a fresh new look to any lamp. Most are handmade in the U.S. $75-$101; Ballard Designs, 1977 W. Gray, ballarddesigns.com
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Maison Maison Design’s natural fiber lampshades, $50-$200
Maison Maison Design’s natural fiber lampshades, $50-$200
Maison Maison has a new line of rattan, seagrass and water hyacinth lampshades ranging from $50-$200.
Maison Maison Design’s natural fiber lampshades, $50-$200
Maison Maison Design’s natural fiber lampshades, $50-$200
Maison Maison Design’s natural fiber lampshades, $50-$200
Maison Maison Design’s natural fiber lampshades, $50-$200
Houston-based Maison Maison Design’s line of natural fiber lampshades has expanded to include three new colors: green, teal and black. Suzanne Duin, the designer who launched Maison Maison antiques and home goods store in River Oaks in 1997, has been the source for bespoke lampshades since 2017, adding her line of woven shades in 2020. $65-$245; Maison Maison Design, 3014 Earl
Diane Cowen has worked at the Houston Chronicle since 2000 and currently its architecture and home design writer. Prior to working for the Chronicle, she worked at the South Bend (Ind.) Tribune and at the Shelbyville (Ind.) News. She is a graduate of Purdue University and is the author of a cookbook, "Sunday Dinners: Food, Family and Faith from our Favorite Pastors."